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As we prepare for our off-season event we are updating part of our AV system. One of the things we really like is being able to easily mount our projectors…

We have been getting in a lot of practice with the practice robot. The arm is faster now and we are getting better at controlling everything and stacking.Practicing our Switch…

Quick update, the robot design has stayed the same we have just been finding things to fix and getting subsystems tweaked and ready.Lone Star CentralWe compete next weekend (March 15-17)…

We have been putting together the competition bot and powder coating parts. We also got the practice arm assembled and should have to mounted to the practice bot quickly tomorrow. Arm Practice…

Power Switch and connector mountingWe worked on our power switch and battery connector mount the past two days, going through about 4 versions before finally getting a good solid setup.Version…

Springs on the IntakeIf people are looking for a cheap way to do a compliant intake without pneumatics or as a back up (which is what we are doing so…

The practice bot drive train has begun assembly over the past few days. There were a few minor tweaks to it as it went together to get everything spinning nicely…

We were able to bench test our puncher concept today. This is uses fast McMaster solenoids, two 8" stroke 1.0625" bore cylinders, and an air tank before each solenoid. It shot…

We had a demo at Neff Elementary Science Night tonight. It's always fun inspire younger students to get excited about STEM.We got our Chairman's Award submission in tonight. Now our…