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Originally Posted by Vikesrock
We've gotten sneak peeks of 1771 and 2415 here on CD. I can't wait to see what 2815 will be putting out this year.
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One thing's for sure: it's been an interesting year for 2815. For all our struggles this year*, I think this robot has come together quite nicely. It's not quite as shiny as its predecessors, and we still have a few things to work out, but I think it'll hang with the best of them (in both senses of the word) at our events this year.
I'm reminded of a restaurant just across the street from USC's historic Horseshoe, a little sandwich shop with about six tables in it called Beezer's. A staple of any Gamecock's diet since they stay open until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, their restaurant is lined with various sports quotes. One of them: "Adversity causes some men to break...others to break records!" We're aiming for the latter, and might've hit it; no arm I've had this much of a hand in designing has worked this well! (That little factoid scared our head college student.)
I don't have a photo of the robot yet, but hopefully I can get a couple of good snaps before we crate up tomorrow night.
*New faculty advisor, new lead college student, our outreach projects coordinator left mid-build, limited shop access, limited purchasing card availability...oh, and our lead mechanical designers are a sophomore computer engineering undergrad and a guy with a marketing degree.