Weeks 1-3

Week One

For our first day on practice on January 6th, we brainstormed ideas for this season's robot. Sub-teams met and discussed goals for the upcoming weeks. January 9th was our second day of practice for the build season. We started taking pictures for the baseball cards and website, decided on a construction plan for the robot, and started to create sponsor thank-you-cards. On our final day of the first week of practice, our team had a long practice on the January 12th. We began to build the base on our competition robot, we organized the storage shelves, wrote code for the flywheels, and took inventory on safety kits.

Week Two

For our first day of practice on January 13th, the Wrench Warmers started crafting the flywheel and power cell cannon frame. We began planning for our second annual open house on February 22nd. On Thursday the 16th, safety team began editing and adding finishing touches to the safety manual. The game master team began creating the game manual test, and media team posted about our upcoming fundraiser on February 8th. Unfortunately, our weekend practice was cancelled due to road conditions from the winter storm that hit Blooming Prairie.

Week Three

On our first practice of the week, January 20th, build team finished constructing the power cell cannon and started mounting it on the robot. The open house flyers were created and the game manual test was completed. Safety team hung up posters around the work shop to instruct our team members on how to safely handle the equipment. Thursday the 23rd, build team created a few of the game pieces including the power port and the loading bay. We had no weekend practice scheduled this week, but our team studied the game manual over the weekend to prepare for the upcoming game manual test.

Weeks 4-6

Week Four

Monday the 27th was our first practice day this week. build team built another game piece: the trench and the control panel. They also finished attaching the power cell cannon to the robot. electrical team began wiring the motors to the flywheels. On Thursday the 30th, programming team began creating code for the camera function that works for the control panel. This week we also took the first round of game manual tests. 

Week Five

Monday the 3rd and Thursday were our practice days during the week. During those days the programming team worked on the pneumatic system that will work on gaining rotational control and positional control of the trench. Build team finished creating the game pieces and worked on attaching the conveyor belt tubing. On Saturday, the Wrench Warmers hosted their first annual gaming tournament. We had a great turnout, and we are excited to host the tournament next year.

Week Six

Coming Soon...