News, events, and updates from Team 254.
A ton of progress was made today on the robot. The valve block was tapped for the 1" NPT hose. Furthermore, we were able to get the pivot shaft for the revolver completed so that we could mount the revolver on the base. In the next few days, we hope to…
Read postToday, at the lab, we started programming the VEX controller on the robot. We finished the drive code and wrote simple code to open the main valve for a certain number of milliseconds when a button is pressed. Furthermore, the VEX controller was wired to the…
Read postToday, we completed the wiring on the T-Shirt cannon. The large gauge wire and the signal wire was run successfully. Furthermore, we tested the valve,shooting T-shirts and small balls on a test bed outside the lab to test the range of the robot.
Read postThe robot returned from the powder coat shop today. The scuba tank also returned from hydrostatic certification after passing its tests. We hooked it up to a test bed and successfully tested the valve. The machining on the valve block has begun and is coming…
Read postThe T-Shirt Cannon's frame has returned from welding. The frame was prepped for powder coating today and will be brought to the powder coat shop tomorrow. The high-pressure scuba tank will be brought to Ace Fire Equipment & Services in East Palo Alto tomorrow…
Read postAfter several days of hard work, the frame of the T-Shirt Cannon is ready to be welded. The framerails have been machined and riveted onto the baseplate. The superstructure frame has been pinned to the drivebase. Finally, the mounting blocks for the…
Read postToday, we received our parts from BAE Systems, one of our sponsors who generously provided machining for this project. After bringing the parts to the lab, we started assembly. Furthermore, we cut the stock for the round barrels and began to assemble the…
Read postThe metal arrived at school today and we delivered the aluminum plate to BAE Systems, one of our sponsors. BAE has generously offered to provide waterjet cutting for our project. The parts are expected to get cut on Monday. Meanwhile, at the lab, machining…
Read postToday, we compiled the master list of the material that we need to purchase for the robot. We already have some of the metal at the lab but most needs to be purchased. After the list was completed, we ordered material which is expected to arrive on Friday.
Read postToday, we were able to bring all of the parts of the design together into one completed robot design. We will be taking a short break from the build of the robot as school starts up again and will resume again during the first week of September.
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