The Robotic Arm and the Tower of Hanoi. Modeled in Inventor, the Robitc Arm is brought into 3ds Max and animated to perform the classic puzzle. Invented by French mathmetician Edouard Lucas, the puzzle challenges you to move a stack of disks one by one to a new destination, however a larger disk cannot be placed on top of a smaller one in the process!

To start off this assignment, I created a 3D model and working drawing of the Robotic Arm in Inventor using given dimensions. With the model complete, the Robotic Arm was imported into 3ds Max to begin the process of animation. Using tools such as "bones" and "IK Chain", I was able to rig the model and simulate the proper motion of a Robotic Arm. I then used a process of linking to attatch and detatch each disk when picked up by the Robotic Arm. After adding key frames, materials, lighting, and a camera, the project was ready to render.

With the render complete, the animation was brought into Adobe premiere. Adding transitions, title cards, and a sound track produced by myself, a video presenting the Robotic Arm and the Tower of Hanoi was complete.