“Drive in a Day” Workshop

The Robotics Team conducted a “Drive in a Day” workshop on Sunday, August 27. Led by Robotics Manager Stephan Shapiro, the workshop was designed to see how fast students could build a basic driving robot from scratch. This gave students experience making something similar to what they will make during the official robotics season.

Any problems they encountered could be resolved before the official season begins, which can help them streamline the building process. Ten robotics team members attended the full day event during which they made the wooden base of the robot and installed most of the electronics onto it. They constructed metal drive rails, which serve as the robot’s frame or chassis, and will soon attach the gearboxes and chain, and axles and wheels. There is still a little work that must be done for the robot to be completed.

This was the first time there has been a Drive in a Day workshop where a robot was created from scratch. It is also the first time students designed a custom gearbox.  
Shapiro explained, “The exercise helped the team get a better understanding of how long the various tasks actually take, so we can manage our time more effectively. We learned about what kind of problems we might run into, like the router issue, so we'll be able to prevent them in the future or at least be ready to fix them when they happen again.” Shapiro also added that the students gained experience and skill with the various tools; so during build season they will be prepared to make similar parts.
 
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