12.12.2012

It's the Final Countdown!


Sonic is nearing completion, just in time for the start of round one this Saturday.  There are only a few things more left to do; practice, double-check structural integrity, debug autonomous code, and include sponsors.  For the most part though every thing is complete, so without further ado, Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, Sonic.


Reaching out

Today, we were visited by FAU and helped them with their robot. Casey helped them out with their programming and ensured the robot was running properly, while the rest of us shared knowledge and helped to improve each others designs. At the end of the day we even had a mock tournament with Sonic vs. their robot

Brains ... and a battery mount

We've constructed a nice, cozy container to contain our brain and battery, allowing for easy access while protecting them at the same time.

It's always the small ones ...

The lift system was very effective, but we noticed that we would have a problem with the arm jerking when we tried to extend it from neutral position.  Upon closer inspection of the arm we found this:
This small piece of plastic, not even an inch in length or half an inch in width, was the root of all evil ... at least for our arm anyways.  A simple removal of this piece has resulted in optimal performance of the arm and less strain on our lift system.