Into The Deep (2024-25)

Our first custom robot of the season was named Riptide, which featured a claw that could grab samples from the inside and outside on a virtual 4 bar (V4B) to intake and a simple deposit arm and claw to score them, both of which were on BWTLink slides. We later changed the intake to our first active intake of the season while keeping the rest of the robot the same. 

This was our first time making a fully aluminum chassis and thanks to Fabworks and their machining capabilities, we were able to maintain a light (~23 lbs) and compact form factor (12.25" x 11.5") on the field!

Learn more about the details of this robot and the different subsystems in our Interleague Engineering Portfolio and in the version history of our public CAD!

Our second robot of the season (played at HDI, Semifinals and States) featured the same archetype as Riptide v1, but with faster slides and a new intake and deposit, in addition to new aesthetics with spray painted aluminum plates and PolyMax PLA filament for our 3D printed parts. The smaller intake and longer deposit allowed us to transfer samples faster, as well as intake and score specimen from both sides. 

When combined with the hardware change to the Pinpoint + Swingarm Odometry localization, it allowed us to greatly improve our autonomous programs to a total of 5 specimen/6 sample which you can find on our YouTube channel! 

Finally, we implemented a servo hang with 2 Axon MAX+ servos for level 2 ascent and had plans to do a level 3 ascent with a gearbox shifting mechanism, but it wasn't functional by states.

Learn more about the details of this robot and the different subsystems in our States Engineering Portfolio and in the version history of our public CAD!