Molly and Sasha bend plastic sheet to the amazement and entertainment of visiting students
Deux driving (very well)
Compressor mounted
Arm motor
DJ's Birthday celebration
Composite (plywood, carbon fiber & e-glass) claw bar (a.k.a. triangle)
Prime's mass - including compressor, clippard, solenoids & Claw w/ Claw cylinders (and a 0.4 lbm screwdriver
Siri Maley installing the Claw
Rich Kulik, Siri Maley, Mike Rizzo & Gary Deaver - claw development
Molly Wheel on pole
Molly Wheel being assembled
The 2000mm arm drive belt is replaced with a 500mm belt to reduce arm bounce
Faith & Ian (& Garrison) tape the field in preparation for practice
Jack working with Gary Deaver on arm
Molly & Julie Kulik work on V-bot
V-bot at rest
V-bot climbimg...
...past Ben Kellon and to the switch
Long-range IR sensor - front left
Short-range IR sensor - left front
Gary Deaver & Ben B working on claw development
Julie Christopher & Faith McKown taping field
Programming Team - Michael M, Ben R & DJ
Julie Kulik, Gary Deaver & Scott Featherman working on deux
Arm Angle Sensor Mounts on mill
Short-range IR sensor - left rear
Scott Featherman & Julie Kulik wiring prime
Faith & Jack taping the field (with assistant)
Threading 3/8" steel rod on the lathe...
...into the die...
...and viola, a threaded rod end.
Calibrating pivots on prime
Deux gets a short (500mm) arm drive belt too
Claw in position for ground pick-up
Arm in starting position
Garrison, Sasha, Molly & Andrew make belt guards
Ben B, Mike Rizzo & Yahya cut pool noodles for bumpers
Claw extended
Prime on field
Gary Deaver & John Weissman
Pivot belt guard
Prime & deux
Gary Deaver & Scott Featherman working on deux
Michael M & Julie Christopher calibrating the IR sensors
Scott Featherman & wiring assistant
Alex on the mill
Andrew, Mike Rizzo & Gary Deaver building bumpers
Hey, this kinda' looks like an FRC field!
Prime driving
Michael M setting up the robot for autonomous
Sasha & Andrew working on minibot deployment assembly
Siri Maley shifting PDU back on deux to make room for photosensors
Carly & Siri Maley work through deployment tactics
Selina & Carly drilling mounting holes for photosensors
Corey & Mike Rizzo building bumpers
Matt on mill for regulator mounts
Molly installing belt guards
Molly & Siri Maley
Nichole & Scott Featherman wiring pneumatics
V-bot climbing pole
(sometimes) line following
Bumper painting crew
Sasha & Andrew painting bumpers
Selina & Douglas on drill press
Siri Maley, Gary Deaver & Ben R preparing for first claw test
First claw test.
Siri Maley
Keyway cut in pulley
Keyway cutter & shaft
Mike Rizzo & Andrew making bumpers
Prime
Siri Maley & Scott Featherman
Pivot
Hung Ubertube
Siri Maley, Ben Kellom & Gary Deaver work on arm
Another Ubertube hung
Hanging a triangle
Driver view
Sasha & Andrew
DJ, Ben R & Juliet Christopher