Today subteams began to make
decision regarding which designs we wanted to use. After what feels like many
weeks of prototyping and testing (even though it’s only been a few days), this
came as a relief to some, as it shows that we are making progress.
One of the most significant
decisions we made today concerns our drivebase. While I won’t reveal what type
of drivebase it is just yet, I will say that we made this decision with a great
deal of deliberation, research, and robot reveal videos.
We also had dinner today! Dinners
are often one of the highlights of these late-night meetings, and today was no
exception. Thank you to all the parents who brought food today!
In addition to making decisions, we
have also begun to clean up the robotics room with greater care than before. Part
of this process involves putting parts away where they belong, which highlights
our organizational abilities in good (or not so good) ways. As an example, we
found a digital caliper in the fridge today, which understandably caused a slight
amount of confusion. Then, we began to panic when we couldn’t find an important
motor and gearbox for our T-shirt shooting robot, only to realize that the
motor was inside the motors cabinet. This caused even more confusion, but at
least we have a system now.
GO ROBOTOTES!!!