The Mechanical Mages

The Mechanical Mages

Team 20288, the Mechanical Mages, is a 3rd-year FTC team located in Bethany, Oregon. Our team consists of 13 people, a mix of 8th through 10th-grade students from local middle & high schools. We are very enthusiastic about having the opportunity to participate in FIRST Tech Challenge. We took on the PowerPlay challenge this year intending to learn, compete, build relationships, and have fun! As a team, we worked to bring together our hardware, software, and outreach. Throughout the season, we overcame many challenges and grew as a team. 

FTC PowerPlay '23

Bumblebee

We modeled our robot off of the GoBilda Strafer Chassis. There are many unique aspects to our robot. The strafer wheels which came with the strafer chassis allows us to strafe left and right. We also integrated some Actobotics parts into our attachments. The robot’s chassis is primarily composed of U-beams, connected in a square shape with an open side for the claw mechanism. The robot with the new chassis could easily navigate through all the ground junctions and poles. Our robot has two attachments: the Linear Slide and the Claw. The claw features two servos, one to move the arms and another to change the z-axis. The slide is powered with one DC Motor and strung using an orange Kevlar string. 

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FTC Freight Frenzy '22

Bleeding Steel

We modeled our robot off of the Gobilda Strafer Chassis. There are many unique aspects to our robot. The robotic concept and integral idea came from our GoBilda FTC set, which provided us with strong and durable U-channels to build our chassis. The chassis of the robot is mainly made up of U-beams, connected in a square shape with an open side for the intake mechanism. One low-sided U-channel connects the beams from the base of the robot with another tall U-channel connecting the front of the robot. Our robot has 5 attachments: the Intake, Linear Slide, Collection Bucket, Capping Arm, and Carousel Attachment.

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