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After Bag Day........

2/23/2018

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Our work isn't over even after bag day.....
Earlier in the season, we had built a practice robot with the same dimensions as our competition robot. We can practice with our 15 pound roller claw on our practice bot and then we'll mount it on our competition bot when we unbag.
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Practice bot looking good!!
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Bag Day!!!!! - 2/20/18

2/23/2018

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Our 2018 robot is now in the bag!!! All of our hard work throughout the season payed off with our pretty amazing robot.  Stay tuned for our robot reveal video!!
​#BDIBS
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Follow our Instagram @elmcityrobosquad to watch the students bagging our robot! Also, make sure to check out our BDIBS hashtag and look at the other teams' bagged robots. 
​#BDIBS
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Week 6 -2/16/18

2/16/2018

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Two days until bag day and we're still prototyping!!! 
This is our climber prototype................
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Week 6 - 2/13/18

2/15/2018

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 With build season coming to an end, we are working harder than ever! This past week we've been finishing up out intake design, submitting awards, programming, and other things to get ready before competition. 
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On Saturday we demonstrated our robot and spread the FIRST message at the Yale Pathways Science on Saturdays!
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​It is that time of the year to start making our bumpers! We tape pool noodles onto pieces of wood the same size as our robot frame.
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We are proud to announce that we are building our smallest robot ever! With the size being 22x24, we are even smaller than last year's Brick 2.0!
Now to come up with a name......
#pebble?
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We finish our day with a delicious slice of pizza from a local pizza place here in New Haven. Yum!
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Week 5 -2/8/2018

2/8/2018

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Today we worked on redesigning our "roller claw", the previous cube intake that we designed. We used the claw part of the intake and attached it to a wooden board. The board had a bar attached in the back providing a "lever" inspired design. The lever could be adjusted to different heights, which is perfect for intaking at different levels and placing the cubes at different heights. 
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 This design was inspired by FRC Spectrum 3847's intake. We have  to "Steal from the best and invent the rest!"
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Go and Check out their blog by clicking the button!

Spectrum 3847 Blog
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Week 5 -2/5/18- 2/7/18

2/7/2018

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The 2018 robot is in the process! The belly pan has been mounted, now we are ready to start wiring!
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​Outside of the workshop, the team works on their outreach by hosting demonstrations at magnet school fairs. The children seem to be having so much fun!

​It's now week 5 but we're still working on our prototypes. We have so many brilliant ideas but we need to decide which ones we're going to use for our 2018 robot! This picture shows a couple of students and mentors measuring how far our prototype launches a cube!
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Week 4- 1/28/18- 2/1/18

2/1/2018

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More than halfway through build season and we're working harder than ever. So much has happened this week; It is safe to say that this has been one of our most productive weeks so far. 
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Check out this super cool engraved part! With our new CNC router, we can customize our parts with our own logo. Catch our 2018 robot with these special parts!
#558
#FSU
#CNCactuallyworking 
#it'slit
We've been keeping up with our vlog game so make sure to stay updated on all of our videos. Our most recent vlog can teach you a couple tips on how you can accurately proportion a piece and cut it out. Go and watch it by clicking the button below!
Vlog 9
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Using those pieces , we designed and built a new intake.
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Our intake prototype has its pneumatic organ donor, Brick 2.0, right by its side.
Brick 2.0 is pumping life right into it. (literally)

So will this be our official intake design for our 2018 robot? Or maybe it will be our top secret intake that we have been working on for a couple of weeks..................... shhhhhhh

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Week 4 -1/31/18- 2/1/18- Building our Chassis

2/1/2018

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Are these seniors working hard or..............hardly working?
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Some of our students worked on deburring the pieces to start the chassis for our 2018 robot. The pieces were first CADed and then they were milled. After assembling the frame (and reassembling),  bearing blocks were put in for the future bearings. 
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The finished frame!!!
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