Today was pretty fun! We had many new members coming in who, initially, weren’t sure what to pick (Fab, design, etc.). So, after a quick tour of the space, our mentor Robin decided to have them sort parts for Fabrication. It took us a while to sort the parts generally by what they were, and then we got into the nitty-gritty and started sorting by size, all while talking about school and our other weekend plans.
After that, the entire team convened to discuss team business and safety protocol. Our mentor, Andrew, also showed us a video explaining the Crescendo 2024 game and let the 2024 Championships Final 1 video play as he described the teams and their strategies!
Next was lunch, which consisted of boxes upon boxes of Domino’s Pizza, salad, and lemonade! We split into groups at different tables, and then it was back to sorting parts, designing, and programming.
Controls started arranging the robot’s electronic parts on cardboard. Programming had coded the general path of our robot in the first 15 seconds while it was still autonomous, but still needed to program when the robot had to pause! The Design team was planning the gear design for a tilted shooter, a note collector under the bumper, and drawing the drive base with 80/20 aluminum beams.
That’s all that really happened this meeting. We’ve only got a few weeks until our competition, but we’re making good progress! 🙂
— Hannah, member of Business in Team 980