Read more to know the problems they’ve stumbled upon and how
they managed to solve them.
They brought our team’s materials and our robot, VITRUBOT.
They prepared the vehicle board (which is like the robot’s brain). The problem was
it won’t send power to the mounted Gizduino. After they had changed the switch,
it finally functioned again so the POWER
PROBLEM was solved.
When they tested the robot, they noticed that the wheels are
not moving simultaneously. So they were advised to recharge the battery. Afterwards,
the WHEEL PROBLEM was solved.
They tested the controls and everything for the last time
and they successfully made Vitrubot move and function properly.
Before the day ends,
the facilitators of the event announced that the robot’s size should be 24
inches x 24 inches. Our representatives were not bothered from what they heard
because they were confident that Vitrubot was exactly 24 inches x 24 inches in
size. But they were surprised to hear that the foam or pool noodle, that would
function as a border to avoid damage, was already included to the specified
dimensions of the machine.
The said foam was about 2 inches. It implies that our robot
has an excess two inches in each side. To solve the EXCESS PROBLEM, our team’s engineers would have to meet on Monday,
November 11, to create a new body of Vitrubot.
“If you have a
positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually
you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater
challenges.”
~ Pat Riley
~ The Diffident
