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KICKOFF
JANUARY 8, 2023 After viewing the game reveal and manual, all members gathered on Sunday to discuss this year's rules and strategy. The team decided to go with a robot design that contained a swerve, elevator lift with arm, and that the arm needed to pick up both cones and cubes. |
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WEEK ONE
JANUARY 9, 2023 - JANUARY 15, 2023 The builders began work by splitting into their specialties, a section of the builders began constructing the game elements including the grid and charging station. Another group began designing and prototyping the claw of the robot grab and stack both cones and cubes. During this, the programmers were working on completing the drivetrain code along with beginner coding classes to train new members. Documenters completed team photos and started designing and planning the entrepreneurship binder. |
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WEEK TWO
JANUARY 16, 2023 - JANUARY 22, 2023 Week 2 was filled with designing, prototyping, learning code, and graphic design! The builders practiced machining and machined parts for the claw prototype (lathe, CNC machine, CNC router, and lathe), refined the robot design, and finished field elements. Programmers practiced command-based programming, tested their limelight code, and troubleshooted the swerve drive . Documenters finished the templates for posters, brochure, and entrepreneurship binder and filmed interviews for the bi-weekly recap. |
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WEEK THREE
JANUARY 23, 2023 - JANUARY 28, 2023 Due to the safety regulations and weather circumstances, Imada and Nakamura decided that it would be best to limit the amount of builders attending after-school practices and made Saturday’s practice optional. However, much was still done! During Week 3, Builders finished the grid and charging station, continued prototyping the claw, refining robot design and practiced machining and welding. Programmers practiced javascript by creating calculators for the scouting app, troubleshooting the swerve drive, and tested the capabilities of the limelight tracking game elements (cones and cubes). Documenters worked on an outreach page for the website, drew a shirt design concept, and revised poster designs. |
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WEEK FOUR
JANUARY 30, 2023 - FEBRUARY 4, 2023 During Week 4, builders connected the cone ramps and cone nodes, finally completing all components of the field elements, refined the robot design for the elevator, finished the prototype design of the claw, and practiced the fundamentals of machining, routing, and welding. At the end of this week, builders received shocking news that no falcon motors would be produced in 2023. With only 3 spare falcon motors and the risk of blowing motors, we made the ultimate decision to switch to neo motors at this time. Though limiting the team’s performance, the team works hard to overcome this obstacle. Additionally, programmers created a layout and began programming the fundamentals of their website for the scouting app, tested the limelight’s ability to track April IDs, and successfully programmed the swerve drive base to turn and spin. Documenters finished the website’s outreach page for the 2022 and 2023 season, created a template for the alumni page, and discussed the SWOT chart included in their 2023 entrepreneurship binder. |
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WEEK FIVE
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 - FEBRUARY 11, 2023 In week 5, builders finished up welding parts for the elevator, routed pieces for various elements of the robot, cut metal pieces using the CNC machine, and began the overall assembling of the robot including the elevator structure and the claw. Programmers continued with the development of the scouting app, worked on the swerve drive code and its autonomous, tested and worked with PID for the the elevator and intake, and troubleshooted their codes. Documenters began contacting different businesses for the rummage sale and created advertisements for the rummage sale and cow meat which are upcoming fundraiser events to raise money. |
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WEEK SIX
FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - FEBRUARY 18, 2023 During week 6 builders started wiring the robot, designing an endgame mechanism and cart for the robot, and assembling a practice swerve drive base to practice with once the robot gets shipped off. Programmers continued testing their PID with graphs and different values and the scouting app group worked on the table to fit specific team's data and finished the form that tracks data. On Saturday, Team 2443's robot, Shortstuff, was handed off to the programmers! Although the pneumatics were not fully into place yet, programmers tested their code for the arm and drive alignment. Documenters continued to contact business for the upcoming fundraiser (over 10 businesses/individuals have donated to the silent auction), finished making pins for regionals, started printing brochures, and finalized poster designs. |
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WEEK SEVEN
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 - FEBRUARY 25, 2023 During week 7, builders worked on routing and sewing for different parts of the bumper, created a cart for the robot, organized and packaged different parts for our upcoming regionals and started to route, cut and weld pieces to replicate our current robot design so when the robot is send off for regionals, our team is still able to practice. Programmers fixed the form's calculations and interactions with the table. In addition, they also worked on their code for scoring in various positions, finished the elevator and pivot arm code, tested the autonomous program for balancing on the charge station and tweaked the program for the LED. Because programmers were able to finish their programs, drivers were able to practice scoring cubes and cones in the nodes. Documenters printed rummage sale, silent auction, and Dippin' Dots fundraiser posters. |
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WEEK EIGHT
FEBRUARY 27, 2023 - MARCH 5, 2023 During week 8, builders finished sewing bumpers and organizing the different materials and parts needed for our upcoming regional. Programmers continued fixing how the data on the scouting form will translate to the table and worked on refining the autonomous programs for the different routines. The drive team continued to practice driving, scoring in the different grid nodes, and also had some of the members place obstacles that replicate game pieces or other robots during driving so the drive team can drive around them. Documenters printed posters and signs for our upcoming rummage sale and printed brochures. |