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Charge Robotics - Rebuilt Week 3 & 4

Week 3 & 4 Technical Post Design Technical Teams: Chassis, Intake/Indexing, Shooter, Tower 1. Summary During Weeks 3 and 4, the technical teams finalized prototype testing and shifted into a strong design phase focused on CAD development and system integration. The chassis group completed chassis CAD, tested vision systems using the Limelight and RoboRIO, and refined swerve module encoder testing. The shooter group finalized hood and baseplate designs through testing and extensive CAD work while refining shooting angles and adjustability. The intake/indexing team completed subsystem CAD integration, added a pivot mechanism, prototyped hopper belts, and finalized coding structures while refining designs in CAD. The tower team prototyped hook designs, researched optimal gear ratios, advanced elevator CAD development, and began preparing code for future testing. 2. Focus for Weeks 3 & 4 In Week 3, the primary goal was completing prototype testing and finalizing subsystem...
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Charge Robotics - Rebuilt Week 2

  Week 2 Technical Post  Design Technical Teams: Chassis, Intake/Indexing, Shooter, Tower 1. Summary In week 2, the technical teams were focused on prototyping and designing parts for the robot. The tower team had a variety of options and brainstormed throughout the week. They ultimately made a decision, but there were many constraints on space and motors that kept popping up. The index team started prototyping and continued throughout the week. The shooter team tested and charted a graph for how far the balls went. The chassis team began building the swerve modules, but was briefly interrupted because it is a newer, more complex model of the swerve system. They are almost done building all four swerve modules! 2. Focus For Week 2 The focus for the second week was to prototype and design. The shooter group, indexing group, and tower group started to make prototypes of a design that could be used for the robot. A lot of CAD designing went into this week as well. The teams h...
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Charge Robotics - Rebuilt Week 1

  Charge Robotics Team Technical Post  Build Season Week 1  Weekly Technical Blog Post Design & Build Teams: Chassis, Intake/Indexing, Shooter, Tower Continuity From Pre-Season Work. After preseason, the entire robotics team watched the 2026 FRC game video to figure out what will happen in the game, and with that information everyone started strategizing what they would want the robot to do. After that everyone shared their ideas and the strategy team decided on strategizing and everyone was broken up into teams, Chassis, Intake/Indexing, Shooter, and Tower, to determine what specific parts the robot should contain.  Weekly Focus Creating Ideas, designing in CAD, and Prototyping At the start of the week, our goal was to create ideas on what would work best in the game for each subsystem. We wanted to be able to prototype by the beginning of next week.  Chassis  The chassis technical team was tasked with making a decision of how the robot should drive. T...
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Charge Robotics Preseason

Introduction The preseason of Robotics is an extended time period that provides training for the team along with important skill building, strategy development, and testing. During this time, the team focuses on improving their skills in CAD modeling, manufacturing, code development, and branding. Each of our team's departments has been working on specific skills related to their field. In the design and manufacturing department, the team modeled robot parts in a CAD program and stocked inventory for the upcoming build season. Meanwhile, the software team worked on modifying and adjusting the code of a smaller robot to simulate and learn coding for the team's future robot. The Team The Charge robotics team is an award-winning team at Cherokee High School that competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The team consists of three major departments, Design & Fabrication, Software, and Branding & Marketing. Each of these departments works toward a common goal of designing,...
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Build Season - Week 7

  Week 7 Build Season  Week 7 of build season has kept the members of Charge very busy.  With a shortened week and a lot of delays and setbacks, DAF and Software have been working hard to get our robot up and running. Design  Design has continued to update the CAD as problems arise in the fabrication process.  Members also worked on creating animations as we prepare for our Robot Reveal on Saturday. Fabrication  Fabrication has been putting in the extra hours to get our robot built to hand off to software to get it competition-ready.  Members have worked on putting together subsystems and integrating them with the robot. Business  Our business department is working to start another fundraiser, selling dip and dessert season and flavor packets along with other flavored snacks. Software  Software has been putting in the long hours to program and test the subsystems as they get added to the robot. Branding and Marketing   Branding and ...
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Build Season - Week 6

  Week 6 Build Season  The sixth week of build season has been extremely jam-packed for Charge. All departments have been working hard and making vital progress. Competitions are approaching rapidly, and the team has been working tirelessly to prepare for them on all fronts. Design  The Design department has been putting the finishing touches on the robot before handing it over to Fabrication. These modifications include fixing CAD, interferences, over-constraints and making mounts and set ups for electronics. The department has also collaborated with Fabrication and Software to map out where electronics should be placed on the robot.  Fabrication  Fabrication has been getting together odds and ends to maximize their time to build the robot.  Members of the department have been prepping chain and fabricating subsystems to get them ready to add to the robot.  With a delay in getting our subsystem parts cut, it has been a slow process.  Some other d...
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Build Season - Week 5

The week five build season has been filled with challenges and progress. While the fabrication department has been finding ways to function without Red Watch’s water jet cutter, the software department has found success with megatag. Design  The Design department has finished designing all the robots subsystems besides its hanging.  The department has been actively researching different hanging systems and will have decided on a method soon. Fabrication  The Fabrication department has been building subsystems of the robot. Which includes the near completement of the elevator. The department has also started the coral intake system and has started the robots Spark Max production. Which contributes to the robot's power system. The Fabrication department has also been affected by Red Watch’s broken water jet cutter. Without the water jet cutter the team cannot cut its metal parts with accuracy. Buissines  The business department has continued selling its Valentines Day ...
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