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07
Mar 10
Hey team — both students and mentors!
We have a ton to do before Silicon Valley Regional, starting next Thursday, March 18. We have a good robot, but some parts still require tuning and we can always improve our performance. We also really need to practice driving, and to do that we have to reassemble the practice robot!
If you’d like to help out please put your name down on the following spreadsheet and select the dates that you’d be available. (We won’t ask you to come on every day that you check–we just need to coordinate people’s schedules.)
https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/iceboundflame.com/viewform?formkey=dDBnTTVHYmVoTkFEWmJUWDdJRWF0ZUE6MA
Tasks that need to be done:
- Putting on wheels
- Experiment with roller for better ball control
- Install the roller on the practice robot.
- We’re thinking of switching out the roller for a foam noodle
- Need to calculate the correct speeds for the roller based on the robot’s motion.
- Get room 608 for practice
- Machine parts and assembling a new lift using updated design
- Install the kicker on the practice robot.
- Experimenting with kicker damping to protect from “dry firing”
- Test autonomous mode
- Install proximity sensor to detect the ball, or design a new ball detection sensor.
It’s a lot of work for a week and a half, but if we concentrate our efforts on working efficiently, I really think we can do this. This means that each day at the garage, we should go in with a plan to accomplish one of these tasks, and finish the night at a reasonable hour.
Let’s go win SVR!
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10
Jan 10
Who: Lynbrook Robotics members, parents, and mentors
When: Monday 1/11/10, 7 PM
Where: Lynbrook High School, Room 608 [Campus Map (PDF)]
Our first design meeting of the year. We will be discussing robot strategy and required functionality. See Mr. Xie’s email with the list of possible functions, and think about the pros and cons of each item.
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10
Jan 10
Who: All members, mentors, and parents looking to get involved in the programming!
When: Sunday 1/10 1PM
Where: David’s House
If you want to be involved in the programming this year, please don’t miss this first meeting! We’ll jump right in and go through installation and a tour of the software environment together. We will set up the version control system. We’ll also discuss a basic overview of the electronics and control system.
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09
Jan 10
Who: Lynbrook Robotics members, parents, prospective members and mentors, and other local teams!
When: Saturday 1/9/10, 11 AM – 3 PM (note this new time!)
Where: Lynbrook High School, Room 608 [Campus Map (PDF)]
Come join us for our kickoff meeting, right after the game will have been revealed to us! We’ll be busy brainstorming ideas for the robot design.
Lynbrook students who are not yet members: It’s not too late to join!
Nearby teams are welcome to join us for the kickoff! Just let us know by sending a message to info@lynbrookrobotics.com.
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06
Jan 10
Who: All members
When: Wednesday 1/6/10, afterschool (3 PM)
Where: Room 608
Come to our workshop to get an overview of how the build season will work, and get a sense of our timeline for build season.
This workshop will be led by Chinmay and John Chai (alumnus, ‘09). We’ll look at typical FIRST robots, study effective designs, and learn to brainstorm feasible ideas as a team.
