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…
Day 10: Chassis Construction
We received our VEXpro chassis today and various other parts from VEX Robotics. This new line of off-the-shelf parts has been extremely useful this year. We should have sprockets and wheels…
Day 9: First Kit Bot Build Day
Today was the first of two Houston Area Kit Bot Build Days. Spectrum brought 15 people to the event to help teams, put together their kit chassis, and assemble their…
Day 8: Coming back around
We had another long day but we made some good progress. We were even able to mount a prototype of the collector to Violet (our 2012 robot) and drive around…
Day 7: It’s been a week
It's strange how fast you can go from feeling way ahead to feeling behind. After far too much talking, math, CAD, and VEX prototypes we have decided to pay less…
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