Oh brother. There goes the field again.
As you've probably guessed, we're beginning to get our bots driveable, but since the programs are still in the works, things don't always go as planned.
Our prototypes have begun to be combined into two different bots. Some designs have been eliminated, and others have sprung up in their places. And now that the bots are (semi-)driveable, we're starting to test them out.
So far there haven't been any casualties, but we have had a few... well... episodes in which the bot has whacked something or somebody. Those include (but are not limited to):
-A team-member's hand
-The scoring rack
-Someone's foot
-The scoring rack
-Random objects and/or people's legs
-The scoring rack
-The field wall
Oh yeah, and did I mention the scoring rack?
Yup. We're working on that...
Fortunately everything seems to be coming together well, and the programs are beginning to take shape.
We're hoping to enter our first competition on November 17th, and we're all hopeful that we'll have a good bot by then.
Well, I should get back to the field, so until next time, I'm signing out.
Left! Go left! No, no, go right! BANG! Not that right, the other right! WHACK! Wait, try scoring the ring now. Hey wait, not that--- CRASH!!!
...fast.
Also pictures from our summer activities:
Free rides provided by Wyaat
Phi members helping kids build robots
Lecturing kids about engineering
Making team posters
Team Games
Building robots
Helping team 399 teach kids about robotics at Columbia Middle School
Playing the game
Testing programming
