There were some technical errors in the last stages of the competition programming. Simply put, the Arduino board we were previously using quit working. This happened the day before the competition deadline, and we had to make some rapid adjustments. We switched over to use the LEGO mind-storms NXT 2.0 controller. This controller is slightly different to program, and is more contained within itself, i.e., you can pretty much only use Lego motors, sensors, et cetera with the mind-storms kit. We managed to mount the controller to the base build we had constructed, but we had to completely rework the way the robot operated. The entire thing needed to be reprogrammed.
Phil spent most of the day before the competition reprogramming the robot, and after some finalization the program worked. The rest of the team spent their time finalizing the hardware and paint situation, and finally, we set up the robot to paint a self portrait. This self portrait had many interesting features- the most prominent of which is the teal mixture of paint. Teal was not a color we had put on any of the brushes, but it did happen to be the color of the “eye” of the robot. It’s light and color sensor had a teal bulb. It is interesting how prominent this color is in the painting.
-Phil
Phil spent most of the day before the competition reprogramming the robot, and after some finalization the program worked. The rest of the team spent their time finalizing the hardware and paint situation, and finally, we set up the robot to paint a self portrait. This self portrait had many interesting features- the most prominent of which is the teal mixture of paint. Teal was not a color we had put on any of the brushes, but it did happen to be the color of the “eye” of the robot. It’s light and color sensor had a teal bulb. It is interesting how prominent this color is in the painting.
-Phil