2023 Firebears Subsystem Fabrication Week
This week in the firebears team, we started to build the different subsystems (AKA fabrication). We got the parts for building from our sponsor ATLAS, and started to assemble the chassis.
Author: Cedar Longballa
Summary of the 2023 Season Game
In CHARGED UP^sm presented by Haas, two competing alliances are invited to process game pieces tobring energy to their community. Each alliance brings energy to their community by retrieving their gamepieces from substations and scoring it into the grid. Human …
2023 Firebears design and build phase
This week, we chose which prototype from last week we wanted to build, and then the CAD subteam started building the 3D model in Solidworks. A lot of children were trained in on how to use the 3D printer, something …
2023 Firebears Subsystem Design Week
Last week we decided on a manipulator called “The Shlucker”, which picks up and ejects game pieces to score. This week, the team started designing and building the different subsystems of the robot. For example, one team designed the arm …
2023 FireBears prototype week
The week of January 8th, our team started prototyping the robot. We split into 4 different groups who each designed a grabber prototype. We then decided on a final design for the chassis of the robot. The CAD team then …
