2/15/11 Build Update

So here's your build update for today (2/15/11):

• The new aluminum gripper added a lot of extra weight to lift for the arm
• The shoulder seems weak once again, so we experimented with strengthening it.
• The elbow seems weak again too, we are going to get a bigger gear for it
• Lots of programming on arm figuring out where to stop it and such
• discussed adding limit switches to arm along with physical stops

And that was our final Tuesday build season meeting for 2011, it is getting down to the wire! As a reminder there is a short Awards Submitters only meeting tomorrow from 5:30pm to 6:30pm to submit everything for the awards we are entering this year.

The next true build season meeting is Thursday (2/17/11) from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.