Team Three/Journal/Jan6

Electrical

We drew the following diagram as a basic idea for how the electrical components will be connected together:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s293pDLDP5VBuHQG5M1cj2vQIXuWMuXI7buJGyodHk8/edit?usp=sharing

Software

Sasha learned all of C++ (except probably for most of it.)

Mechanical

Erin and Lisa drew a to-scale sketch of the robot on the white board. The version we discussed was the pancake robot that rotates its arms backwards, sliding the cubes down a ramp and into the main shaft. The shaft would then hinge open to release the blocks.

Potential problems/comments:

-The robot size appears to be smaller than expected, so we could potentially store 4 cubes instead of just going for 3 cubes

-The robot might be front-heavy because of the lever arm, so we'll need to place the wheels and battery in locations to balance this out so the robot doesn't tip over.

- We need to figure out an optimal slope for the ramp to make sure the cube fits down the shaft properly

Additionally, we laser cut the kit bot parts we were given and started assembling them.