It's very helpful to bring your robot to a Pre-Season scrimmage. This is a first chance to run on an actual field similar to competition, and with other robots. And its a chance to renew old acquaintances, check out other designs, etc. So well worth the trip and the day of work shop time it costs.....if you can get your act together in time.
Here's our robot on the scrimmage field....
And here's some of what it took to get there....
At the event we were trying out several new members for drive team. The level of experience ranged from "a little bit" to none. There were some occasions when they zigged instead of zagged, and once when the robot controller did not work....because they had not hit the Power On button! But when you run something like 12 trial matches you have time to identify and stomp on all manner of bugs. Loose wires, a burnt out motor, forgetting to set the robot's computer orientation system to FIELD. By the end things were running well, at least as the basic "scoop things up, line things up, launch things up" protocols.
There remain quite a few small to medium sized tasks. Adding a climber being the most obvious. But with the basic build complete we'll probably stop making Weekly Progress videos and perhaps turn to special features.
Solid work. Solid bunch of students.
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