The FRC WarriorBorgs are gearing up as only 3 days are left before the Silicon Valley Regional "kicks" off. (Get it?) A dedicated group of team members met today and began to render the frame of the chassis on SolidWorks Photoview. Tomorrow, the coach has scheduled a mandatory meeting from 5-7 pm for the whole team to prepare for the competition (including practice for driving, scouting, etc).
Today, the FRC team got together prepare for the Silicon Valley Regional Competition. First, we organized all the remaining/backup parts in a new toolbox, and tested the backup batteries in order to make sure they were functional. Then, we cleaned up the general working area, and placed all unnecessary parts and tools in our newly-acquired storage trailer, courtesy of Valley Christian Schools.
Today, we met as a team to discuss the Silicon Valley and Davis Regionals. We went over everyone's assignments, the schedule, rules, etc. We will meet a few more times as a team to prepare for the tournaments. Please come and support us at San Jose State University in the Event Center on March 20! We will also be competing at UC Davis on March 31 & April 1. For more info,
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The WarriorBorgs are proud to announce that the FRC robot is completely finished. After several long days and nights of work, we have finally completed the building and programming for the robot.
We held a party today to celebrate the completion of the robot, inviting parents, mentors, and many others to the celebration. On the behalf of the WarriorBorgs (Team #3256), we would like thank everybody who made the completion of our robot possible. GO WARRIORBORGS!
Today, we submitted several materials for the FRC competition- the essay for the Chairman's Award, data for the Woodie Flowers Award, and the website itself for the Best Website Award. Although we are not eligible for the Chairman's Award since we are a rookie team, we are hoping that the essay will reflect upon our goal to achieve the Rookie All-Star Award.
We also worked on the FRC and FTC robots. The builders began troubleshooting issues with the overall function of the FTC robot, including making modifications to the shooter so that it would fire farther. The programmers also troubleshot the code for both the FRC and FTC robots, including issues with the watchdog timer. They also worked on the camera, servo motors, and encoders.
Overall, we are optimistic that these troubleshooting sessions will allow us to continue progress on the FRC and FTC robots, creating robots ready for competition.
We have gained significant progress on the FRC robot - the programmers worked on programming the kicker and hope to finish the code tomorrow. They also worked on fixing issues with the watchdog timer. Tae finished up the Bill of Materials, which required for competition. Marcus and Chad made modifications to the robot when necessary. Overall, we are making great progress and hope to have the robot ready for the NASA scrimmage on Saturday. Go WarriorBorgs!
Today, the builders and programmers worked on the robot at school. The builders worked on cleaning up the wiring of the robot, while the programmers worked with the programming mentor, Gary, to debug the robot control code.
Our Mubachi motor for the roller burned out, we are going to replace it with a more powerful motor tomorrow. The programmers also had issues communicating with the wireless bridge for the robot controls, so we decided to order a new one.
We are continuing to make progress and are on schedule. Ship day is not far away! Go WarriorBorgs!
With about 10 days left in the FRC building season, the team decided to have a practice at the machine shop in Palo Alto.
The builders, using the machinery at the shop, worked on the robot's kicker,while the programmers tested the robot's controllers, and made modifications to its coding.
Today, we tested our robot on our newly "constructed" FRC field. The first tests held promising results- the robot was very responsive to the controls on the new carpet, and the camera was able to follow the target precisely. The robot was also able to scale the bump with little to no difficulty.
Several builders also took time constructing and painting the shipping crate for the robot in the school's machinery room. With the much needed assistance from a fellow mentor, they were able to complete the construction and painting of the crate within an hour.
Overall we are thrilled that we have progressed so far! Go Warriorborgs!
