In a Bind

Stringing the robot has proved a much more daunting task than previously believed. Travis built a string separator out of plastic and I reconstructed the assembly, only for my knots to come undone. Casey then attempted it a second time with the exact opposite outcome of knotting it too well and rendering it completely immobile. In response I've researched methods of tying knots and have hopefully solved the problem for Monday, as its too late to get anything else done today.

Working for the Weekend

Casey, Travis, and I stayed very late after school today to continue working on the lift system for our robot. The string system Nik worked up earlier became tangled after a couple of uses, rendering it useless. Primarily we need to work on keeping it untangled and making sure it can lift the slide.

Switch 'Em Out

While the old end-effecter was fairly decent, any room for improvement must be seized. We drew up a SolidWorks for a new ring grabber, and it looks promising. Construction starts Monday.