Week 5

Feb 7 2026:

Climb Update

Climb had to make some pretty major adjustments to the gear placements and ratios since the kicker moved farther back and pushed the climb motors and gears outside of the frame perimeter. To the left is the new gear ratio data, with the last row being a chain and sprocket to let the pulley sit between the battery and the arm.

Bumper Designs

3.75 in H x 8 in W

Feb 9 2026:

Intake asm in CAD

Intake Design

First Bumper Wrapped

Shoutout to Jessie and Cooper

Rounded corners allow for easier manuverability

New belly plate was cutout for Indexer

Today meeting with Jamie for belly plate measurements have been made official. (the mounting that was originally wanted near the motor can be mounted onto the back wall and won't need another point of contact back onto the base. Mounting onto the base takes up too much room and runs into climb, aswell as runs into the chain under the plate.)

Climb Update:

Continued on the climb gearbox in CAD in the kicker subassembly, mainly working on making a specific plate and figuring out how to mount it. Additionally we realized that we have limited space for a large drum to wind the cable around between the arm and the battery, but a hex shaft will work. The only downside is that it will climb slower, but this is okay since we are only doing L1 for now and speed isn’t our top priority.

Feb 10 2026:

This week was all about iteration and refinement. We finalized most of our kicker drawings and identified a small climber interference that already has a fix in progress. The team also began creating hardboard laser-cut models from our CAD files, which has been a huge help in spotting minor fit and clearance adjustments early.

After reviewing the shooter assembly, we decided to move to a dual-motor adjustable hood to prevent interference with the climber and improve reliability. Manufacturing made great progress, and we’re continuing to review wiring paths and powder coating tolerances to avoid issues later.

Overall, strong progress and smart problem-solving as we move closer to finalizing our designs.