Week of January 23

Special thank you to our alumni who spent a lot of time at the shop during their Winter Break - Nathan A., Jake C., Dillon C., Carrington H., Becca N., Ross K., Stephen H., Aren H.  Looking forward to seeing some of you at Duluth and/or Chicago.  Enjoy your Spring semester!  (I'm sure I missed someone, it was not intentional.  PK)

Having Fun at the Shop!

Since kickoff on January 7, 2012, we've had a lot of fun - checking out the kit of parts, brainstorming, and building the practice field.  Like what you see?  Stop by and join the fun.  M-F 3:30pm - 9pm, Sat 10am - 10pm, Sun 1pm - 5pm.

Thanks to Ian H. for the awesome photos.

Robotics Kick-Off

You can view the live stream from below. It may show different things because it is streamed LIVE off of Nasa TV. This live stream will also be added to the About the Game page.

The time is at 10:30 AM EST
Teasers and other stuff will start around 9:00.


Live broadcasting by Ustream

Safety Animation for 2012 Season

This is a little late but the Animation Subteam has completed their saftey animation for the 2012 season.
You can check it out on our Youtube channel or just watch it from below.

Off-Season Prototype

During the off-season Arthur Siebel led a project to build an eight-wheel drive prototype.  It is geared at 13.5 feet per second using 3-inch Colson wheels.  With electronics, it weighs 42 pounds.  The gearbox is single-stage made from standard commercial-off-the-shelf gears we had in the shop.  It was simple to make and will be easy to manufacturing during the season.  This prototype uses eight single-piece wheel assemblies. These are tied to the main drive axle by chain.  This simple single-piece design allows for lighter overall product that will always be able to drive, even if a chain breaks or is disconnected during competition.

2012 Prototype - Full Drive Train

2012 Prototype - Gear Box

2012 Prototype - Wheel Assembly