Testing

Scott Tracy

Submitted by andrewszatkowski on Sun, 2010-02-07 14:44

This is my second year with the program. The previous mentors retired from the program at the end of last season, and I decided, along with Ted Goulet, to take over as mentors for this season. I'm excited about the challenges of mentoring BERT! We have a terriffic team this year and it's going to be fun to work with them on this year's Game!!

John DiRenzo

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.

Final Pre-competition Drive/Arm Test

Submitted by Eleanor ONeill on Sun, 2011-02-27 15:02
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Robot Drive Test

Submitted by robotics_admin on Tue, 2011-02-22 10:59
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Crunch Time

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.

The Arm is Coming to LIFE!

Submitted by TedG on Thu, 2011-02-17 10:26

We've been installing, testing, uninstalling, and reinstalling and retesting the motors that drive the arm sections. The arm sections move so well.. that they move TOO well! We needed to adjust the sprocket ratios to slow them down a bit so we can control them. There is no shortage of power and speed to this arm. It is really neat to see this thing come to life. As I stated last night it's like if you took "Jurassic Park" and combined it with "Terminator", you would get something that looks like our robot! It's a little menacing and intimidating looking. Hoping to get video of it soon.

Interim minibot

Submitted by robotics_admin on Mon, 2011-02-14 15:13
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Minibot perfection!

Submitted by robotics_admin on Mon, 2011-02-14 14:22
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Week 6 is upon us!!

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.

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