Building robot dogs: Engineers race to dig the biggest hole in design sprint | Los Alamos Lab

Digging their way to victory 🐾 Five teams of Los Alamos engineers competed to build the ultimate hole-digging robot dog in a recent engineering sprint.

In just days, teams programmed their robot dogs to dig, designing custom “paws” from materials like sheet metal, foam and 3D-printed polymers. The paws mimicked animal digging behaviors — from paddles and snowshoes to dew claws — and helped the robots avoid sinking into a 30-gallon soil bucket. Teams raced to see whose dog could dig the biggest hole and dig under a fence the fastest.

“The sprint is perfect for people who really enjoy problem solving and collaboration, as that’s really what engineering is,” says engineer Morgan Solay. “I would recommend the sprint to anyone, especially if they’re feeling burnt out or if they’re feeling like they’re not getting that ‘engineering itch’ scratched.”

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