Basic Autonomous Movement Done
Basic autonomous movement is done, and it is the final version.
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Our code features a fixed movement that allows the robot to collect nectars, and go to the correct shooting position.
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Basic autonomous movement is done, and it is the final version.
Our code features a fixed movement that allows the robot to collect nectars, and go to the correct shooting position.
3D design of intake, and shooter are already done.
Our plan is to finish the full design by next Saturday.
Jason and Isaac restarted designing the drive train.
We are almost done with the drive train design. The 3D design is still going.
We merged apriltag tracking and driving codes together. It worked.
The next step is to work on basic autonomous codes. We will share updates as we go on. The video only contains Apriltag tracking because the field has too less space for driving.
This year's BIOBUZZ field setup arrived today to us.
We finally get a chance to start testing our shooter (we don't have one yet).
Our 3D design that is expected to come out this Saturday got delayed.
We realized that our designs had some issues, which made us restart. We will continue to update on Saturdays.
We got a apriltag detection and positioning code now. The next step is to test and debug.
Apriltag detection code is now complete, with a completed field-centric driving code. The next step is to code the basic autonomous code for shooting and positioning.
We fully finished our master sketch for our robot design on Onshape. It includes parts like intake, transfer, and a shooter.
The 3D design assembly will be done next week. We will share the final design with you.
Our new drive train was done on Thursday, September 17th and today. It includes timing belts and direct drives.
We have two drive trains, so that when one is taken down, the other one could be still used. The control hub is temporarily tied to the drive train. See engineering notebook 25 on the season page for details.
On September 10, 2026, our blog finally came back after two months.
The blog was removed because of its high maintenance requirements, but it came back after we had time to restart it. We are excited to continue updating the blog as our season progresses.
On July 2, 2026, our blog was successfully migrated to the engineering notebook.
The engineering notebook is the home for our detailed project records. This page will share highlights and team news as we continue building and learning.
We design and fabricate competitive robots using Onshape CAD and hands-on fabrication.
Our build updates will follow that process: the ideas we explore, the parts we make, and what we learn when we put them together.
We want to show the decisions behind the robot as well as the finished result.