So how much have you all accomplished so far?
 

Hey here is what we have got done so far:

So far our team has built 2 goals, a frame, a drivetrain that works, a prototype top secret goal device that works yay!
Well thats about all I can tell you! :D Maybe we will get some pics and maybe not!

Not to brag or anything just wondering how much all of you have accomplished!

I just hope all those Rookie teams get there robots done!!

current state of animation

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To bad we don't even have a storyline yet:rolleyes: and I just wish I knew how to use 3d studio max! The most I can do on that program is animate a ball and create one lol!

Way ahead of schedule.
 

We're WAY ahead of schedule... we've already broken a few parts and realized our design is mediocre... and on a personal best... I've declared us doomed all in the FIRST week!!! It's gonna be our best season yet!!!!


Best Wishes


Steve Alaniz



"Forget it, I already feel like my life is a comic strip" - Sally Forth

Sweet....
 

We finally got our design! we also just got finished building a goal. we getting our materials in order tomorrow and soon well start on the frame... man i cant wait....:D

We got our frame cut and welded. We are using 1" square aluminum tubing. It's light-weight and strong.
Everything that will be attached to it is drawn and ready to build when the material arrives.

I pity the robot that tries to cart us or drag us off :D

Wayne Doenges

Goal Built
Alluminum Ordered
Brainstorming Done
Design in progress
Moving box build (just use it to entertain ourselves :D )

I forgot to mention that we built 3 goals.

Wayne Doenges

important cry for guidance
 

robust drive trains done
prototyped chassis done
1/2 of one gaol for demo purposes
small scale mockup of field done
1/4 done with animation
all final chassis part schematics sent to machine shop done


is any one besides me feel that they are way ahead of the curve because of the differences betweenthis year and last year-

I am deathly afraid that I am missingforgetting something this year

dahl
team 497

goal built
brainstorming done (that was the big one!)
working on sponsorship so we can attend nats
drive system almost there
other mechanisms, protyped, and final being cut

this is absolutely THE slowest rathe we have gone in all of our years, but we're fine.

this year's gonna be FUN :)

2 goals built
prototyping on various ideas completed (can't give away all our secrets!)
CAD drawings completed
Frame ready to be welded

And yes, we feel like we are way ahead from where we were last year at this time. Then again, this game just simply has much less in it to do. Maybe this year I might actually get a few days of dedicated driving practice. ;) Could be useful!

~Tom Fairchild~, who's happy with where his team is right now.

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:confused: :confused: :confused:
we have our frame and thats about it :(
we're sooooooo far behind

:( we're a rookie team

Martin
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You are not that far behind. Last year (rookie year) we didn't have a frame for almost two weeks. But we persevered and built one very good robot.
We took two Rookie All-Star awards and we came in second place at Western Michigan.
So don't dispair. Just do the best you can.

Wayne Doenges

We have started work on a drive base
finished brain storming
built one goal
and started designing how we our going to pick up the balls

So far we have been gathering ideas for our animation (all new animation kids this year), have a general idea of our robot design and should have specifics soon (have done a few CAD sketches), have 2 goals built and hopefully a 3rd buy the time our robot is being built, built a few prototypes of individual systems, and have performed a number of simulations. We are already a week behind and need to catch up. It will all work out in the end, hopefully.