Day 11: Design, Manufacturing & Prototyping Progress

Design

Today was our 2011 Preliminary Design Review.  We met as a whole team at the lab to discuss our game objectives and the direction we are going in with the robot.  Everyone seems to approve of the design and we will move forward to finalize the design in the coming days.

Manufacturing

The manufacturing team was working hard today on various pieces for the drivetrain (1110500).  They worked on the bumper support pieces and the siderails.  We plan to have the frames ready for welding on Monday.

The Manufacturing Team Working on Bumper Supports

Prototyping

The prototyping group received our shipment of Tetrix parts from FIRST Choice Today.  They started to put together a prototype for a pole climbing minibot mechanism.  The prototype shows promise but is not close to being complete and will be perfected over the coming days.