ASME - Milwaukee Section October Visit to Muskego HS to See and Learn About Their Championship WarriorBot

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The ASME Milwaukee Section is a proud supporter of STEM programs.  In October, we will be visiting Muskego HS to learn about their STEM success story...the WarriorBots team and their award winning program and robot.

Some facts about the WarriorBots:

• In 2021-2022 the WarriorBots completed their sixth robotics season.
• The 2021-2022 team was composed of about 30 students and 10 adult mentors.
• Although virtual, the team thrived during Covid.
• The team consists of multiple "Business Units."
• In 2022, the team won to Wisconsin Regional Championships which qualified them for the World Championship in Houston, TX where, out of 400 teams,  they managed to make it to the elimination rounds for their field.

The robot is a six-wheeled tank drive, powered by four brushless motors. The subsystem/mechanisms on the robot allowed them to consistently handle and shoot cargo (giant tennis balls) into a “hub” (a ~5 foot ring that is about 8 feet above the ground) and to also climb and traverse “monkey bars”. For the cargo, they have a pneumatically actuated intake to pick up the cargo from the ground. The cargo are then passed into the belt-conveyor system which brings the balls from the intake into the shooter mechanism. The balls then stop at a set of feeder wheels just below the shooting mechanism. Once the shooter is up to speed the feeder wheels then spin and bring the balls into the shooter by the command of a button.  The speed of the shooter is determined using a vision camera attached to the top of the robot to determine distance from the shooter to the “hub”. The shooter itself is a flywheel design, capable of launching balls from nearly any point on the field. This was aided by their independently rotating turret system, which kept their shooter always locked onto the target, and the servo-adjustable hood, which controlled the launch angle of the ball. They also have an elastic and pneumatically powered climber which allows their robot to quickly and reliably climb at the end of each match. The team uses the JAVA programming language to control the robot.  This all works together to form a robot which is robust enough to survive rough conditions and effective enough to win matches.

During the gathering time the WarriorBots will have a poster session with students presenting the different subsystems on the robot and the prototyping, design and iteration process that each subteam went through during our build season.  They will then have an introductory presentation introducing the team, FIRST robotics, the overview of the 2022 game challenge, and how the team is organized and set up to design, build, wire and program the robot in 6 weeks.  A demo will follow of the fully functioning robot shooting and climbing from this season’s game.  After the demo, they will have the robot available for a close up inspection and the students will be able to answer questions about specific elements and design features.  They can also bring people in smaller groups to the workroom to see their tools and manufacturing capabilities.

The Evening:

• We will gather from 5 - 6 pm in the High School but be sure to park near and enter through Door 16.  
• We will have dinner at 6pm of Assorted pizzas with garlic bread and dessert.
• At 6:30 there will be several presentations that will ultimately lead to demonstrations and tours of their robotics facilities.  Also ample Q&A time.
• We should be wrapping up around 8pm.

Here's a few web links that better describe the program and what we'll see:

warriorbots6421.com

www.thebluealliance.com/team/6421

firstinspires.org