2025 Build Season Week 5 Blog
With our first competition just around the corner, every second counts. We pushed forward on all fronts during week 5—manufacturing, mechanism assembly, coding, scouting, and more—all while making exciting progress on our robot and beyond. On Wednesday, we held a critical design review. We discussed minor changes to our mechanism designs to reduce size for better packaging, improve coral lifecycle from intake to outtake, and keep our robot weight below 115 lbs. Our scouting app team has also made significant progress. They implemented data visualization in the form of charts, which made the analysis process quicker. Additionally, we finished assembling the elevator and tested its voltage to check its efficiency. Our vision team continued to perfect their integrated vision assist when approaching the reef to score. With the new bumper rule changes, the team has decided to use EVA Foam over traditional solid-core pool noodles. The EVA foam has proved easier to work with, as we were able to order 40 x 80 sheets and cut them down to the required size for baltic birch bumper backings. This year, we are making practice bumpers in addition to our comp bumpers. [...]