Daily Digest: Issue IV, MMXXV

Daily Brief

Today, January 11th, the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team opened this Saturday with a meeting to discuss what has been accomplished since kickoff. After setting goals for the day, the team separated into their usual groups. The Manufacturing & Design team divided into three smaller groups from there to work on assembling different parts with efficiency. The Programming team overviewed what they had already completed so they could proceed with setting up commands and collaborate with the Manufacturing & Design team to prepare motors for the drivebase. The Marketing, Media, & Awards team worked on plans for awards and wrote the Daily Blog. In total, the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team made great progress towards their intended objectives, and are optimistic for the next week!

Narrow Overview

Manufacturing & Design Team

The Manufacturing & Design team started the day by splitting up into groups focusing on different structures: the elevator, the intake, and the swerve drive. The section of the team focused on the elevator gathered the components that they had finished and worked to assemble them. The group concentrated on the intake completed the pieces necessary and finished hooking them up to the y mechanism. The group occupied with the swerve drive worked with the Programming team to prepare Krakens to be used for this mock base. They plan on allowing members to practice driving as soon as this drivebase is ready. The Manufacturing & Design team looks forward to this upcoming week as they continue a steady progress!

Programming Team

The Programming team began the day by ensuring that the Limelight was fully functional. Once they were certain it was, they began implementing commands that will enable the robot to center itself on AprilTags. After, they inspected the code that was used in the last game in order to acclimate it to the game for this season. The Programming team continues to make great strides towards their goals every day and are hopeful for continued advancement in the coming weeks.

Marketing, Media, & Awards Team

The MMA team started the day by recording the goals that the entire team set for the day. They assisted a few members in the Manufacturing & Design team to fully finish the proportions of the practice field. After they continued to work diligently on award planning as well as writing timelines, recruiting new members, and keeping up with documentation on our Daily Blog. The MMA team is full of anticipation for upcoming developments!