Punxsutawney Phil says that there will be six more weeks of winter, but the robot must ship in three weeks! (AP/Gene J. Puskar)
Mike Rizzo, Jon Davis & Ben R discuss sensors and their locations
Assembled Pivots
Dinesh, Carly & Jen assemble electrical panels
Jen, Carly & Dinesh wire panels
Douglas, Mark Morun & Cole cut square tube on the horizontal band saw
Mike Rizzo grinding to eliminate interference
Pivot test (pass)
Clem McKown & Mike Rizzo laying out work for the final frame welds
Programming Team at work in the Muppet Lab
Douglas & Cole at work on the horizontal band saw
Matt welding
Matt welding
Matt grinding new welds
Matt grinding new welds
Electronics ready for the robot
Wednesday February 3, 2010
Selina & Jack install a steering motor
Cole and Douglas clean up keys with Gary Deaver
Designers Andrew and Sasha with Dinesh (electrical)
Cole helping the wheels go on
Gary Deaver, Mike Rizzo and Matt assemble the robot
Pivot top
Matt & Mike Rizzo building the robot
Matt & Mike Rizzo building the robot
Pivot top
Robot assembly
Gary Deaver adjusts the magnetic encoder
DEWBOT VI on its feet for the first time
Mike Rizzo & Scott Featherman wiring
Pivot top
A quick controller
DEWBOT VI's first drive
Preparing to climb over the bump (you're going to need a bigger boat!) - we made 4 crossings - 2 forwards & 2 backwards - all safely - & onto concrete landings
Thursday February 4, 2010
Our maximum bumper gap - is this okay?
Pivot assembly glamour shots 1/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 2/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 3/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 4/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 5/5
Kenneth on the line!
Kenneth
Friday February 5, 2010
Foster Schucker proudly wearing his 1511 reds
Matt, Faith Mckown & Gary Deaver cut aluminum for the proxy chassis
Proxy Chassis
Carly & Nichole
Programming team - Foster Schucker with Ben R & Kenneth