You may have noticed there is no Day 2 posted, this is because we do not work on Sundays, and Day 2 was a Sunday. Just FYI, in case you're fervently following this every day, and were heartbroken about the lack of a day.
For Day 3, we met up at the shop and split into various tasks. The build team met to discuss what design of robot we thought would be best to play the game, and also how we should go about playing the game. Many ideas were tossed out, and prototypes for the more popular ones are now underway, so we should be able to see a more complete design by the end of this week. The younger people headed to the Multipurpose Room to make sure that everything there was set for another busy season. The old materials were dismantled, the room was cleared for a new season, and now some of the field elements are under construction.
Meanwhile, in the programming/electronics sector, I hooked up most of the new components of the electrical board so that I can begin testing the camera code and some sensors hopefully by Day 4 or 5. With any luck, and a bit of skill, we should be able to have vision tracking for this year's robotics tournament.
This task will be much simplified by the fact that we acquired a wireless internet connection up at the shop today. Now we can look up important information right away, so that should greatly ease the design, testing, and coding processes.
That's all for Day 3, and make sure to stay tuned in to what is happening with Stag Robotics!
Daniel Mitchell, Head Programmer
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