Update 1-19-17

Deep Blue Robotics Update: Thursday, January 19 Prototyping: Shooter: The shooter prototyping team tested out their new design today. The team set up the shooter in a big, largely empty hallway and began to fire away. This new design can shoot much higher than before, though numbers still need to be recorded.   Gear: With […]

Update 1-18-17

Deep Blue Robotics Update: Wednesday, January 18 Prototyping: Most of the team continued work on their prototypes today. As they wrapped up their work, many prototyping teams presented their work and findings to the team mentors. Shooter: The shooter team tested their new design for their prototype today. Their new prototype included three wheels to […]

Update 1-17-17

  Deep Blue Robotics Update: Tuesday, January 17 Prototyping The team spent today working on their mechanism prototypes. Soon, we will be working on our full robot mechanisms. Shooter: The shooter team continued work on their prototype today. To test the speed of the wheels, Sarah attached an encoder to the CIM and the team […]

Update 1-16-17

Deep Blue Robotics Update: Monday, January 16     Prototyping: Gear: Today, the gear prototype team presented their test process and results to the team mentors. The morning was spent making finishing touches on the prototype before their presentation. After a few minor adjustments, the mechanism will be fully designed and ready to fabricate!   Shooter: […]

Update 1-15-17

Deep Blue Robotics Update: Sunday, January 15 Prototyping: Most of the team resumed work on their prototypes today. Throughout the day, each prototype team made adjustments to their designs and recorded measurements to test the effectiveness of each. Shooter: Today, the shooter team made adjustments to their prototype to increase compression, adjust hood angle, and […]

Update 1-14-17

Deep Blue Robotics Update: Saturday, January 14 Prototyping: Most of the team resumed work on their prototypes today. Throughout the day, each prototype team made adjustments to their designs and recorded measurements to test the effectiveness of each. Shooter: The shooter team made adjustments to the mechanism to increase compression to improve consistency in shots. The […]

Update 1-13-17

Deep Blue Robotics Update: Friday, January 13 So What is this Robot? GAME RULES: Basic Game Rules: Alliances of three robots each will power their airship by shooting fuel(wiffle) balls into the boiler goals, collecting large gears to power rotors on the ship, and climb a rope at the end of the game. Game Animation […]