A big thanks to our sponsor Bayless Engineering and Manufacturing for poweder coating our robot red!
As the build season nears it end, we continue work on debugging our swerve program and finishing our finalized shooter. We also added suspension to our drive train and sliders the aid in moving the robot over the 4in. x 6in. barrier.
As the build season continues on, Team 691 has been making progress towards the final robot--from idea and design to reality.
Just a short look at what we have been doing in the past week. CAD design review (above), intake+ transfer+ shooter prototypes (left), welded frame (right), and retro reflective tape props set up (below).
As the CAD team finishes up the final details on the robot drawings, the frame itself has already been completed. The current status of the frame: being put together and welded. We must express a big thank you to Applied Companies for doing the welding for our team!
Another large thank you must be expressed to B&B Manufacturing for supplying us with the needed materials used for the completion of our final robot!
This past week, FRC Team 691 took classes at ITT Technical Institute located in Slymar. Learning about electronics, CAD, business, and communication, the team was further enlightened in these areas. We would like to thank the ITT Tech for allowing us this opportunity.
In addition to taking classes at ITT, we have also been working on prototyping our robot, assembling the field, and elevating our team spirit. This year, our team has adopted Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as our theme for team spirit and pit design (so don't forget your towel!). It's our hope to be finished with robot prototyping and assembly by the end of this weekend. One week down, and five to go.
The 2012 FRC season began this past Saturday, January 7th. This years challenge is Rebound Rumble, in which teams must maneuver their robot over bridges, barriers, and shoot foam basketballs into a set of four hoops.
As a team, we have spent the weekend brainstorming and deciding on ideas that we should continue to move forward with. We broke the robot down into the following systems: the intake, the transportation to shooter, the shooter itself, and the drive train. The team members contributions have been innovative, creative, and practical. Here we go Team 691, 6 weeks until bag and tag!
