Working Kitbot & Software
Once again, we’ve made a lot of progress yesterday with our software, and we also put our kitbot to action!
5 Notes Auto Path
We tried some initial auto paths with our 2023 robot to see what’s possible in a 15-second timeframe. They’re currently far from optimized, but it’s a good indication that we will be able to do more than 4 notes…
Shooter Deflection Flap
We tried out the deflection flap (*cough cough* a wooden plank) on our kitbot shooter (angled on wooden beams) to see if this concept has some potential. We mentioned this idea yesterday, but @Footie pointed out that in their tests it doesn’t quite work with the real game pieces since they are more sticky/compliant than our fake notes. Furthermore, we still want to test this concept later this week just to be sure, but it won’t have a high priority, since we first have to test other, more important parameters such as: RPM, spin, angle, wheel size, wheel material etc.
Working Kitbot
Today we have finished our SDS swerve version of the kitbot and tested it on our field. It works incredibly well, as seen in the video below. Of course, this isn’t something we will put on our final robot, because we’re currently developing better alternatives for shooting in the speaker. However, it’s a good learning point as we get extra insights on what’s already possible with a really simple robot, which helps us immensely with the decisions we have to make to stay true to our desired 70% robot.
Written by:
@Bjorn - Lead Data Driven Decision Making