Following the cancellation of the 2020 season, we wanted to find a way to adapt to our new and ever-changing conditions. We immediately made the transition into meeting virtually through video conferences. We coordinated and conducted virtual design reviews for pending projects and ideas in CAD, discussed our awards submissions, and presented ideas on how to continue our team activities remotely, and what all we would like to see happen in our newly available free time. We continue to meet every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and all who are interested can join us!
The LA Regional
Regional day! It was the culmination of all our efforts and hard work on the robot from the build season, a chance to show what our team is made of, and also a place to finally meet our friends from 8159 Golden Horn in-person for the first time! A birthday celebration for a member on our team and on their team as well kicked off our first lunch together, where all on our team quickly grew close with Team Golden Horn. On the first and second days, we had encountered some mechanical issues on our robot. Happily, the pit crew was able to return it to working order and send it back out to recover the places lost in our absence. In the end, our team was able to make it back to 24th place, finishing off a twenty-place charge to the end of the competition. (Warning in advance: all the photos taken of our team by the professional photographer at the regional are extremely awesome, and as such, there will be many attached to this post :D.)
Looking Back on Weeks 4 & 5
It’s been a busy two weeks! From sending off our awards submissions to the steady fabrication of parts for the final robot, a lot of ground was covered since the last blog post. Our younger members have learned a lot through their prototyping work, and our veteran subteam leads are having their experience put to the test as deadlines get closer. Overall, we are progressing well, but still have quite a way to go. Fueled by determination, enthusiasm, and of course, pizza, our team is ready to continue our solid pace in the coming weeks.
Week 3: A Week in Review
We got plenty done this week, with progress on everything from robot CADs to fabrication/assembly of the drive base and gearboxes. On Monday, we convened for a design review, discussing the intake and scoring mechanism, and our climber concepts. Additionally, the weekend saw lots of progress on our awards submissions, with every student leader on the team contributing. We’re looking to continue our strong pace and productivity into week four, see you then!! (RIP, Kobe and Gianna)
The End of Week 1
Today marks the end of our first week of the new season! In these seven(-ish) days since kickoff, we have made good progress on fabricating field elements, in addition to conceptualizing a robot based on our criterion. We have also been prototyping and testing scoring mechanisms to see which would be best for competition use. All in all, we were able to get a lot done this week; hopefully, with enough sleep and coffee, we can keep it up :D.
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