FIRST Robotics Competition, Design Mentor
I mentored a high school team through the design of their intake and climb. Most of them were new to CAD, so we covered the fundamentals before moving to tolerance planning and prototyping. Their robot used a dual-stage cascading elevator, a multi-object intake, and an endgame climb. We refined the slap-down intake for smoother actuation and more reliable game-piece handling. They finished among the top five scorers at the Pacific Northwest regionals.
