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| The countdown continues here at ORyon Labs (Rice University). We plan to shift to Strake Jesuit later today or tomorrow to hold driver practice on the 2015 FRC field (our Alliance just completed assembling the field elements). On Monday, some of our veteran members and drivers-in-training will skip school to spend a day at Strake on the field to tweak out final adjustments to the competition robot. |
Programming
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| Programming continued to consult with mentors and our 2015 FRC Season drivers to maximize user efficiency and therein score the most points on the board. They also explored the option of assigning joystick buttons to totes, which is definitely useful in the non-autonomous scoring time. |
Mechanical + CAD + Electrical
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| While a preliminary robot photo shoot occurred in the backdrop, sub-teams were busy filing / sanding and assembling individual components of our competition robot. Electrical finished the drive train undercarriage and assisted mechanical in creating the pneumatics system for Robot v2 (pictured below). CAD / Prototyping division, of course, walked them through the measurement process to ensure smooth compatibility on the actual robot. |
Behind the Scenes
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| We weighed our competition robot as it was being assembled earlier today. What do you think - will we be able to remain within the 120 pound limit required by FRC by the time our robot is complete? |