Hit 'on' switch; may best robot win
Published by: The Arizona Daily Star
February 13, 2014
Pictures with captions by: Ryan Revock
Sean Ruckle, a Vail Academy and High School senior, works on his team’s robot at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. His 30-member team, the BoxerBots, is from the Vail School District and plans to compete against other teams in the FIRST Robotics Competition, an international contest that will pit 2,700 robot-building teams from 92 cities around the globe. The teams’ upcoming competition, called “Aerial Assist,” involves getting a robot to put a large ball through different holes in a goal for points. The first competition this year is Feb. 28 in San Bernardino, Calif.
Vincent Tucker, a Vail Academy and High School senior, replaces wires that were damaged when the robot developed a short circuit. He was working on the robot Feb. 7.
Zach Alden, an Empire High School senior, left, and Vincent Tucker inspect the device to get it running properly.
Smoke. Problems. Sean Ruckle, a Vail Academy and High School senior, quickly unplugs wires after smoke began coming out of the robot during testing.
