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Twist, Turn and Move Design Challenge with TE Robotics

Use your robotics skills to make that machine move!

See how our winners used the TE Connectors kit, an Arduino Uno, and Robotics Shields to build a mobile robot or arm that performs a specific task.

Blog - Post List
  • Twist, Turn, & Move Design Challenge - Unlimited CNC Robot - Blog #2

    Unlimited CNC Robot Blog #2 - The making of the line following robot. For the first part of my project, I created the line follower. I felt it would be best to make a working line following robot first, the 2nd part is to add the CNC. I did have to c...
  • Teleoperation Robot - Blog #1 - Twist, Turn and Move Design Challenge with TE Robotics

    Introduction The Covid 19 pandemic changed the whole scenario of job culture in the world. People have moved to go for options like remote work and hybrid work modes. If you happen to keep up with the latest trends in robotics and industrial automati...
  • Connector Tester PCB Design - (Blog 2)

    The Twist, Turn, and Move Robotics Design Challenge with TE Connectivity Connector Tester OverviewThe Connector Tester provides a quick way to test cables and connectors for continuity and short circuits. To make the system a little more interesting...
  • Pool Butler Blog #4 Twist & Turn - Selecting Stepper motors for the Steering, comparison

    Blog 4: Steppers for Steering controls - Analysis A steering control could seriously be done in couple minutes using a servo, but then it wouldnt much be of a challenge, would it ?     Blog #4 was to be about the stepper motors and ste...
  • ARDUMOBO blog 1: The project

    The project: a mobile robot able to detect obstacles and maneuver around them.  a mobile robot able to detect and follow a line. The robot: I have an old battery operated radio controlled car (49MHz) which I plan to use for this project.&nbsp...
  • Rullit #1 - Project description

    Problem description For the sake of efficiency, in a photovoltaic system it’s very important to keep panels surface clean from dust, sand and all other compounds that obstruct light from reaching the cells inside the PV panel. Washing photovolt...
  • My first robot blog

    So, this is my first robot vlog. Not going to lie, I am a little nervous because I have never in my life built a robot, but my dad is going to help me because he has some experience and I have none. So, about my robot, I want it to move forwards...
  • Pool Butler Blog#3 Twist Turn & Move - PARTS ARE HERE !

      I really like the small plastic D-1000 connectors, lightweight and compact..              The Uno R3 compared to the original recipe - the new one is green and clean, came mounted on a nice plastic vente...
  • Sammy Semaphore - blog 1

    The Twist, Turn, and Move Robotics Design Challenge with TE Connectivity IntroMechatronics wasn't even a subject when I was in school, but over the years I have developed a keen interest in this area, and this design challenge is a great opportunity ...
  • Pool Butler Blog #2 Twist Turn & Move -the Airboat Propulsion compartment

    This is sooo much fun getting to play engineer !  Parts provided by the Twist & Turn competition are still in transit, so build progress was made using substitutes from my own on hand inventory.   For electric airplanes and drones, AC ...