Build Season - Week Five Overview

This week we accomplished quite a lot! We fixed the intake system and it is now fully functioning with only minor dead-zones and jamming that we are going to fix with aluminum strapping guides. The electronics were laid out, wired temporarily until wire connectors are delivered and received on Monday and then permanently attached and connected. One of our team members made and attached an electronics plate on Tuesday and then made and attached the simple color wheel manipulation mechanism on top of the robot on Wednesday. The building team then continued to build a battery shelf. Our machine parts also came in on Wednesday and turned out perfectly! With some sanding and drilling they were put unto the bot.  The electronics team was able to get basic code to run all the mechanisms and then shooter assembly began on Friday and completely finished on Saturday. Winding down to the end of the week, the shooter was mounted on the robot  and tested. It is extremely powerful and it is expected to perform well once all the bugs are worked out. Bumper backings were measured, cut, and the front and back of the robot frame was resized so a guard rail is able to be ran on the sides, keeping the wheels from being completely exposed. The bot was then weighed and is 115 pounds out of the 125 pound weight limit. A lot of work had been done on the field element as well, and our partial field is almost complete. Decisions were finally made on shooting on the back of the robot instead of the front, and we will NOT be having a turret as we realize it will not be feasible, and limelight is still to be determined. Good Luck with us and everyone else as we continue into next week!