Soccer Dribbler Design for the Eagle Knights RoboCup Small Size Robot

This paper describes the design of the Eagle Knights robot soccer dribbler in the context of RoboCup Small Size League. The paper presents the mechanical design considerations for the dribbler comparing to previous Eagle Knight dribbler designs as well as other teams. The design for the latest Eagle Knight dribbler generation is presented showing results for a number of experiments performed on the dribbler to test its effectiveness. A number of factors have been identified and used for experimentation. Results are discussed and conclusions are presented