Day 12: Parts arrive
All of our parts orders came in today. Some of the items we ordered in small quantities to see if they would fit our needs. Nothing was drastically different than what we thought, so…
Build Day 11: Only 35 days left
I knew today was going to be light because all our parts are coming in tomorrow. Our main focus was working on the shooter prototype. The last time we tested…
Build Day 10
We put together the frame for this year's robot after we painted it on Saturday. We are starting to produce the real parts for the robot, like gussets, angle brackets…
Build Day 9: Rookie Build Day
Rookie Build Day The first Sunday of the build season, we take a break from working on our robot to help other teams. We're also normally about to the point…
Build Day 8: Prototypes
We tested several of our prototypes today. We're moving forward with the design and the tests all look to be going well. See our progress below. Ball Elevator Prototype The first system…
Build Day 7: End of Week 1
This is the mock up of our current design. A little explanation of the robot, the balls get spun up into the robot by the lowest black roller (the collector), than…
Build Day 6
We're getting closer to a final design. We have prototypes of most of the subsystems underway. The collector prototype was able to run today powered by a drill. We were…
Build Day 5
Design Review #1 Today was our first design review of the season. The goal of these meetings is to ensure that every member of the team knows the progress of…
Build Update Day 4
The 1st week is moving along. We're four days in and I think we are finally starting to really understand some of the problems that we will face with our…
Build Update Day 3: First School Day
Turnout was a bit small today as well. But that's probably due to all the flooding in Houston. We still managed to salvage a pretty productive day. The mechanical teams…