In this year's FRC, we built a beautiful robot called "Preinstalled Splinters." At our first event, the Dalton Regional, our robot did not have an elevator yet, but we got picked for the top seeded alliance with 4910 and 6705. We had a great time working with them, and our alliance won! At Duluth, we had the elevator attached for the event. Again, we got a great alliance, this time with 6829 and 4188. We made it to the finals! The very next weekend, we attended the PCH District Championship in Athens. It was a lot of fun competing, and we were on an alliance with two great teams, 4026 and 3998. Another successful year for Team 1771! |
One of the most exciting features on our robot this year was the winglike structures on each side of the chassis, designed to be able to lift two other robots during a climb. All through build season, we planned our robot to be structurally strong enough to lift around 400 lbs, but we ended up not having time to implement them. When we had a chance to, we worked on them at competitions, and although we never used them on the field during the competition, at the Championship we tried using them on the practice field and were able to climb with two other robots! It was exciting to see that our robot could do the engineering challenge it was designed around.
Preinstalled Splinters has been a great robot, and we are looking forward to improving it in the coming year! Hopefully our three-robot climb will be competitive at GRITS 2018.
Preinstalled Splinters has been a great robot, and we are looking forward to improving it in the coming year! Hopefully our three-robot climb will be competitive at GRITS 2018.
Community CAD Workshop
On Sunday, April 15th from 3 PM to 8 PM, our team is hosting a CAD Learning day. If you've ever wanted to learn the basics of 3D modeling, or have a more specific question, stop by North Gwinnett High School, Room 308 to learn with us!
Date: April 15th, 3-8 PM
Who: 4th graders and older! Members of FIRST teams and parents are especially invited.
Location: North Gwinnett High School (20 Level Creek Rd. Suwanee), Room 308
Date: April 15th, 3-8 PM
Who: 4th graders and older! Members of FIRST teams and parents are especially invited.
Location: North Gwinnett High School (20 Level Creek Rd. Suwanee), Room 308