Hammer Wheel Updates

Hammer (the new team bot) has been updated with 2 new chain drive wheels to make the total wheel count to a whopping 6! These new wheels are smaller than normal wheels so they don't normally touch the ground when on flat ground. This is good because the new wheels are attached using chains and if those chains were to break it would slow down the robot. The wheel could also make it harder to turn because of it being in the center and touching the ground.

You're probably wondering, "why did you put it on if it doesn't touch the ground?" We put it on because it would make it possible to reach the high scoring platform (or any platform at all). Now we can reach the high goal pretty much every time if we go on it straight on a flat edge of the square.

First post of 2019!

I hope everyone had a great new years!

We (speaking as the new team) has been working on our new chassis, as well as our new CapperFlapper (the tool that is used to flip the caps on the feild).

More updates soon!

Jam-packed Vex Update

It's been a while since the last update on our blog. First off we had our first tournament in September (video coming soon), when we found out that our arm wouldn't work all year and we had to get a new design for the arm, which we are working on currently. Second, we have been recruiting new members for a secondary team of new member to learn and get better and to be put on the main team when they are more experienced. Team 2 have just finished their claw bot and are now learning how to code. That's all for today, and we'll update you on anything new as soon as we can.

R.I.P VEX Cortex

On our last VEX competition something very interesting happened. When we went to our first match our drive was exceptionally slow, then later in the match our whole left drive failed! After the match we found out that it was a cortex failure, and not motor or a motor controller failure. We will have to get a new cortex.

Nacho Holiday Special

Don't let the title deceive you, there won't be peppermint nachos.

The Winter Expo is a staple of Dehesa culture, combining education and fun for the whole family.
This year, Team Fusion is proud to work with the Dehesa staff to provide the best (and only) nachos at the expo! The Fusion booth will include...

• Drinks
• Nachos
• And, for the first time, Murphy the Robot will be making an appearance on the practice field!

The Dehesa Winter Expo will be on the 25th, from 4:00 to 5:30, with limited sales at lunch same day. We here at Fusion hope you can come to the Expo.

-Team Fusion