"Napkin Drawing"

So during the time after we bagged the robot and we made plans to make new pulleys. I was asked to draw a quick sketch to communicate to another member the dimensions of the pulleys he was to make. Here is the drawing I gave him :

This is the drawing my mentor, Kevin Mundt, drew in about 15 seconds

Obviously, his drawing was much better and much more thorough. I'm sure the member would have understood mine as well, given that he already knew what the pulley looked like, but a simple, yet overlooked, skill such as "napkin drawing" can go a long way in being able to communicate ideas effectively. I think this draws from Mr Mundt's ability to visualize things in his head quickly and precisely.

Definitely a skill to work on.

Robot has been completed!

Robot was just finished and bagged! This year, all of the state competitions are "Bag and Tag", meaning that we bag our robot, as seen below:

This ensures that all teams finish building at the same time, because there are several competitions, each at different times. So, it would be unfair if some teams had more time to build than others solely because they were competing later. To prevent this, all robots are bagged on "ship date"(Which was today), and signed off by a mentor. They are then unbagged at the state competition.