Daily Digest: Issue VII, MMXXV

Daily Brief

Today, January 16th, the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team began the day by ensuring that everyone who hadn't completed their rules test would be finished by today. The team continued to study the game manual and honed in on the specific rules that have been changed since last year's competition. All materials that were ordered have been delivered: giving team members full freedom to manufacture all mechanisms and components of the robot. The Manufacturing team resumed prototyping the elevator mechanism and assembling the drivetrain. Additionally, members made motor mounts for various components. The Programming Team carried on with Limelight detection and programming the radio on swerve bot two. The MMA team began writing the Woodie Flowers essay over a longtime mentor and role model and will allocate more attention to completing it now that the deadline is near. Additionally, the team generated button designs for this year's competition. Overall, the Iron Plainsmen Robotics has made immense progress since the beginning of the season and continues to advance every day!

Narrowed Overview

The Manufacturing & Design Team

The Manufacturing & Design split up responsibilities among many members today to progress on multiple tasks. The team assembled motor mounts that will soon be installed onto the arm, slider, and elevator. Additionally, team members fired up the CNC machine in order to cut out the Y mechanism and bearing holes. The team looks forward to this Saturday where driver practice and tryouts will be held!

The Programming Team

The Programming team resumed working on Limelight color detection and programming the radio on the swerve bot. The team has honed in on perfected autonomous and teleoperated functions by focusing on AprilTag Alignment, which the robot will heavily rely on. The team looks forward to assisting with driver practice and tryouts this Saturday!

The Marketing, Media, & Awards Team

The MMA team started the day by creating a priority list of upcoming events, goals, and deadlines. This list will help manage dates and other work they will be completing. Proceeding, they began the writing process for the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award in preparation for the upcoming due date. The team also generated button ideas that will be manufactured and given out at competitions this season. Finally, the team has decided on the two Dean's List nominees that will be submitted and has begun to prepare the members for judging by allocating practice questions and interviews. The MMA team has many projects to carry out and looks forward to tackling them one by one!