News, events, and updates from Team 254.
The main focus of build today was to iterate the shooter index mechanism to improve consistency. Many other projects were run on the side including pit lights, Social Media award, Chairman's award, and the Bill of Materials. Design Students designed a new…
Read postAfter a pre-ship weekend devoid of baking due to lack of time, we feasted on these the weekend after ship. Their comforting home-style goodness helped assuage our sorrow at the underwhelming performance of most of the robot's subsystems thus far. Oatmeal…
Read postThis recipe is a couple of weeks late in posting, but these cookies fuelled our manufacturing and assembly activities at the end of Week 5. Chocolate Sugar Cookies 3 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups…
Read postAssembly and Adjustments There are many components on the robot that need tuning. Because there is so much to do and so little time to do it (our first competition is in 10 days), we started prioritizing the tasks we need to complete. We decided the most…
Read postAssembly & Adjustments Students performed adjustments and enhancements all over the practice robot today, all in preparation for the team's first regional of the season at San Diego in a little less than two weeks. For instance, they replaced the indexer…
Read postToday marked the end of the "official" build-season. The competition robot is enclosed in a bag and will stay there until our first Regional Tournament in San Diego (March 7-9). I would like to thank everyone for their hard work, dedication, and support these…
Read postThe 2013 practice robot Over the course of the past six weeks, robot development has come a long way. Today the team was able to test out robot hanging for the first time. That is a great accomplishment for the short amount of time allowed, but the robot…
Read postLab Scrimmage Today more teams arrived to the lab to use the field for practice, including 256, 751, 840, 1700, and 4535. The operators tested various shooting, climbing and driving mechanisms, as well as software. Assembly & Wiring Due to a lack of space in…
Read postBy Nick Mercadante Lab Scrimmage Today, the lab was opened to other FRC teams to let them practice on our field. They were able to practice hanging on the pyramids and were able to practice and adjust their shooting. The human players were able to get a…
Read postRobot Assembly Students continued assembly of the conveyor system for the competition robot. They added the BBDs and their shafts, and attached the CIM to the conveyor. Some students took a trip up to Pacific Coast Metals to pick up some anodized parts that…
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