Week 9: Monday: The Rush for Grades

We are a little late with our Solid Works and our practice competition. This is not okay. On the plus side, we have managed to go through three different robot versions. Third time is the charm! Our goals for this week will be to get The Menace out on the field.  Our code for our robot works perfectly and is completed. The Solid Works drawings of our robot have been finished and executed meticulously. As first quarter ends, the pressure and stress pile on, and as a team we need to stay calm and focused, even if we are looking like we are not going to make it. I have seen my team mates have begun to get anxious. We will consider the use of rubber-bands for our robot and changing our gearing for our drive train. We are set on high gear and need to finish everything before the deadline. Below is the rendering of where we decided to place our cortex and battery;