DEWBOT VII Week Six Build Season Photo Gallery
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Sunday February 13, 2011
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
Monday February 14, 2011
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
Tuesday February 15, 2011
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 (Optimus) prime
Wednesday February 16, 2011
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
(Optimus) Prime & deux
Thursday February 17, 2011
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
Friday February 18, 2011
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
Nicole & 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.
Saturday February 19, 2011
Siri Maley working on claw
Keyway cut in pulley
Keyway cutter & shaft
Mike Rizzo & Andrew making bumpers
Prime
Siri Maley & Scott Featherman, Jalil watching
Pivot
Hung Ubertube
Siri Maley, Ben Kellom & Gary Deaver work on arm
Another Ubertube hung
Hanging a triangle
Driver view
Sasha & Andrew preparing to drill
DJ, Ben R & Juliet Christopher
