212E
Ben H, Julia G, William G
One of the more ambitious groups in our class, 212E has encountered many problems, but also shows the most promise to succeed. Initially, this group relied on a double-reversible four-bar to lift cones into the air like group 212A did. After their first competition in Novemeber, however, the team saw promise in making a very good, very fast robot that focuses on mobile goals. 212E's plan has been successful so far, as they have recently scored more than one hundred points in this year's skills challenge.
212C
Caden H, Emmanuel G
The group that may have struggled the most to build their robot. 212C eventually decided to focus solely on perfecting their mobile-goal lifter, and can currently score mobile goals in the ten point zone consistently. Their drive-train has been having issues recently, and as such they are now redesigning it in Autodesk Inventor 2017 as of December 2017.
212B
Alex L, Josh P, Matthew V
A robot that uses two separate four-bars to carry mobile goals and stack cones. Colloquially called "China-bot" by the rest of our class due to its less-than-original design, this robot excels at effortlessly lifting cones off the ground. 212B achieved this by using pneumatic tubing as a way of sweeping up each cone. As of December 2017, this team has gone from a scissor-lift as their main design to a less conventional four-bar, focusing more on stacking cones on their mobile goals.
212D
Malcom M, Matthew M
By far the most time-efficient group of our class, Malcom and Matthew got to work straightaway this year, completing much of their robot before anyone else had finished their chassis. Sporting a creative design, 212D uses a tall chassis with tank treads to easily get over the mobile-goal score zone barriers. Their claw utilizes a gyroscope to keep each cone level as the crane lifts them up into the air, until eventually the gyro is manually switched off in an effort to make the cone stack higher than ever.
212A
Matthew M, Scott B, Travis A
A robot that utilizes a double-reversible four-bar to lift cones high up into the air, has been to two competitions as of December 2017. Currently, this team is trying to incorporate a mobile-goal lifter with the aim of scoring a mobile goal in the ten or twenty point zone. The group started brainstorming different ideas before 3D modelling their final design. They then built their robot once satisfied.
THE FIVE TEAMS
212A - 212E
Scroll down to view each of our five teams in detail. Descriptions will include our team members, their robot, and a brief summary of their design process.