Category: 2021-22

  • 1/10/22: 2022 Kickoff!

    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…

  • 6/3/21

    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…

  • 5/13/21

    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…

  • 5/10/21

    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…