Today is a another work day for us. We have quite a list of things to get done today and tomorrow. We have to get this prototype done so we can start programming and drive testing it while we build the actual robot so we can “ship” it by the 18th. Here is what we …
Coming together… In a push test both the Frisbee pickup and lift and dump worked successfully Thursday. The majority of the electronics are mounted and wired. We should be driving Saturday. The shooter still needs work but should be testable Saturday, as well. Goals for Saturday: Test the drive train. Is the speed/torque ratio workable? Test the pickup …
Today we worked on multiple things. The electronics board got more work done on it. The new chassis was worked on in the form of printed parts. The programmers worked on slight changes to the driver station. The prototype Frisbee pickup system was tested and worked very well, but the robot has to be moving …
Today we spent quite a bit of time working on our various projects around here. The programmers made some progress developing a program for our robot this year. The CAD models also got some upgrades thanks to Matthew and Michael. Our scouting system is also being revived with the help of Steven. Anna was working …
Just a note, we are not meeting today (Monday). Or any Monday for the rest of build season as of right now. Here is the blog from Sunday though. I’m back, I am not sure what happened, but other people do. They are looking at a new type of shooter. Instead of using two wheels, …