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VEX U Robotics
Status Report 1
Monday: January 30, 2017
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Team Members:
Michael Cataldo
Martin Garcia
Jerald Jones
Christopher Lansford
Timothy Polnow
Jesse Totten
Ashley Young

2. Accomplished Fall 2016 Semester
Design and constructed a robot to compete in VEX U Competitions
Chassis: X-Drive System
Lift System: Claw Mechanism
Wheels: Omni-Directional
Attended a scrimmage to test and expose the robot to VEX U game conditions

3. Accomplished Fall 2016 Semester

4. Accomplished This Semester:
Robot: Monica
Accomplished This Semester:
Work in progress:
Switched from 4-bar lift to 2-bar lift
Redesigned claw gearing
Reinvented tower structure
Changed all speed motors to torque motors
Reconstruction of robot
Rewire Cortex and motors
Programming

5. Robot: Monica

6. Accomplished This Semester:
Robot: Olga
Accomplished This Semester:
Work in progress:
Designed robot to have an H-Drive chassis
Incorporated an intake system
Created 3-D Printing parts to integrate into design
Construction of robot
Wire Cortex and motors
Programming

7. Robot: Olga

9. Goals for Rest of Semester:
Finish construction and design of the two robots
Test robots and make necessary modifications
Continue working and complete the Engineering Notebook used to compete in competitions
Compete in VEX U Tournament Qualifier on February 18, to try and get accepted in VEX U World Competition

10. QUEStions?