Author: Wire Clippers

Hello all! To start with, we had a short week thanks to finals, so we’ve decided to sum up the whole week with one (drum roll here) Super Blog! Even though this was a small week, between all three days we have a lot to report, from considerable achievements on the Build front to steady…

Hello again! We’re back to running at full steam, with prototypes from the build team, motor tests from the programming team, and some outreach updates from the business team. First off, the Build Team has finalized the design for the ball launcher. Similar to our design from two years ago, this year’s robot will use…

Hello, fans, sponsors, and friends! The Wire Clippers are back once again, and this time we’ve managed to get back into the workshop for kickoff. This year, we’re excited to tackle the latest challenge, the transportation-themed “Rapid React,” and although we’ve only just started, we’re already well on our way to a successful season. As…

I’d say hello, but this week, at least for now, it looks like this is going ot be goodbye. The build season is at an end, and today’s meeting, our last meeting of the season, is complete! We spent this meeting on cleanup, so there’s not much to report, but we’d like to say a…

Hello again, everyone! We’re back at work again today and have started off with some pneumatics testing by the build team. Our pneumatics expert graduated last year, and while we still know a good amount on the subject, it’s still important to make sure everyone on the build team knows their way around them. On…

Welcome back, everyone! We’re back from break, and we’ve hit the ground running with the electrics. To summarize our progress, the new chassis now has fully active mecanum wheels, a bottom frame, protective panes equipped with holes for wires, a (mostly) working CPU, one completed set of bumpers, and a completed battery holder. Today, the…

Hello everyone, it’s been another day of steady progress here at the Wire Clippers! On the build angle, we’ve been figuring out how to budget the rest of our grant money. Thus far, we’re in order for a 360-degree camera, a new controller for the drive team, several new motors, and a slew of nuts-and-bolts…

Hello again, everyone! We hope you’re all having a good start to spring! Over here, we’re spending these warmer days making steady progress on the robot. The build team has completed the battery dock for the chassis (that’s going to be responsible for making sure the battery doesn’t fall out of the robot and begin…