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This week was quite different from the other weeks. We had meetings more than usual. We normally meet only Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, but we have met every day of the week so far. We are meeting so much because we have a lot of work to get done.

Head Coach Kirk may not look that stessed, but deep down he’s ready to pull a (as some would say) “vacuum from weegee’s revenge”

This week we did a lot of work on the chassis. We started by dismantling last year’s robot Weegee’s Revenge. We then started putting together an 8-wheeled prototype. We chose eight whole wheels because it allows for more control, better stability when going over the trench, and each wheel has less wear. The bot is currently being tested on the field by the programming team to make sure all the sensors are working.

The integration team is working on drawing up the robot in CAD before we start building, so we know what it looks like (sort of like those instructions that come with Legos).

We also have the chairman’s essay done! Andrew and Anson submitted the essay and paperwork last Wednesday night. You may be wondering what the chairman’s essay is for. It is for the chairman’s award. FIRST describes it as “

The most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the mission of FIRST. It was created to keep the central focus of FIRST Robotics Competition on the ultimate goal of transforming the culture in ways that will inspire greater levels of respect and honor for science and technology, as well as encouraging more of today’s youth to become science and technology leaders. “

To view last year’s Chairman’s click here and this year’s here.

While everyone else was working on the robot, Ben was hard at work building carts for the electronics and tools. He spent a few weeks designing and building three of them.

Blog post and photos by Colin Kovick