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CAD design tips

blog post — posted 2/8/2011

Almost every robotics team out there uses some form of design tool, whether it’s a computer modeling program, a pad of paper, or pieces [...]

Andrew, Jon and Rachel piece together parts for the chassis.

Photo Gallery: Drawings come to life

gallery — posted 2/5/2011

The robot starts to take shape after all pieces are cut for the chassis.

Highlights from a week of chasis work on Zeus.

The electrical and firmware teams present their recommend design for the drivers' station to the team.

Photo Gallery: Saturday work day!

gallery — posted 1/29/2011

Today was a long day… we met for almost twelve hours and got a lot done!

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Changes to the Firmware Group

blog post — posted 1/29/2011

For the 2011 season, I was selected to be the lead of the firmware group. Now that may seem like a lot to take [...]

Aaron and Adam work on wiring for a motor.

Photo Gallery: FLL meets FRC

gallery — posted 1/28/2011

As FIRST Team 930 continues design work, FLL members join the team to brainstorm ideas for a mini bot.

Mentor Derek King helps Team 930 sort through the building process.

Photo Gallery: Robot design

gallery — posted 1/22/2011

Team 930 works on a design for this year’s robot.

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The Electricity Begins!

blog post — posted 1/21/2011

This season begins with mainly returning members on the electrical team. As a senior lead, my main goal this year is to transfer my [...]

These are the results from our team’s rules test, along with some statistics on how you did. Correct answers reported are based on the [...]

Drivetrain Discussion

Image: Team Discussion on Drivetrain

image — posted 1/15/2011

Here is a screenshot of a team discussion about our robot’s drive train. It originally took place on our private team forums.