News, events, and updates from Team 254.
Today, there was no official meeting at the lab. However, several team members continued to work on robot design. Instead of a normal blog post, have some pictures of the latest prototype (sponsored by Tem 254: Teh Chezy Pofs). As you can see, the students…
Read postProgramming Today, the programmers worked on two major projects and a smaller one. The two larger projects were a data logger for the robot and an app for members to check their FRC Hours. The smaller project was to get Adobe products which had been…
Read postby Clay Rosenthal Important Reminder Wear safety glasses on bottom floor of lab at all times! Even if you are not machining or there are few people in the lab this is a requirement. CAD Today, work continued on the design of the inner plates of the hood. We…
Read postby Christian Bagamaspad and Michael Simeon Robot Prototype The robot prototype changed considerably today. First, the shooter prototype was mounted to the 2013 drive base. The robot can now drive, intake, load the ball, and shoot in one test. Results were…
Read postby Jeffrey Kaufmann Flywheel Prototype Today, work continued on the automated ball loading mechanism for the flywheel prototype. This "popper" will use two pneumatic pistons to quickly and precisely load balls into the shooter for more consistent and…
Read postToday, the team tested an advanced Lidar Sensor solution. Extensive testing was performed (approx 30 min). Please enable Javascript to watch this video
Read postby Dan Ngo '17 Design Review The highlight of the day was the design review, during which the team congregated to discuss and possibly finalize the strategy and conceptual robot design thus far. The team decided that its overall strategy would be aimed at…
Read postby Trevor Salom '17 Programming Today, the programmers worked on testing a VEX ultrasonic sensor to see whether the robot could use it to gauge its distance from the wall of the field. The VEX sensor was used as a temporary stand-in while the programming team…
Read postIn honor of our first day of rest of the season, here's a GIF of the season's latest dance craze. Today, we didn't meet at the lab. Some team members worked on CAD on their own.
Read postby Christian and Michael Simeon Catcher Prototype Today, students lined the catching prototype with VEX field flooring tiles to help keep balls in the catcher by preventing them from bouncing off the PVC pipes and rope. Students also improved on the attached…
Read post
