February 19, 2012

2012 Build Season Week 6

We made a lot of progress this week, but we also had some setbacks. First, the good news is that award submissions were done on time without any issues. Also, the robot is finally moving and we are able to control the shooting speed well using P control alone. The bumpers are also done. The bad news is that the robot is too bouncy with the pneumatics wheels, the hood on the shooter is too high when rotated up all the way, the bridge lowering device is not strong enough to push the bridge down, and the robot is about 8 pounds over the weight limit. Fortunately, we have solutions for every issue and we are confident that everything will work. We are on schedule to bag the robot and bumpers. We will use our 30 pounds withholding limit and the access period to finish the last minutes changes. This year we are going to Week Two and Week Four district events so we have a little more time.