The robot is being modified. The claw is having a bit of trouble but we are currently fixing it. We are also making some of the last few tweaks to the programming as well. Ship date is near and we hope to get the robot all fixed up. Have a fun weekend and good luck to you all!!! 
February 18, 2011
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February 14, 2011 Week-5
We finally completed (or almost completed) our robot. We got it to drive and we got the arm to move. We still need to hook on the bumpers. Also, we hope to assemble the mini-bot. Considering all things, everything is looking good. Oh, I almost forgot….. Happy Valentines day to everyone and I still wish every one the best of luck. Keep up the good work everyone. Enjoy the love in the air today, but remember to show love and affection towards your robot when building it as well today!!!
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February 9, 2011 Week 4
We are almost half way done with the construction of our robot. The arm is working so we are currently testing the arm to hopefully perfect it. We are in the middle of workingmen on the autonomous coder!!! He have our hopes up that we will be finished at the end of the 6 weeks. We will keep on “trucking” and we still wish everyone the best of luck to all teams!!!
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So today marks the fifth day of the build season. Things are definitely not going as planned. We keep running into technical difficulties with creating our own encoder mounts. Getting the measurements correct is always a problem, especially doing it by hand. Second, due to lack of oil for the tap sets, we keep snapping bits. I have definitely learned that with a lot of stuff you cannot cut corners. With the time lost, it was not worth money saved for sure. Everything is going a lot slower then I thought. It is a blessing in disguise, because we are well thought out in our plans. i am just chafing at the delay. I hope things pick up soon, or I fear falling behind.
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January 10, 2011
So far build season has been busy of course. We have received and inventoried our parts form the kit. We have also already began cooperative efforts with fellow teams (1011 and 1828) to make the most out of the build season. Teams 1011 and 1828 are both using mechanim wheels, which our team knows how to use and program well. I am excited to partner, work, and share with them.
As for today, we are continuing to prototype our offensive device for picking up the tubes. We have a few basic CAD drawings to go off of. Since we are following the Engineering Design Process, we are right on schedule. we discussed some of the pros and cons to the basic drawings, and more exact measurements will be added to the drawings tonight from better understanding of the robt. Today as well, we will begin perfecting our Omni Wheel code.To make our drive system the best, we are installing magnetic encoders on our wheels so the will move at equal speeds.
At the close of todays meeting, we had students learn the basics of our code from last year, especially for the Omni Wheels. Since that will be our drivce system this year, we want to start programming and practicing early!!! especially since we never have time to practive in previous build seasons. We also had a student focusing on the web design. A very productive meeting, tune in tomorrow for more!
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First Post! 10/1/2011
#include <stdio.h>
main(){
printf( “Hello world!\n\n” );
getchar();
printf( “So, this being my first post, I’m not really sure what to put in it. On Saturday we started planning and got our parts. I wasn’t here Sunday, but apparently Team Crush is building a tank. I wonder what kind of engine they’ll put in it. If I were doing it, I would put a steam engine in it. 1000cubic foot displacement. I’m not sure that applies to steam engines… Meh. In any case, the motor on it should be extremely powerful./n/nToday, we’re working mostly on the drive system of our robot. We’re working on it so that it makes sense to drive and drives properly. Encoders to make the wheels spin the same speed, Rudy and I have to work out the programming so that its mysteries can be worked out by anyone other than Brayan. That’s all I really have to say for today.” );
getchar();
return 0;
};
(not sure if my syntax is right, not motivated to compile)
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Lets get it started!!! 1/10/11
Lets get it started!
Build season has been fun so far. Even though it hasn’t really started to get challenging I know it will. Since becoming webmaster months ago I have many, many, many, responsibilities. Today I will start using HTML, ya! At the end of the day I have learned about HTML and CSS. Some things I have learned about HTML are how to use color, position, and importance of naming.
Start of the build season!!! 1/10/11
Welcome back everyone into the rigorous 6 weeks of build season. This week we are kicking things off by getting everyone started on writing their own personal journals that will be up for viewing by everyone. Being the first week of the build season, we are starting to chart out ideas to build the robot suited for Logomotion. We hope to get the robot construction underway by the end of the week.
Good luck to all the teams and we hope to see everyone in the competition!!!
Dear fellow robotics team members…
- chairmans, deans list, and website awards submission is due NOON February 17,2011 (complete and functional)
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