May 2024

We finalized the arcade lights design and 3D printed TPU “end caps” for the half-tubes, mounting them on both sides of the shooter with the neopixels. We also sanded down the tubes to create a frosted look, which makes the neopixel glow effect even stronger. We also replaced the shooter support aluminum extrusions with newer,

We started and finished new bumpers for the robot as our last ones had suffered a lot of damage from matches. Our new bumpers were constructed with birch plywood and we used a heat-vinyl transfer machine to apply the iron-ons, so they should be much stronger. We also began designing shooter “arcade lights” using two

We changed the ratio on the climber NEO gearboxes to 100:1, greatly increasing our torque as 40:1 wasn’t enough.

We 3D printed new mounts for our front and back Limelight cameras, allowing for more optimal angles. We also printed a new neopixel tower that mounts to the side of the shooter and is perpendicular to the ground, enabling it to be used like a compass for alignment.

We have designed and mounted the final climber design, which adds in a static hook that the robot ultimately hangs off of; the pivoting hooks are used to get the static hooks to the chain. This makes it so the weight of the robot isn’t resting on the gearboxes when the match ends and eliminates

We have begun work on designing a simple climber that pivots onto the chain, doing a sort of “robot pull up.” This eliminates the need for a linear actuator like the AndyMark climber in a box (which would be more of a hassle to assemble), but it does mean that we can only cimb on