The robot is HIGHLY unstable and it makes horrible grinding noises.
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@futurebird
I tried explaining to my FRC kids that elevators have counterweights, so the motors only have to make enough torque to overcome friction and accelerate the mass. I want them to use springs or counterweights on their robots' mechanisms. But for some reason they never think that way.@swope We are FTC so, just mastering not always driving everything directly with the motor is the challenge.
They do get better at trouble shooting ... but sometimes...
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@futurebird GEARS ARE SO COOL THOUGH
"I just want it to turn why do I need a gear if it's already turning the right way?"
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The robot is HIGHLY unstable and it makes horrible grinding noises.
The cable management is abysmal. It's like a bowl of spaghetti.
I'm am trying my best to be a supportive and not overly interventionist, annoying, advisor to the robotics club, but if these kids don't stop overloading those motors and learn to use some gears I AM GOING TO CRY.
"Wow these cables are kind of a big tangle."
"yeah we had to hook up so many things, they make you give it an ON/OFF switch!"
"Well maybe you should bundle some of them together so it's less likely to tangle."
"OK"*makes one big yarn ball of cables*
"Cable management. We need Cable Management. This is like when the cables are a lovely diagram for your eyes that shows how everything is connected with all the extra bits folded away. This... yarn ball, is, one idea. We need a new idea."
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"Wow these cables are kind of a big tangle."
"yeah we had to hook up so many things, they make you give it an ON/OFF switch!"
"Well maybe you should bundle some of them together so it's less likely to tangle."
"OK"*makes one big yarn ball of cables*
"Cable management. We need Cable Management. This is like when the cables are a lovely diagram for your eyes that shows how everything is connected with all the extra bits folded away. This... yarn ball, is, one idea. We need a new idea."
I need to find some photos so they can understand what I'm talking about...
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The robot is HIGHLY unstable and it makes horrible grinding noises.
The cable management is abysmal. It's like a bowl of spaghetti.
I'm am trying my best to be a supportive and not overly interventionist, annoying, advisor to the robotics club, but if these kids don't stop overloading those motors and learn to use some gears I AM GOING TO CRY.
@futurebird Are you saying that what they're doing... grinds your gears?
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I need to find some photos so they can understand what I'm talking about...
They were very upset about the "on/off" switch for some reason, but it's a safety thing.
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@futurebird Are you saying that what they're doing... grinds your gears?
NO. I'm saying that's what it's NOT doing. LMAO.
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They were very upset about the "on/off" switch for some reason, but it's a safety thing.
Would it be wrong to put up some photos of cable lacing in the room you're working in?
"A variety of lacing techniques are visible on the cabling of the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and its lander."
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Would it be wrong to put up some photos of cable lacing in the room you're working in?
"A variety of lacing techniques are visible on the cabling of the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and its lander."
This is a good photo. Maybe some strategic decorations could help.
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To be fair to them, the robot *can* do the task... maybe half of the time.
@futurebird time to get investors! Bring in the financial literacy teacher and make this a 360 learning experience
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@futurebird time to get investors! Bring in the financial literacy teacher and make this a 360 learning experience
IPO this friday. Unless we get bought by Meta. *fingers crossed*
