Minefield was one of our longer projects, and it's one that I'm proud of. For a bit of background knowledge, Minefield is a game in which the Contenders grab balls from on top of pylons and dump them into buckets. There are tall and short buckets. Tall ones are worth 40 points in autonomous, 20 in manual. Short ones are 20 in autonomous, 10 in manual. So far, we're sitting at 60 points overall which places us in third place. Our build was interesting, as the robot also had to be able to complete tasks for the competitive team. Because of the differences in the tasks, we had to be able to switch parts quickly. The whole arm assembly can now be removed with only four screws, making switching easy. Pictures in gallery! Video of competition below. Note that this isn't my group.
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I recently became a part of WHC's competitive robotics team and so far it's been a blast. Our recent scrimmage on May 5th was an exciting endeavor. We lost miserably, but it was impressive when you kept in mind that we only had one month to design something against people who had months, even years.
The team has had a big impact on how I see my school and my school spirit, because before then I had never joined any teams or clubs. I feel like I'm a part of my school now, not just a student. Photos in gallery! |
AuthorRamon Rojas, Eleventh Grader Archives
September 2018
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