Last pool test update of the semester! It is hard to believe that it has already been 3 months since our first set of pool tests. Let’s see what happened this past weekend. 04/18/2026 It’s filming day! On Saturday, we focused on filming for our team video. We captured footage of various parts of the …
Relatively shorter blog this week as we begin to wrap up the semester! However, these final few pool tests are still vital. So, let us see what happened this past weekend. 04/11/2026 Oogway This past Saturday, Oogway focused on gathering acoustics data. Specifically, previously gathered acoustics data was centered at 32 kHz. However, during competition, …
Can you believe it is already April? That gives us about one month left of pool testing for the semester. So, without further delay, let’s jump into it. 04/04/2026 Following up from our previous pool test, we decided to collect DVL data from Oogway. We had our swimmers push the robot throughout the pool while …
Welcome back to another pool test blog! This past weekend, we continued to test Oogway and began refining task algorithms from last competition and integrating several new changes to old tasks. 03/28/2026 In previous pool test blogs, we mentioned that Oogway has issues moving in a straight line. We suspect that part of this issue …
These two pool tests focused simply on prequalifying our main robot, Oogway. 03/21/2026 On Saturday, we began by re-testing our movement underwater. We observed that the robot was slightly off balance compared to the previous pool test, while buoyant at the surface of the water. This may be due to 3D prints taking on water, …
Welcome back to the CS blog! Last time, a major roadblock for many projects was the lack of pool time. In fact, many projects have not even been tested once! However, we are starting and continuing a variety of new projects. Pool Testing For the following projects, we encourage you to read the previous two …
This blog will recap the progress we have made on the previous two pool tests. 02/21/2026 Pre-Qualifying During the 02/08/2026 pool test, we found that we had difficulty making it down the length of the pool. Often, the robot would yaw counterclockwise, causing it to deviate from the course and into the adjacent lane. To …
Welcome back to our pool testing blogs! This blog will serve as updates for both tests. 02/07/2026 Acoustics On Saturday, we focused on collecting long-overdue acoustics data for the acoustics team. We originally had some issues with the Logic software and our data collection scripts. Due to time constraints, we decided to use Logic 1 …
Welcome to the first CS blog post of the semester! The team has been hard at work finishing up remaining items from last semester and has taken on some additional cleanup and refactoring of the code base. Due to winter weather, the team is coming off a long break from pool testing. Therefore, a lot …
Welcome back to the spring semester! I will be taking over the leadership of pool tests from Nathanael Ren, who is currently abroad for the semester. Due to Crush needing work with buoyancy blocks, we decided to start by just testing Oogway. We originally had also hoped to get some acoustics data at the pool; …
These two pool tests are our final set of tests for the summer! We wrapped up our testing and had some fun moving the robot in various directions. 07/19/2025 From our previous observations, we theorized that our earlier problems with x-direction movement were due to the concentration of buoyancy blocks in the middle of the …
For this set of pool tests, we dealt with some of the lingering effects of last week’s pool tests, which unfortunately hindered our progress. However, we continue to push forward this summer. 07/05/2025 When we arrived at the pool, we quickly ran into an issue. At the lab, we tested Crush with a battery as …
Sometimes (or quite often), plans quickly fall through, requiring a quick pivot to best make use of time. This weekend served as a prime example of this concept, leading to some frustrating but interesting situations. 06/28/2025 We started by working to re-tune our static power as detailed in the previous pool test update, but quickly …
After a short break, we have resumed pool testing with the summer pool test crew! Throughout the summer, we plan to test on Saturdays and Sundays leading up to the competition. We will be focusing on getting much-needed testing in for Crush and preparing other items before August. 06/07/2025 First day back to summer pool …
ROS2 Testing Improvements:To bolster our testing capabilities, we’ve started recording new MCAP files for individual testing scenarios. These will serve as valuable tools to validate our migrations and refine our functionality in a controlled environment. We’ve also used some tools to convert our previous ROS1 robot recordings to ROS2 recordings, which has been very useful …
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