Daily Digest: Issue V, MMXXIV

Daily Brief

Today, January 14th, the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team began the day by giving all the members time to finish their REEFSCAPE® Rules Test! This is to allow for a complete understanding of game rules, robot rules, and field measurements among all team members. Meanwhile, the mentors finalized a list of materials that needed to be ordered by the end of the day. Additionally, the team officially completed version one of the CAD designs and will now spend more time focusing on prototyping mechanisms and installing/programming the radio on swerve bot. On the other hand, the MMA team continues to complete daily documentation of the group's progress and hopes to finalize a Dean's List Award nominee by tomorrow. Finally, the team looks forward to this Saturday's practice where the team will hold driver tryouts and practice!

Narrowed Overview

The Manufacturing & Design Team

The Manufacturing & Design team began the day by individually completing their REEFSCAPE® Rules Test. Once they had concluded that they continued prototyping the elevator and sliding mechanisms. Meanwhile, other members attempted to troubleshoot the beloved CNC machine by disassembling and reassembling parts in order to distinguish an error. They hope to order new components to repair the tool by tomorrow!

The Programming Team

The Programming team began the day by working on reconfiguring the radio which proved to be quite a difficult challenge; However, they diligently generated a plan to create a solution. Additionally, the team continued progressing on AprilTag alignment.

The Media, Marketing, & Awards Team

The MMA team, too, completed the REEFSCAPE® Rules Test. After, they began the usual daily documentation and interviewed plausible Dean's List Award nominees which they hope to professionally question tomorrow for official tryouts. Finally, the MMA team worked alongside their mentors to refurbish and clean up the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team's website!