Plan for the Season
Buzz is implementing some new techniques for
improving ourselves this year. We are using the
CAD program Solidworks in which we digitally de-
sign our robot before construction starts. Going
along with CAD, we are logging parts online to stay
organized in both a parts database and GrabCAD
so the whole team has access to parts from each
subteam. Before we start building, we have a meet-
ing called “Design Review” where each subteam
looks at and approves the mechanism to be built,
so nothing collides later on the robot. At the end of
all of our meetings, we have a stand-up meeting on
the playing field. We stand in a circle to discuss
progress of the robot and subteams. The meeting
is meant to be 5 minutes long so no discussion is
unnecessarily prolonged, so everyone stands dur-
ing the meeting to ensure that it stays short. With
these new protocols, we are more productive than
ever and on the way to a very efficient build sea-
son.
Issue 2: February 1, 2020
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