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We have most of the protobot mechanically done. We found several issues with the design and things we will be changing on the protobot and improvements we can make to…

Tower RailsWe have our tower rails mounted in place on the protobot. Tomorrow it will get shafts, belts, shooter wheels, & motors. We will also add a basic electrical system…

Today marks the midway point between kickoff and our first event week 1 in Dripping Springs.Intake and Indexer TestingBoth systems are working as expected. More videos are in our photo…

Intake ProgressProgress on the Protobot intake and funnel have come to their 2nd iteration.This version fixes some geometry issues with the first and removes the belt path from the center…

Design Review #4Video of the belt mechanism working. Spectrum Source: Spectrum

CAD UpdatedThe STEP file on GrabCAD has been updated for this week. You can download it here - https://grabcad.com/library/spectrum-3847-2020-ultraviolet-frc-robot-1Vision ProgressWe have made a lot of progress using opensight to be able…

Falcon PinionsWe ran into our first issue with the Falcon 500s are second batch of pinions were a tight fit on the falcon shafts which is a known issue and…

Protobot ChassisWe found some issues with the current design that we will be fixing before we send off the comp bot and practice bot chassis. PurchasesHere are some of the items…

Sheet Metal ArrivedWith stop build day no longer existing this year we decided to move to a slightly different model. In most seasons we would build our practice bot and…

Largely we have been getting more of our subsystem designs CADed.Shooter DesignWe are experimenting with adding a rear kicker wheel to the shooter setup. The idea being to have more…