Schedule

Thursday (12/4)- Robotics briefings at a board meeting. Description: A briefing consists of key points, short readings, and key pictures. December -- research ideas, present to others, practice with LEGOs

January 6 - KOP checklist - done by Luke and Sam - project management

Jan. 7 - break into teams (design, organizing room, rules, manuals/reference (print out and collate), control system/programmer) Design - work on overall design of robot, start getting into detail Organizers - work on robot room, get it ready for action X Rules - meditate upon the rules, highlight, take notes X Manuals/reference - collate and print out the entire manual, organize copies nicely into binders X Control System/Programmer(s) - update the firmware/software, get BUA robot back in shape and ready to send back

Jan. 8 - decide on final design, input from entire team - rules people need to present - finish updating control system - read and watch assembly videos - programmers - read through WB Lib documentation - part experts (joysticks, accelerometer, gyroscopes, motors, pneumatics, ...) - T-shirt group meets

Jan. 9 - decide on final design, input from entire team - figure out smaller details, start planning to prototype/mockup - rules people need to present - finish updating control system - nearly finished - programmers - read through WB Lib documentation - read and watch assembly videos - get video working - T-shirt group - finalize design, color, sleeve length, all that, present to team - keep working on kit-bot

- basic design with smaller details - groups - parts - start to order - tools - figure out what we need and start to order - put together control system and update firmware
 * by Jan 9** -

Introduce by rules update, and T-shirt update, who can work on the weekend and if so which day? break into groups
 * Jan 15th -**

-rules update - present to rest of group Taus Barrow who else? can Diego and Sarah check this out as well, please?

-website work Diego Laycox Barbell anyone i missed

- freshmen: build bucket w/ cardboard Taus Barrow Brett Barbell

- build trailer Marie Sarah Aaron Hoffman

- chassis and build box out of plexiglass Alex Brendan

- control system Lynch Arbeiter Vanessa Luke Joe

-programming Drew Noah King Firer

- blueprints, start building, programming, work on control system - have chassis built with electronics on it, controlled with joysticks
 * by Jan 16**

Jan 21 - start with chassis demo - airlock peeps keep going - outpost needs to be built as well - bucket- design and build - open and fix gearbox - continue work on website - control system - work on layout as soon as bucket is complete - design team - sit down with Sam and figure out smaller parts

- robot MOVES under control - build outpost model, especially airlock - build floor - pneumatics - brainstorm strategy for autonomous mode (depending on position), then implement with software
 * by Jan 23**

- transport system, features - bumper folk - need bumpers built
 * by Jan 30**

- WORKING ROBOT
 * by Feb 6**

- practice driving and build crate
 * by Feb 13**

//**SHIP DATE FEBRUARY 16** ***//

To do: - T-shirt design (Sam B, Sara, Marie, Danielle, Luke, Willy) - ordering - get lists together - more wire, wire crimpers,