Week 5 Into Week 6

Progress is a bit behind schedule this week, but the team has planned out the steps that will need to be taken over the next week, and it will be easy to keep on track.  It has been decided that the maze will definitely be constructed out of cardboard, and after calling around to multiple stores in the area, the team has decided to use 40"x60" sheets of cardboard from Blick Art Materials(http://www.dickblick.com) to construct the maze.  Maze construction will begin as soon as the cardboard is acquired from the store.  It has been decided that the group will not utilize the sides of the Arena in the lab as the perimeter for the maze - instead the maze perimeter will be attached to the maze itself and will be constructed out of the same cardboard material as the rest of the board will be.  This will allow for the team to have control over all walls of the maze.  The construction of the robot is complete, as shown by the images below. 

Current Robot State - Front View

 

Current Robot State - Left Side View

Current Robot State - Left Side View

Currently, there are two ultrasonic sensors on the sides, one color sensor on the left side, and two magnetic sensors in the front.  The gripper mechanism has been modified to be longer and wider.  Currently, the NXT-C robot coding has begun, however it is just in its beginning stages.  Testing of the robot with the coding will begin over the next week.

Objectives over the next week:
Purchase maze materials
Begin maze construction
Continue NXC programming
Begin code testing with robot