We continued to struggle with various robot bugs all day. A few hardware issues. A few software issues. And worst of all those vague problems that could be either. It is hard to stomp on bugs when you can't see exactly where they are.
So the robot did not operate anywhere near its full potential. For all that we clawed our way back to .500 before losing our last match and finishing 4 - 5. Much was learned.
So concludes a very educational season, one in which we learned many things that will make the next campaign even better.
And make no mistake, the next campaign is already being pondered in the far corners of tired brains...
A few pictures.
Senator Amy Klobuchar has long been a supporter of FIRST. Most years she appears in person. This time around she was in Iowa for some reason. She addressed the event with positive and mostly apolitical encouragement. I consider her a class act.
We finally rounded up most of the team and got a photo with the robot and pit.
Closing up shop at the end of the event is bittersweet. And sometimes a little surreal. A team near us is the Centurions and has a Roman theme. Here barbarians are pillaging the Eternal City.
A few more robotics things in the next month or so. We like to bring our current machine around to show sponsors and potential recruits for next year. Right now the batteries are depleted, but we will soon apply the chargers again.
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