Tag: 2018-2019 ROVER RUCKUS

ILT

Date: 1/27/19 Week #: 21 Inter-League Tournament Quick Summary: We were on the winning alliance and are advancing to the L.A. Regional! Praise God! What We Accomplished: ILT was so much fun, and our robot performed extremely well! We where on the wining alliance, paired with Wolf Corp and Chimera…
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Week 21

Date: 1/24/19 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 20 Quick Summary: Corrections were made to the climbing and intake systems. What We Accomplished: We fixed the to hook on the lift by cutting a deeper notch. Additionally, we added a leveler to the top of the robot, allowing for easier alignment when…
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Week 19

Date: 1/17/19 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 19 Quick Summary: We updated the hook and bucket. What We Accomplished: We debriefed on Meet-3 and filled in Luke, who was unable to be present. After discussion, we made a list of goals that we’d like to accomplished before ILT. The first issue…
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Meet 3

Date: 1/12/19 Week #: 18 Meet-3 Quick Summary: We got fifth place in this competition! We are going to ILT as fourth in our league! We learned that we need to lift higher off the ground in order to compensate for the slight height differences among landers at the competitions.…
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Week 18

Date: 1/10/19 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 18 Quick Summary: We installed the linear-actuator. We made our robot flat on the back by adding a square channel to the back, top corners of the robot. We made a hook at the top of the linear-actuator. What We Accomplished: We installed the…
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Week 17

Date: 1/3/19 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 17 Quick Summary: We bought a linear-actuator. We added an angled piece above the sliding arm to help the “hand” of the arm from getting stuck. What We Accomplished: We all worked together to repair the drive system. We also received the linear-actuator in…
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Week 15

Date: 12/20/18 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 15 Quick Summary: We installed encoders on our back wheels. What We Accomplished: We talked about the possibility of using a linear-actuator for our lifting system. We all liked the idea and concluded that we will pursue installing it. We brainstormed a new hook…
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Meet 2

Date: 12/8/18 Week #: 13 Meet-2 Quick Summary: We got third place! We learned that it is very helpful to talk to our alliance partner during the match. What We Accomplished: The Husky Bots (7296) was our alliance partner for the first match. The robot started out the Autonomous doing…
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Week 13

Date: 12/6/18 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 13 Quick Summary: We built an extending arm that gets minerals out of the crater. We have a strong, secure holder for the phone that goes on the robot. Our lift mechanism keeps stripping. What We Accomplished: We have decided that since we keep…
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Meet 1

Date: 12/1/18 Week #: 12 Meet-1 Quick Summary: We got fifth place. We learned that our robot does not need to lift 4 inches off the ground in the end game. We learned that our robot can never extend outside the field parameters. What We Accomplished: We were paired with…
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Week 12

Date: 11/29/18 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 12 Quick Summary: The finished the double bucket. We put rubber bands around our wheels in order to increase traction. What We Accomplished: We updated our robot software from 3.7 to 4.3. We improved the arm and fixed the bucket problems. We practiced with…
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Week 10

Date: 11/15/18 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 10 Quick Summary: We put two, small 3-D printed gears on the back of the vacuum. A rough prototype of a new bucket that holds two minerals at the same time was made. The back wheels are still spinning out. What We Accomplished: For…
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Meet 0

Date: 11/10/18 Week #: 9 Meet-0 Quick Summary: We got first place! We learned that we can’t latch onto the lander until the last 30 seconds of the game. We found out the hard way that a battery with a low charge will cause a slow response time. What We…
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Week 9

Date: 11/8/18 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 9 Quick Summary: We added a funnel to the front and back of the robot that leads the minerals into the vacuum. We made a flag holder. We put zip ties around the wheels to fix our traction problems. We put plexiglass on both…
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Week 8

Date: 11/1/18 Time: 4:30-6:30pm Week #: 8 Quick Summary: We made a carabiner-like hook on top of the lift. We made a spot for the team marker to be held until it is flicked into the depot. We replaced the big gears on the vacuum with 3-D printed ones. Our…
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