2014-15 FTC "Cascade Effect" VEX "Skyrise"
Steve takes on and defeats two robots after our alliance's robot breaks down.
Our mentor gives us some tips.
We borrow Valley Christian's playing field for practicing our driving and troubleshooting autonomous.
We built a mini robot with a hat as a chassis to introduce new members of robotics to the basic parts of robot-hardware and programming.
It takes two to saw a stubborn axle in half.
Working on drive code for Astrid's mecanum wheels.
Setting up the bandsaw to cut parts for Steve's lift.
We consolidate our ideas on a poster and decide on our final design.
Alex uses the bandsaw to cut up the 8-foot-long section into smaller pieces for Steve's lift.
Shreyas drills holes for Steve's intake mechanism.
Seven skyrise sections plus the base is as tall as Oscar, so Astrid must be able to touch his head when fully extended.