This week our group managed to finish attaching all the motors, thus finishing the overall base of our robot. We all decided to ditch the 7:6 gear ratio in favor of two extra motors for both more torque and speed in the field, as well as extra space on the sides of our base in case our end-effectors require it later. After securely fastening all the wheels and motors to our base, we split off into two groups. One group collected the micro-controller and battery, as well as all the required cables, and began attaching them to the base. The other group opened up ROBOTC on a computer and began programming for our basic skid steer drivetrain. There are a couple loose ends to tie up with our current prototype, an example being our current cable management, and potentially even the position of our microcontroller and battery, but by next time we should be able to begin putting together our end-effectors, and maybe even test them out.
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