Progression throughout Build
Meetings so far have been focused on preparing everyone for the
coming competitions (especially our first year students, as the Waterbury
District Event will be their first competition of the season).
Students and mentors have been working in multiple different areas
to make sure everything is ready for our first competition. A few students
have taken on the responsibility of making
the Bill of Materials list, which is required
for robot inspection at competitions. The
Bill of Materials list includes prices, meas-
urements, manufacturing information, and
any other specifications on each individual
part used to construct the robot. In addi-
tion, the team has been packing our trailer,
preparing scouting materials, and taking a
bit of time to redesign our robot. The elec-
trical team has been hard at work fixing the
harness for the elevator, since it has poten-
tial to get caught on the side of the elevator
mechanism. Another problem they are
working on solving is that the robot cur-
rently has no mount for our gyro sensor.
The team has purchased LED strip lights for the robot to give our
robot a new look, and will flash or pulse when we have a cargo, hatch
cover, or switch into high gear in order to give the drivers a visual repre-
sentation of what is happening with the robot. We are all set, looking
good, and ready to go!
Issue 4: March 7, 2019
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