Daily Digest: Issue VIII, MMXXV

Daily Brief

Today, January 17th, the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team did a daily run-down of all tasks completed yesterday. They began laying out goals the team plans to accomplish soon. The team finalized studying the game manual and moved on to crucial endeavors. The Manufacturing & Design team overcame a slight issue yesterday regarding bearing holes that were not drilled correctly. However, the team easily corrected the mistake and continued with a positive attitude! Meanwhile, the Programming team progressed a tremendous amount today, completing multiple goals such as lateral AprilTag alignment and dashboard setup to better organize and switch between different autonomous functions. Finally, the MMA team continued extensive documentation, which the team hopes will help them gain the Documentation Award at upcoming competitions. They also dove into essay planning and concept generating for the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award, an award the team also aspires to focus on this season. In conclusion, the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team has made some impressive advancements and looks forward to beginning driver practice tomorrow!

The Manufacturing & Design Team

The Manufacturing & Design began the day by realizing and correcting a few mistakes that were made over the last couple of days. Additionally, the team finished up the Y mechanism the team has been prototyping for some time now and continued to manufacture the linear sliding mechanism that will be installed on the elevator. The team looks forward to assisting in driver practice this Saturday!

The Programming Team

The Programming team completed a multitude of tasks today, the most notable being the completion of lateral AprilTag alignment! The team completed the dashboard on the computer that organizes all autonomous code which allows the team to easily switch which auto functions will be used for a match. This was somewhat of an issue in last year's season at competitions and for that reason, the Programming team made it a priority early on in build season. Finally, the team tuned the drivetrain in preparation for driver practice. Overall, the Programming team has made it a priority to identify issues they ran into last season and correct them as early as possible!

The Marketing, Media, & Awards Team

The MMA team spent the day documenting the Iron Plainsmen Robotics team's progress to have an updated and flourishing documentation binder to present judges with at the competition. Additionally, the team finalized a new button design that will be given out at this season's competition to generate more creative and goofy designs soon. The team created questions to ask the mentor who would be nominated for the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award and continued to plan out the essay. Altogether, the MMA team's main focus is on awards currently and preparing for upcoming competitions!