The team met to continue brainstorming and working on Breakaway, FIRST Robotics Contest. Team members met in the robotics classroom/shop to continue working to solve the contest. The programming team continues to work with LabVIEW. The test bench was setup with an ANDYMARK ToughBox transmission with a CIM attached. We had difficulty with the Classmate the previous night. Mentor Michael Watson took the netbook home and got it working.
Ball manipulation
The team broke up into two different groups to brainstorm methods to manipulate the soccer ball. After each team had come to some conclusions, the entire group assembled again. Each team presented their ideas including drawings and explanations of the apparatus. We worked hard to keep from criticism or evaluating each design. Sketches were made on the Whiteboard. The sketches were recorded with pictures as well as napkin sketches. Linda McMahon made audio recordings of the presentations along with notes she took with her special pen. Pictures were taken with an Iphone.
At the end of the night, all of the design features were discussed and many of them eliminated since they violated the game design rules.
Robot design and orientation
The team also discussed features to control the ball as it comes from other robots, off the tower, controlling the ball below the bumpers, ways to prevent handling or manipulating multiple balls at the same time. A variety of materials were discussed to help with the assistance of controlling the balls. We also made the decision to be a wide robot instead of a narrow.
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