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Re: What will you be developing during offseason?

This was the topic of last night's meeting. About half the team worked on planning business-side developments, half technical. I led the technical discussion. Our projects will be to
  • update our air cannon with better wheels, a new control system, "aiming", and a confetti cannon or calliope
  • complete our "Infinite Possibilities" pit display
  • Design and build a robot (or two) to play a game I'm writing
Skills we'll be developing along the way are:
  • better strategizing the rules
  • more intentional design process
  • using CAD in the design
  • using Talon SRXs
  • using the 2015 pneumatic system
  • PID controls
  • active intakes (almost certainly)
  • vision processing and targeting
  • experimenting with different construction techniques
  • making better checklists
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