Week 6 - Realization

Steady progress on the robot - mechanical, electrical, and software all have roles to play.

Decisions, decisions. This week was all about building and realizing our robot in real life. How we got here came from a series of decisions (good and bad) through the past five weeks. Rather than me trying to draw out several paragraphs about "we carefully placed the center punch, engaged the spring, and created an indent in the aluminum that we could reference with our drill bit..." I'll go a bit more in depth on some of the decisions we made about this years robot and mechanisms. So, hop into something comfy, and let's get started! (Comfy clothes are a requirement for this blog post, mental sanity first!)

Week 5 - Apprehension

Robot parts, assembled!

For those with Week 1 Competitions, we are now closer to Competition than we are Kickoff. We have a Week 1 Competition. We're not crying - you're crying! Actually we're not entirely crying, we just need to continue to stay focused and make sure we take our time and do our work correctly. Our largest hurdles as we enter Week 5 are figuring out the Pathplanner and YAGSL libraries, producing an intake prototype that performs as expected, and getting our sheetmetal plates cut! Compared to the slump of Week 4, this week feels packed with stories to share. Let's gather 'round the campfire!

Week 4 - Propagation

Starting to ramp up production as parts, materials, and drawings start to arrive.
The real robot is going to take form soon!

Week 4, known to many teams as - the slump. Most of the work we can dole out has been completed, and we're spending a few days seemingly waiting. Design is finalizing and wrapping up, stock and parts orders are in transit, and hopefully soon a new flurry of activity can begin again. For Bearcats, Week 4 was also test week! All team members had to take the 2024 Crescendo rules test to make sure they could perform job functions effectively, such as being a drive team member or a scout.

Week 3 - Amalgamation

Real practice bumpers look sweet!

No intro for Week 3 - as promised we're kicking straight into design updates! Ok fine, a very quick intro to Week 3. Hello and welcome to Week 3! Three is a crowd, and a lot happened, so yeah, let's jump in!