Re: How goes the build?
 

We are finally working on our final robot. We have the chassis built. We just need to tread the wheels and attach the electronics. Our elevator is being built on this years Kitbot and our manipulator design is being finalized.

We are hoping to finish the majority of the robot by next Saturday to be able to practice at a scrimmage. We just have to finish!

Re: How goes the build?
 

Drove the chassis around last week, got the upper arm and claw running last night, although the arm needs some more design work. Hopefully we'll have the lower (tote lifting) arm moving tonight. We're only a week behind where we wanted to be, so we're doing ok. My sympathy to the snow bound teams...I'll be thinking of you when I go for a walk today and it's in the high 60s out.

Re: How goes the build?
 

Last night, we started mounting our acquiring and lifting mechanism on the base... By Saturday, the programming team should get their hands on it and get the manipulators working manually - and start programming autonomous sequences. We are starting to cut metal for various supports and structures for totes/RC's as we stack them and could have that mounted by Saturday as well.... Our second robot has a working base, but not much else. We should return to working on it Saturday. Construction should go relatively quickly as it is just a duplicate of the first. I feel pretty good about progress, but it would be nice if we could get it to the programming team sooner.

Re: How goes the build?
 

Our team just started building on Monday. 4 weeks of CAD has actually paid off. :D

Re: How goes the build?
 

Snow... Meetings cancelled, robot parts abandoned... ::ouch:: and we are supposed to get more of it in the coming weeks :ahh: ... Fun. :eek:
Should be great!! :yikes: :D

Re: How goes the build?
 

Robot 1 nearly complete. Starting to make parts for robot 2. And then some of this and some of that left to do :rolleyes: