The Programming Committee programs the robotic controllers and logic for autonomous operation. For the 2010 season, Java is the programming language in use.
Submitted by andrewszatkowski on Sun, 2010-02-07 14:12
It's exciting to bring a "hands-on" educational experience to our students. They also educate us in many ways. The USFIRST robotics program fortifies the values of science and technology in every participant whether a student or mentor.
Why I joined BERT:
Because I thought that is was time to try something that I like with other people that like to do that.
What committees I have been on:
Programming
Why I joined BERT:
Interested in learning anything about how technology works
What committees I have been on:
Programming
Submitted by gogglegirl92 on Mon, 2011-02-21 15:57
The last three days have been kind of a blur. A messy, stressful, totally awesome blur.
Submitted by TedG on Mon, 2011-02-14 14:05
We are continuing to make slow and steady progress. This week's agenda: Finish installing and wiring the motors that drive the arm and claw. We have one installed and checked, and two others will be on real soon (operational by Tuesday or Wednesday we hope). We're finding we need to adjust or add to the brackets that connect the motors to the frame, to add to the stability of the motors while operating the arm and claw.
The mini-bot works awesome and we have a deployment design ready to go when the arm motors are fully installed.
Submitted by robotics_admin on Mon, 2011-02-14 14:02
Submitted by TedG on Sun, 2011-02-13 09:59
We have the mini-bot pretty much done. We're working on the switching method, but it climbs the pole great. We need to finish up the mini-bot deployment method which will happen when the arm is up and running. The drive system is all mounted and wired in it's final configuration. Programming updates are being done. The grabbing arm and claw is installed and the motors are being mounted this morning. We still have allot of little things to finish up to make the arm and claw work, but expect that to be done today.
Submitted by TedG on Mon, 2011-02-07 13:28
Week 4 has come to a close, we're making steady progress. The bumpers have been completely done since last week, both sets, complete with mounting hardware and painted numbers. We've been test-driving the robot and making adjustments to the drive system. We have all the arm pieces fabricated and have been putting on the sprokets, chains and other hardware. We're machining motor/gearbox mounts and other hardware and should have the lower arm running early this week, and the whole arm and claw running by the end of the week.
Why I joined BERT:
I joined BERT because i have always liked robotics and i was on the FIRST lego robotics team in elementry school and I greatly enjoyed it.
What committees I have been on:
Animation
What committees I have been on:
Inventor
What committees I have been on:
Machining
What committees I have been on:
Programming
What committees I have been on:
Spirit
Submitted by TedG on Mon, 2010-12-06 11:09
We've been making progress in our comittees! The website has been going though some updates and changes thanks to Eleanor O'Neill and website design folks. They will continue to update student and mentor info, as well as updated sponsor information. We've been slowly progressing with Inventor and 3D Studio Max, we have a few dedicated students learning (and teaching), getting ready for build season. The machining teams have been meeting at Eagle Industries on Sundays, working with Ron Garland and learning how to machine parts, work with the equipment.
