Friday!

We've come to the end of another week completing the base portion of the robot. Although it was rather difficult finding the right parts and deciding when and where to use the right tools we did manage. We even taught each other some of the tools names that we didn't know about.

Our robot, hanging out upside down while we tighten up some screws

Robot Work!

Goals:

• Continue working on the robot

If all goes according to plan, then by the end of this week we will have the basic structure done! This is exciting! We work well (if not a bit slowly) as a team. I consider myself lucky to be part of this team.

 Sammyr, happily working

Week Recap: Organization

Accomplished this week:

• Finished our organizing of the nuts and screws
• Began working on the actual robot!

Here is where the real work begins! It'll be a challenge, of that I'm certain. Still, there isn't anything we can't do if we do our best and work hard. But let's see how next week goes...

A peek into our messy toolbox

Organizing?

Goals for this week:

• Do whatever organizational tasks Mr. Martin has for us

That seems to include sorting and putting things together. It might be easy and a bit monotonous. Still, any work is better than no work at all. And do we really want to do hard work? I don't, at least, so these small jobs are looking better and better by the minute. 

A photo of what our work entails

WE ARE DONE~!

Accomplished:

• Finished the Solidworks Robot

Woohoo! I'm so glad we are done! This is amazing :D We all worked really hard. It turned out that we had been building a more complicated version of the robot the entire time... at least now we know why we were so behind. Hopefully next week will not be as frustrating as these past weeks.

The finished product! 

Well...

Goal for this week:

• FINISH THE YOU-KNOW-WHAT.
• It will remain nameless, because I am frustrated.

Extra thoughts:

UGH. Ugh. UUUUUGH. We need to finish this! What will become of us if we don't?! And we have been doing our best the entire time but can't complete it! What is wrong with us?? Ugh. UGHHHH. I am understandably annoyed and terrified, as you can see.

About where we are, currently.
(Also known as "UGH.png")

WHOOP WHOOP

Please ignore the title, it is irrelevant.

Accomplished this week:

• progress on the solidworks robot

I am still very, very worried because at the time of writing this post, we have not finished. I am also frustrated. We have been working so hard, but are chugging along at a snail's pace! What in the world?! In what kind of logic-defying world have we been thrown?? Forgive me for the drama, it's Friday and I am weary of school already...

One of the pieces we will be using in the final assembly