We completed the robot last Monday, and have only had to make very minor tweaks in the past few days, leading up to the competition in a few hours. We spent most of the time testing the robot and familiarising ourselves with the responsiveness of the robot. The motors are a little difficult to balance precision and speed at times, but having both will be highly beneficial in the competition. We also need to be careful of our casters catching on the hinge in the middle of the table and the arm catching on the ledge of the tower, but both issues are trivial enough to overcome when operating the robot.
Our seeding round did not go particularly well; we knocked down two balls without catching them, but we still managed to score enough points to get the eighth seed for the competition. We also refined our tactics during the seeding round and learned how to approach the balls, which will help us significantly during the competition.
Overall, the project has been an enjoyable learning experience, and I am excited to see how the team's hard work pays off during the competition this afternoon.
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