The CS team is quite self-sufficient when it comes to running pool tests. New to this semester, we’ve greatly increased the number of pool tests we’re running. Our goal is three per week: Friday morning, Saturday, and Sunday. So, it was not great news to get a (literal) wakeup call on a Friday morning. As …
Before leaving the Foundry at 8:30 AM today, all sensors and thrusters on the robot were 100% functional. We put the robot in the water while the robot was still off, and we quickly noticed many bubbles coming out of the main capsule, so we took the robot out. The main capsule had not formed …
At the beginning of the year, recruiting is very important for Duke Robotics. In years past, our introductory meetings have entailed an onboarding process to introduce students to their respective subteams. For electrical, we’ve always been combined with the CS subteam on an introduction to ROS with Turtlesim. While important to electrical, we decided to …
It’s no secret that we bring a lot of things to the RoboSub competition every year. The sheer mass of stuff equates to practically our entire lab. Shipping everything across the country is no easy feat, especially during the summer months. Packing the lab requires careful assessment of team needs and shipping requirements. Be it …
Shipping an entire team of Duke Robotics members to San Diego is no small feat. While everyone individually manages their own flights, the team has to coordinate many things, including arrival times, rental cars, and checking into the Airbnb. The most difficult transportee however, is our robot Oogway. About a week before the competition, we …
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