The New 120

Did this robot ever get built? Should bring it to IQ.

We're in a bit of a chaotic moving phase right now - our old building is being demolished, meaning all of our materials, tools, machines, computers, and robots (along with about 3 or 4 other school clubs' stuff that used the space & machines too) had to get moved to a completely new building. I still have yet to hear much more from the club, but we'll start meeting again in a few weeks I think.

On top of that, we've had a few other hiccups in making parts [like one incident where the vice wasn't properly mounted on the mill when one of us came to use it, ruining a part ]. Needless to say, we're not going to be at BotsIQ this year.

boo

As far as I know, the robot will be completed in time for the April 14th competition. However, this is the extent of my knowledge on the subject for two reasons:

1. Battlebots meetings were scheduled on really, really bad days for me this semester, precluding my attending them
2. I've become increasingly irritated that it's taken two years to even get something together that moves [which I see as being primarily due to poor planning]

As such, I will not be participating in RoboJackets' Battlebots group in future semesters.

Sorry to hear that....are you still going to complete your ant?

rjw wrote:

Sorry to hear that....are you still going to complete your ant?

Yeah, I have a fresh update in its thread. I'm working on making the parts waterjet-friendly.

Hope to see it up and running in the near future...best of luck...

So.. does that mean I won't be seeing you, Jeff, in California??

Unfortunately no, although I was probably not going to be one of the guys attending anyway (tests overlap on those days, and some of my professors probably wouldn't budge on test dates).