Team Chemistry

I am lucky to be part of such a great team, we have all the makings to remain a cohesive team and none of the hindering characteristics that would lead us to a boy-band style fallout. Most teams break up because either everyone doesn't know they're role, or they know it and choose not to play it. Within our group we all know what we need to do both individually and as a team in order to be successful in our ultimate goal. We also know how to give feedback to each other without being disrespectful, when mistakes are made we correct them without stepping on each others toes. In all we spread nothing but good vibes within our working environment to a point where it nearly becomes corny.

Goals and Expectations

Being that our project is oriented towards a competition our main goal is obviously to come out with a W, but there are a number of things we must do before we get there. We've gotten off to a good start by completing the base of our robot and successfully programing its 360 degree motion but now we must, as a collective, brainstorm and create the game specific appendages. What makes me most nervous as we go through this process, however, is getting knocked out of the competition before winning even one game, but i am confident that with the amount of time and effort we're putting into this robot we will be successful.

Brainstorming Phase 2

Now that our team has completed the base of the robot the time has come for us to consider the game specific attachments we will add to our robot. These attachments will include a an arm to allow our robot to do a pull up, a rotating devise to raise a flag, and lastly a mechanism that can scoop 1x1 inch blocks, raise them, and then dump them successfully. The only catch is our robot cannot be in control of more than 4 blocks at a time. So, needless to say this part of our robot is requiring the most effort to visualize and create, but we're getting there...

Second Test Drive

First Test Drive

The Test Drives

Since my last post myself and my team have made a a basic base for our robot and had two test drives. The first test was at best a little rocky, but we came together figured out what was wrong and bounced back for a second, successful drive. Now that the base is done and logistics of the controls for the wheels have been programed its time to start designing the fun stuff...

About the Blogger

Hi, my name is Noah and I'm a member of this STEM capstone lab because it peaks my interests in the fields of both math and science. Im starting this blog in order to track my team progress regarding the FIRST Tech Challenge. FIRST is a robotics competition in which teams must construct a robot that can perform a series of tasks in order to score points and win a game. Being that I am the rookie on the team when it comes to the logistics of actually building a functioning robot I am hoping to receive comments from you readers to help me out.