After starting practice we noticed that the robot was very unbalanced. We tried adding weight to the front by adding metal pieces but that turned out to not be enough weight. We then used spare wheels and anchored them down on the front of the frame.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
Week 9: Friday (10/28)
We improved our design for the main vertical structure by adding a horizontal bar to keep the structure straight. We also improved our game plan by knocking off the stars on the wall first then going for the stars on the ground. For now we are ignoring the cubes because our robot does not have enough support for the weight.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Week 9: Monday (10/24)
To start the week off, we added more claws in order for it to be stronger. This will allow us to not worrying about going into a pile and bend the claws. Also fixed the gears for it to be more steadier.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Week 8: Friday (10/21)
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
Week 8: Monday (10/17)
To start of the week we finished our code for our arm. We also had some minor setbacks where the arm perfectly went down but was struggling to go all the way up. We are currently finding a solution.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Week 7: Friday (10/14)
Monday, October 10, 2016
Week 7: Monday (10/10)
To start this week off we decided to change the design of our arm because we learned the original design of our arm will weigh too much for our motors to operate the arm up and down without any problems. So we are set a little back on time due to having to take apart the arm to change the design but we are determined to work quickly and efficiently to get back on track and get it working and have our arm working as smooth as possible.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Week 6: Friday (10/7)
To end the week, we didn't have school Thursday and Friday due to hurricane Matthew. Without being in school our team each did individual research at home to try and figure out more ways to make our robot as efficient as possible and work as best as possible. However we figured a easy and efficient way to gear our robots arm to lift the weight and move it at a fast enough speed. lastly i hope everyone was safe during hurricane Matthew and had no problems.
Monday, October 3, 2016
week 6: Monday (10/3)
To start off the week, we learned that there was a hurricane and that we would miss 2 days of school. So today we are planning on trying to figure out a way to put on our end effector. Also, we changed the design of our end effector due to weight issues cause the motors cannot lift the arm without issues.
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