[Justin M.]

Today we made a ton of progress, and dare I say, back on schedule. We are having some issues with our sprocket orders coming in, but right now we are working around that by doing everything else, then just attatching sprockets and chain when they come. The chassis is pretty much 100% done and driveable, once our sprockets come in that is. The electronics are mounted, hooked up, and organized nicely. We also finished cutting and assembling the 80/20 for our manipulators, so they are ready to be mounted and tested tomorrow. It was a long work week, but we did get back on schedule, which is good because we are most likely losing Friday unless I transport the robot to my home shop and work there, which might be pointless anyway seeing as we should be done all that can be without those parts.

My guess is that by mid next week this thing should be 100% finished, building-wise that is. That leaves a little more than a week and a half to program, test, fine tune, re-engineer, and practice, which is better than past years where we were literally working up till the FedEx truck arrived.