Archive for the month June 2010

  

NURC 2010 Wrap-Up

This past weekend, Jesuit Robotics was at the NURC competition, in Arizona. The basic story and mission are as follows: “The government of Scotland has hired you and your team to help find and tag the legendary Loch Ness Monster. Yes that’s right, the Loch Ness Monster! The Scottish Government says they know it exists [...]

Build Log: Countdown to NURC: Quest for Nessie edition

Jesuit Robotics shipped ROV SharkBait to the NURC competition.  After many long nights, several sleepovers  and large amounts of caffeinated beverages, the ROV was ready to be shipped, and should be in Phoenix tomorrow. Currently, the public relations people are putting together the team video, and the team is rehearsing for the technical presentations.

Build Log: Meet SharkBait edition

Meet SharkBait! This is our ROV that will be copeting at the NURC competition. We have been fortunate to have this ROV done quite early, as it as allowed us to have extensive practice with the ROV.  This picture is from one of our late night practice sessions. The following departments have made progress in [...]