The Home Stretch

Greetings!
I know I'm a few days late with this, but so much has been happening. The Wiz, Engineer's Week Open House at FAU, and of course the minor task of finishing a robot.

True to form we're behind schedule. Unfortunately, it's more so than in the past. The last couple of parts are being machined as I type this and will hopefully be ready today!? The robot ships Tuesday - I think it's going to be a long weekend.

We have a semi-finished render of what the bot will look like. I don't want to release it just yet but believe me it's a looker.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, TechTiger Robotics provided the technical support and created the character "The Wiz" for our drama club's production of The Wiz. I want to publicly recognize and thank Enrique Cosme, his wife Giesel, and students Matt Dixon and Victor Bassey for their work on this project.

Props to Jordan Pfost and Renata Oliveira-Castro for their work on the banner that won 2nd place at the FAU Engineer's Week Open House. Nice work girls!

Shifting Into High Gear

With the design concept complete and most of the CAD'ing done, parts are being made. But now it's time to get serious.

Saturday we spent 5+ hours at Sonny's machining and running the CNC. We've still got work to do but there is light at the end of the tunnel. The plan is to have the frame welded and start assembly next weekend.

Work in other areas continues as well. Under the guidance of Mr. Cosme, students laid out and wired the kitbot and have it running. The scouting team is busy putting together their data gathering tools. Soon, work will begin on rehabing the crate - ship day is just over 2 weeks away!

Here are a few pics from the week...