How far are you on your robot?

[Jason K.]

We have just completed a bare chasis with wheels. Other than that we have done some work on our programming and electronics and our VEX bot is almost done, but we still have a lot of work to do on the big robot. But were getting closer everyday.

[Justin M.]

Some major setbacks today. Chassis was giving us trouble with the bolt holes lining up....

Also, our big order from the Robot Marketplace never came in. We talked to them, and they never even got our check, which we sent two Saturdays ago. We are entering week 4 without the drive sprockets, shaft, chain, and flange mount bearings. Looks like we will have to put in an identical order with McMaster tomorrow and hope that we will have enough time to finish in time...right now we are still shooting for having it done by the beginning of the 6th week, but it might not happen.

I won't be able to make it to the meeting tomorrow, and we are losing friday (school's are closed). Hopefully we can get our McMaster order by Thursday so we can work late that night and all day Friday to get this thing moving....Wednesday when I return the only thing to do is to complete as much of the chassis as we can, then start work on the manipulators...leaving one week for dialing in that and the last week for testing.