Day 19
We're still working on getting all our systems designed in CAD. We hadn't thought through several of them till today. Here is the current CAD version of our "Can Opener"…
Day 18: Details
Lately, most of the work has been in CAD, but we are still working on a few systems and details that aren't finished being prototyped yet. Here is a picture…
Day 17: Starting to CAD
Nothing spectacular to show yet. We still have some things we haven't published on the blog that are integral to our strategy this year. Hopefully, in the next few weeks…
Day 16
Into week three and we're charging ahead. We briefly tried prototyping a floor pickup mechanism that shot the discs up a ramp to the top of a tall robot. We…
Versaplanetary 1:1 Conversion
1/23/13 Edit: VEX has released the Versaplanetary User Manual please look over this before following these instructions. We have received a lot of questions about our 1:1 Versaplanetary conversion. It really…
Day 15: Houston Mini Maker Faire
We took the day off from constructing our 2013 robot to take Violet out to the Houston Mini Maker Faire. It was a fun event that drew a lot interest.…
Day 14: Two weeks down four to go
Our current plan is to build a (mostly) functional prototype robot before we send off parts to the laser cutter. So many of the pieces have a lot of features…
Day 13: Drive Train Testing
We're close to two weeks in and we finally have a moving drive train (with test electronics). We're using the VEXpro Drive in a Day Chassis. So far we really like this version…
Day 12: Drive train is on the ground
We finished the VEXpro drive train, as we were wrapping up for the night. So no video tonight, but we should have some test driving videos tomorrow. We're pleased with…
Day 11: Ultimate Ascent Shooter Testing
Our shooter works! After 10 days of prototyping we are making very nice shots from about 15-17 feet away from the goals. We still have a lot of optimization to do but…
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