We are now hooking up the shooter, and are having a little trouble getting it to fit within the limit. The bands are going on the lift, and there are a few miner problems that are also being worked on.Jordan Later in the evening we took our whole robot over to the gym to do …
We are to the final count down for this build season. We only have one more week left to finish the robot for this year! So far we have come quite a ways with out prototyping so now we really have to get going on our actual bot! For an extra work day, tonight was …
Today we did our first test launches of the new launcher. The distance achieved was spot on and consistency was pretty good for a first attempt. The CAD team cadded the cad for the launcher, again using the wonderful language of math to figure out where the guide for the launcher should become straight in …
Today we continued to work on our various prototypes. Which include the whole robot, the shooter, and the pick up mechanism. We also worked on the actual robot some more. With the shooter we are changing our design again. We have gone from two linear wheels, to a band driven by two gears, and now …
Ryan and Jeremiah worked on the lathe. I worked on the robot trying to get the lift system to work better. Matthew worked on the new robot’s wheels. Jeremiah also worked on the mill. Michael worked on welding. Christian worked on a part for the robot’s wheels. By Asher Cougill