Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Thanksgiving Work Session

This team build session we worked on attaching a linear slide to the arm
 and also worked on the gatherer and bevel gear attachments. 
We also refined the debris gatherer and 
tested the new tread design and it worked well.



Sunday, November 22, 2015

Volunteer Service at FLL Tournaments

Our team is involved in helping younger-leaguers with their tournaments. Last week and today, our members went as judges, referees and field technicians. 


Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Team Meeting 11/5/15

We are now continuing the design of our articulated arm and improving the treadsbot design. 


Engineering joke of the day!

Optimist: "The glass is half full!"

Pessimist: "The glass is half empty."

Engineer: "Guys, come on! The glass is twice as big as it needs to be!"

Friday, November 6, 2015

11/6/2015 Tread Prototyping

With a slight change to the configuration of the tread wheels, the robot was able to climb the mountain.