Day 24-26: Crunch Days

We started the day with having problems with the driving. After many tests, we narrowed the problem down to a failed Talon. Once finding and fixing this the robot drove perfectly. The decision to move everything over to our second chassis came shortly after. With our modular design, this task was made very simple. This chassis has a two speed gear box and is raised off the ground a little more with larger diameter wheels. The drive train also uses a chain and sprocket instead of a belt. The controls board was custom made with a CNC ShopBot Router. While facing a shaft we were able to achieve a 5 foot long single scrap; it was spun in a coil. The intake device has been completed with hooks that will allow the ball to come in but not to fall out. We have now completed the robot and are just doing final testing and tweaking.