Abstract

This project would require the students to make a software that moves a "robotic arm" to solve a Tower of Hanoi type of problem as follows:

    We have a table with four platforms named Platform 1, Platform 2, Platform 3 and Platform 4 situated in a table;
    Along with the four platforms (i.e., Platform 1, Platform 2, Platform 3 and Platform 4 as in Figure 1), we also have 6 blocks that are (naturally) numbered 1 to 6;
    Each of the blocks are aligned and placed a top each other on either one of the platforms: Platform 1, Platform 2, Platform 3 and Platform 4. Note that it can be the case that not all the platforms are occupied with blocks (i.e., some can be empty);
    A block placed on top of another block must have a number that is less than the bottom block, e.g., from Figure 1, we have that Block 2 is placed on top of Block 3, Block 3 on top of Block 5, Block 4 on top of Block 6, etc.;
    We have a robotic arm called PhantomX Pincher (http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/PhantomX-incher-Robot-Arm.aspx) that can be placed in the table to move the blocks along the three platforms.