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Mr. Thomas Dewey from Escondido CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hex Drive Engineering

Help me give my students the drive train and driveshaft parts they need to build a fast reliable robot.

  • 8 donors
  • $854 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

My students are learning physics, engineering, Java/Python coding, drone technology, and robotics this year. They want to be able to apply these skills to solve STEM-related community service problems.

These items are essential to teach students how to build and program a swerve drive that will give a robot a reliable versatile drive train to turn easily.

We want to teach encoder programming and control. This is part of our electronics, programming and robotics training program at our school. The additional encoders will allow our designers to build a robot that can make precise rotations.

The drive shafts will make easy mounting and reliable power transfer. The gears are for adapting drives to have better gear ratios for speed over torque.

Many of my students plan to be the first person in their families to go to college. This diverse group of boys and girls is preparing to compete in two autonomous robotics competitions this year at our school. They want to improve their understanding of machining, 3D printing, and robotics technology. Students will build and problem-solve a 150-pound robot from parts. Students will also be building a drone from parts. Machining students will be learning about drone rescue and delivery.

Not only are we trying to excel in technological skills, but, as a group, we apply our skills in our community. This helps students understand the importance of problem-solving and how the world around us benefits from using robotics and STEM technology.

Mr. Thomas Dewey
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gear, 20DP, Double, 28T-50T • Swerve Drive Specialties $30.00 5 $150.00
Kit, Adapter, 16T Drive Pinion Gear (MK4i) • Swerve Drive Specialties $30.00 4 $120.00
Grip Lock Wheel 4" (4-pack) • Vex Robotics $119.99 1 $119.99
QTY 1 - 36 Inch Long 1/2" Rounded Hex Shaft - 7075 Aluminum • The Thrifty Bot $23.99 5 $119.95
Gear, 20DP, 16T, 3/8" Hex Bore • Swerve Drive Specialties $14.00 5 $70.00

Materials cost

$579.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $53.95

Sales tax

 $53.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$725.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.06

Total project goal

$853.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $853.71

6 Donors

-$418.03

Donations toward project cost

-$370.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.70

match offer

-$418.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$355.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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