Camp Design Challenge: Hydraulic Robot Arm

Hydraulic systems take advantage of water's ability to transfer force and are used in many different industries to convert small forces applied over small areas into large forces applied over large areas. This is called Pascal’s Principle. Hydraulic systems like this are used extensively in earth moving equipment, cranes, and industrial robots. In this challenge, students will design and build their own hydraulic powered robot arms to move marshmallows from one location to another.