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I am assuming you are someone interested in robotics, so I wanted to peak some more of your interest by talking about my role as the Engineering lead. The point of the Engineering Lead is to manage communication between the three main branches- Competition, Engineering, Business- and the smaller sectors of engineering- programming, mechanical, CAD, electrical. It is hard to keep sanity at times (you work with engineers and robotics enthusiasts so everyone is a bit crazy), so you need to keep your chill and remember that you represent the voice of the team. This is important to remember since it is easy to be carried away by individualistic dreams. The point of being Engineering lead is to incorporate the teams dream and ambitions to what you want to do. Also, I have to be honest you have to have some engineering background. It is good to know your basics in programming, CAD, or even electrical. You can choose to either be a jack of all trades, or exceptionally good at one. Be prepared to keep learning though, there is always more to understand about engineering. The Engineering lead also needs to be a good scribe. Document, document, document. There is so much to learn from your mistakes, and it would help that you don't repeat those mistakes. Write out what went wrong with robots and what went right. This helps future members to not make your mistakes, and build upon the foundation you have created. Finally, remember to have fun. You joined robotics, and sometimes you forget why you did. Yes, it is stressful but keep the reasons why you joined in mind. You are a competent human being, and I am glad you have an interest in robotics!
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Our season is coming to a close endgIt has been a great season so far, but unfortunately like all good things must someday come to an end. Our robot, Diablo, did a fantastic job at the competitions we were lined up in. But alas, weeks have passed and it is my regret to say that our ranking fell and we are unable to make it to the District Event at Boston University Agganis Center this year.
But another prosperous season is around the corner, and a great post season will be spent reflecting and improving. Check out these websites to see our team ranking and other teams in the New England area. After reading through this year's game manual and understanding the point system and robot restrictions the team got right down to discussing ideas, building proof of concepts, and prototyping the robot. This year's challenge asks for the Devilbotz to build an agile robot that can scale and switch a singular cube and acquire power ups to move forward. Check out this video! |
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AuthorHello! I am Shirin Bakre, a robotics enthusiast who started off this journey with no knowledge to ending up leading the team. Archives
May 2018
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