Canned Thoughts

I was talking to a few people on the team recently about where we struggled this season, we came to the conclusion that by end of week 4 all of our sub systems were at ~80% cad complete, besides drive train which was finished. We were definitely behind schedule. Having multiple unfinished subsystems, all with…

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Summer May is a sort of rest month for our team, seniors have graduated and classes are finally over. Regular meetings begin in June, with Monday, Thursday meetings 5 – 7 pm. We spent the first half of the month cleaning up the shop, unpacking the pits, and doing shop maintenance(cleaning machines, fixing machines, and…

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The ausTIN CANs have never won an event, we’ve only been finalists three times since 2007. One of those we gained this year. Historically we have placed a bit above the 1500 range for elo. This year was a great season for the team, with 4 official event plays, finishing with 30 wins 28 losses,…

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My name is Andrew Iverson. I’m currently a mentor for FRC 2158 the ausTin Cans. I’ve been mentoring different FRC teams in a variety of roles since 2012. My day job is working for Oceaneering International as a Software Engineer in the ROV Software Department. This blog hopes to provide a look into the ausTin…

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