How far are teams right now? Behind Schedual?

[JanTM1191]

i think our team is behind schedule cuz its been over a week and we havent even started the chassis yet.

[emusteve]

Our team has a complete conceptual design. Got a VEX prototype working and ordered the parts for the chassis yesterday. Got the pipe cut for the field.

We figure we're about 3 days behind where we wanted to be, but then, we don't stock a lot of stuff and have to order it as we go.

Steve

[Kiwi]

Our schedule is to have a working bot in the crate by ship date, and after three unanimous votes about what kind of bot it'll be I think we're doing pretty well. We have a working prototype and are ready to start on the final chassis tomorrow, just as planned.
It'll be interesting to see how other teams face the challenge of getting a giant excercise ball up six and a half feet in the air, and how well their ideas work on the field.

Although we had a working chassis this time last year and were working on the manipulator, I think our Overdrive bot will be better because we took the time to make sure we had a driveable prototype. We learned a lot from Rack 'n Roll, including how hard a rectangular bot with tank drive and a wheel at each corner can be to steer.

We're having fun with a slightly different drivetrain, and electronics is going to have an interesting time fitting all the components onto an atypically shaped board, but... I suppose that I'm probably not authorized to give away all of our secrets yet.

[AdamHeard]

As of today 973 is a good place. Chips have been flying for a week, our Frame is welded and our design is only a few steps from complete.

[Mike Martus]

Our problem now is that the students are getting tired of driving the finished robot..........


YEAH RIGHT!

[cziggy343]

yeah... we are prototyping our gripper, and have most of our base done... so we aren't doing terrible, but we aren't where we would like to be...

[beemgruem]

Now we are driving our robot It was so funny One of the main guys came and told us to go to the shop, because we cannot test our robots upstairs. But the main thing is there is no place that has carpet except the hall way Anyway they will get used to

Prototyping is still going on, we are almost done. (We have a break tomorrow this is the first break after the kickoff)On wednesday probably we will be done with our prototype and attach it on the chassis.. It will be cool!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!I loVE FRC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by JanTM1191

i think our team is behind schedule cuz its been over a week and we havent even started the chassis yet.

Just because you havnt started the chassis doesnt mean ur behind. Sometimes people dont start that until week 3. As long as you are able to get it all together in time for ship your never behind.