Brandon, Hunter, and I are working on completing the sideways shooter. It'll likely be done by next class, but we still have to do the claw mechanism to pick up discs. Samuel is chilling with another group, but we've decided over the last week that the cost of making him come back is not worth what he contributes to the robot, so we'll operate as a three person team while he's gone. The sideways shooter is like any other engineering project: it seems dumb unless it works. Our problem is we're discouraged to make new, innovative designs because our grade is dependent on our physical progress. We may have the best fundamental understanding of the robot and how every mechanism works, but we're punished via grades for not copying a senior design. Honestly, I would prefer to copy a senior design, as it's more likely the sideways shooter is another waste of time than a crazy success. Hopefully we can beat the odds.
Until Monday,
Diego.
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