Friday, October 2, 2015

End of Week 6

What we accomplished :

  • Fixed the gear ratio (again)
  • Finished the mechanism that'll hold our weights
  • Re-sized our robot because it was too wide
This week we did a lot of re-arranging. We found out that having our wheels on the outside of our robot made it 20' wide, when the maximum length is 18'. We moved the wheels into the inside and had to reposition the gears. We realized our brain wasn't working because none of our batteries were charged. Next week, we have to work on programming the brain with the remote control.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Start of Week 6

Goals for this week:
  • Check to see if the motors work
  • Discover why the gears aren't turning
  • Finish the compartment that will hold the weights.
Although we are finished with the basic structure of the robot, there are still some improvements we need to make. The gear ratio we have is not turning when the motor is on. Also, the compartment we built for our weights is not yet finished. We also need to re-program the brain to make sure the motors work