Day 23: Concentrated Sprint

Today was the last Saturday meeting. 96 hours left of the build season. For some people today is there last day, but for others they’ll be needed for the next 3-4 days.  It is up to the leaders to choose who they want to stay for the next couple days, and if you’re leader doesn’t want you here you are encouraged to protest and talk to Corey as well as your leader about it. If you feel like you could be a value to the team, then try to stay and work. After we tested the robot in the gym on Thursday we’ve figured out that today we need to change gears on the firing piston because it doesn’t work, and add the second piston. This is the last part that we have to modify. Also, we have to finish the control board to make it precise and look nice. Mr. Greene let everyone know that Monday and Tuesday will be the last day to finish. He wanted to thank everyone for a good build season. Ms. Burza told everyone today was the last day to turn in your raffle tickets, because she needs to deposit the money so we can afford hotels and buses. Furthermore, April 3^rd will be the team dinner and everyone needs to let her know how many people you have coming with you by next Thursday. Media team got their load of shirts/crewnecks to start printing on, which they will start next week. Animation team made more props for their challenge, finalized the first, second, and third scenes, and did the voice recording for their mythology video. Business team continued to print the certificate of appreciation pages on cardstock. They also went to Tina’s at Saratoga Square, Kaiser’s, and Potbelly to get gift cards for the raffle. Mechanical team switched the arms on the shooter for steel ones, changed the wheels on the ball shifter chassis to 6in, and continued to build a shelf for the lathe tools. Controls team fixed the 2^nd chassis and tested it. They also made the ball shifter work for high and low gear. Programming team went to the field house to test the ball shifter chassis, and the actual robot. CAD team designed new treads for the intake roller in Autodesk Inventor. Safety team finished painting the shelves, and combined the yellow onto the blue one.