SteveGarward
16-04-2015, 13:14
WildStang is proud to (finally!) reveal our robot for 2015 - our 20th season!
http://wildstang.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_9400-e1429202214167.jpg
A reveal in mid-April?
In all honesty, we have not had time to get a photo up before now!
This year has been challenging for our team, a year of transformation and change. A number of the changes have brought some unique and new challenges and constraints. These include:
* Moving quickly to a new, much (much!) smaller build location (shared woodwork classroom), with desk space (for CAD, software) far removed from the build space
* Having to throw out 2/3 of our tools/benches/resources during the move
* 65 students, 7 technical mentors
* Storing all our things in a shipping container outside our build space, requiring a daily load-in, loud-out (through winter cold and snow)
* Reduced weekly build hours
But through all this, the team has worked hard to look past the challenges and work within the constraints, aiming to produce a robot that can play competitively at a high level - complete with an appropriate number of weight holes. Each competition has seen us make some changes, and we improved through each regional. After two semi-finals finishes this year, ending in 3rd and 4th place, we are pretty happy so far.
Pretty happy?
WildStang is never done. You know that. :) Continuous improvement is our middle name. All of us. It's a requirement of joining the team.
We have spent the last week making tweaks, improvements and small additions (small, long-reaching additions, if you know what I mean..), and will be spending the remaining time practicing and fine tuning, ready to come out lifting fast at Champs.
http://wildstang.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_9400-e1429202214167.jpg
A reveal in mid-April?
In all honesty, we have not had time to get a photo up before now!
This year has been challenging for our team, a year of transformation and change. A number of the changes have brought some unique and new challenges and constraints. These include:
* Moving quickly to a new, much (much!) smaller build location (shared woodwork classroom), with desk space (for CAD, software) far removed from the build space
* Having to throw out 2/3 of our tools/benches/resources during the move
* 65 students, 7 technical mentors
* Storing all our things in a shipping container outside our build space, requiring a daily load-in, loud-out (through winter cold and snow)
* Reduced weekly build hours
But through all this, the team has worked hard to look past the challenges and work within the constraints, aiming to produce a robot that can play competitively at a high level - complete with an appropriate number of weight holes. Each competition has seen us make some changes, and we improved through each regional. After two semi-finals finishes this year, ending in 3rd and 4th place, we are pretty happy so far.
Pretty happy?
WildStang is never done. You know that. :) Continuous improvement is our middle name. All of us. It's a requirement of joining the team.
We have spent the last week making tweaks, improvements and small additions (small, long-reaching additions, if you know what I mean..), and will be spending the remaining time practicing and fine tuning, ready to come out lifting fast at Champs.