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| It was going to be a challenge getting into Week 6 without posting a properly spoiler image so I won't even try to bury the lede. |
During Week 6 we were able to make up one of our missed days from Week 5. Did we catch up on all of our work? <Snape voice> Not hardly. With two weeks until our first competition we still have a few planned items to work on, though this week we've also discovered a few unplanned items. So grab your board and let's skate through Week 6!
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| A flurry of parts! As we disassemble an old prototype... |
Week 5 should have been a whirlwind of parts, prints, bolts, and more - but instead the whirling wind cast snow down upon our region, and we lost half of our shop days for the week. Needless to say, we did not catch-up our Week 4 goals, nor did we meet our Week 5 goals. It's fortunately warm inside, but it's cold outside - so grab some heavy mittens and let's brush off Week 5.
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| Everyone hard at work, chasing the Week 4 goals. |
Cold has turned into wet and cold here in the PNW. Fortunately the shop is nice and warm! With the conclusion of week 4, we are halfway through our build season - 4 weeks from now, we will be a competition. Let's unearth our Week 4 - grab your shovel and let's dig in!
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| A common scene: Laptop connected to robot, Everyone staring. |
Finally the passage of time seems to be back to normal; Week 3 felt like a standard, full-length week. And yet Week 3 is also over. Some things are starting to get built, other things getting bought. Details are getting ironed out by design and software. So grab your swim fins, and let's dive in!
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| Meet dummybot. Dummybot helps test all of our ptototypes. |
In what seems just another blink of the eye, Week 2 has come to a close. In pre-season, we set a rather aggressive schedule. Week 2 is normally where we start to find discomfort with our aggression. We're still meeting our goals, but still feeling some discomfort. Or tiredness? Let's see if I can recall the major beats of Week 2. Grab your magnifying glass, and let's take a peak!
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| Shameless sponsor plug, but also it took me like 5 years to get a robot into the office! But I finally did it! |
Wow - somehow a new season has started, a new game revealed, and a week gone by already! Some time ago, I asked a friend for their thoughts on my blogs. I got the feedback that "It's fun! It's like you're taking the reader on a journey." So, lace up your shoes, and let’s take a walk through our build and competition season for the 2025 FRC game - Reefscape!
