Post #31

Our Goals For This Week Are:

• Finish replacing the axles for  the robot
• Finish coding the autonomous
• Make the robot go around the chairs

We figured out that the reason why our robot won't move in a straight line is because the motor isn't tightened. We have to change the axles for the motors in order to fix this problem. Because we are being relocated this week due to EOC testing, we don't expect to complete many of the goals. 

Post #30

What we accomplished this week:

• Found a fixed place for our robot to start at
• Made the robot go in a straight line

This week we didn't manage to accomplish all the goals that we set this week. While we were seriously close to completing one of them, another mishap happened. One of the motors weren't running right. However, we are currently working on fixing the problem so that we can continue on. Hopefully by next week we can definitely accomplish the goals that we set this week.

Post #29

Goals for this week:

• Make it around the chairs twice
• Begin on our third lap around the chairs

This week we plan on getting the robot to make it around the chairs twice. We have been working on perfecting our code so that the robot can flawlessly go around without any problems. So far our current code has been working fine with a couple of complications. Once we finish the second lap, we can start working on the third lap.

Post #28

What we accomplished:

• Robot went around the chair once
• Fixed the motor on the robot

This week we managed to take one part of our robot apart to tighten some screws that were loose. We also added new screws to places that needed it. We continued to work on the coding to try and get our robot to go around a second time. However, we haven't been too successful with our attempt. Hopefully next week we can get it to go around twice if not three times around the two chairs.

Post #27

What we accomplished:

• We finished the coding for the first lap around the chairs.
• We also learned a bit more about the structure of code. 

Today we continued to work on our RobotC Code for our Robot. We are getting a bit used to the code structure and are more capable of changing and adding certain things. Over the course of this week we managed to accomplish one whole lap around the two chairs.

Post #26

Today we managed to figure out how to change the variables in the speed and power to help and allow our robot to stop turning as it tries to go straight. Along with this we also discovered that certain things in our code such as the wait-time, played a major component in what we need to be able to get around the track. We also did a bit of maintenance along the way due to the robot hitting the chairs and loosening up the bolt.

Post #25

Goals for this week:

• Get the robot to do autonomous
• Begin working on the robot arm

This week we plan on getting the robot to perform autonomous so we can work on the robot arm. Today we got help from Mr. Martin and he fixed the communication problem we were having with the robot. Now we can begin the process of coding so we can finally get autonomous done so we can move on to the next level.

Post #24

This week we accomplished every goal we set this week. We managed to polish up our robot and replace the old motor with a new one. We tried connecting our robot to the computer, however, we had some difficulty connecting. Hopefully we can get the robot to work next week so we can get the robot to do autonomous.