Blogging

Will working on the blog for the robot. Grades are due next week so we need to get the blog up and running plus we need more pictures

Week 5 Goals

I believe that we are finally done with the robot. Yes finally
Our goal is to relax and enjoy our hard work.
Our robot has a good chance to win as long at the wheel have traction and the axles don't twist.

Week 4 Accomplishments

We got the twisted axle out of the robot and replaced it with a new one.
Our robot is now prepped for the competition and the weight is currently at 19.8 pounds
The gearing was also changed to a stupidly low 114:1

Me and Jaret taking a selfie with the robot

I hate twisted axles!!!!

Well because our robot is so awesome we bent the axle on the right drive train. The drum that holds the line got caught on the frame. Thus when the motors spun the gears got rounded out.

Now we need to cut the axles to get the gear out

Week Four Goals

This week we are putting the finishing touches on our robot. We are make tread for our tires for when we compete on the table tops. We decided to use grippe tape for the different tread because we know that the tables will be slippery and dusty. When we compete outside we will use the large vex wheel with the most tread. The final thing that we are doing is switching out some of the bolts and nuts we used because they are getting in the way of the gears.

Will working on the grippy tires for the robot

Week 3 Accomplishments

We got the brain programmed for the robot.
The gearing is finalized and attached.
The ropes are wound and ready to go.

The only thing left is attaching some weight holders for the robot to weigh down the wheels and give us more traction. The more traction and weight we have the better the robot will perform.

Jeret working on attaching the weight holders for the robot.