For almost the whole meeting, we worked on wiring the robot and trying to get it to move correctly in teleop. It took quite a while to mount the motor controllers, then when we ran the teleop program, nothing seemed to work right. We finally fixed the problem (I think), but our robot is still not functional. We can't run the conveyor belt, because it's twisted to one side, and we also haven't mounted the scissor lift yet.
Fortunately, Saturday is a scrimmage (not a real tournament) because we plan to do some building once we get there! We'll probably also need to work on software. In addition to mounting the scissor lift and making the conveyor straight, it would be nice if we could make the back wheels chain-driven and write some simple autonomies. However, we probably won't get that far. The most valuable part of the scrimmage, in my opinion, is being able to see other teams' ideas, getting a feel for the game and strategy, and being able to connect with other teams. Even if our robot doesn't work well, we can certainly get a lot out of the scrimmage.
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