Jose Luis Vargas - PM - 60 min - New Addition!

This week we haven't been able to do much with our VEX Robot due to the weird spring break schedule (some of us are in AM right now) and the new project we have been working on (the 8 bit computer project), but we've managed to add a slight addition. A prevention device used to stop the robot from leaning backwards and falling over. During certain tests, we've noticed that the robot is prone to falling backwards if it comes to a hard stop. The new tracks we added has been able to slow down how fast the robot goes, which has decreased the impact of a hard stop. However, we are still looking for a better solution. As the robot is at greater risk of falling backwards when the arm is fully extended into the air, due to the imbalance in weight. Which is why we've decided on this prevention device as a temporary solution, however, we will be most likely removing this later on. We've also received information on how to make the robot autonomous and will be looking further into it throughout next week.