AVBotz

Robotics Team at Amador Valley High School. Participant in the RoboSub international robotics competition. Developing Marlin 2.0.

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Comp Day 6:

Photo 1: Getting Blue Robotic ESCs booted up for the first time

Photo 2: Bringing Marlin to our first semi-final run

Photo 3: Marlin starts the first semi-final run

Photo 4: Talking to Rusty Jehangir, CEO of Blue Robotics

See you tomorrow!!!

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Competition Day 5:

Photo 1: Members getting Marlin ready for pool testing

Photo 2: Kush editing Maritime code for new ESCs

Photo 3: Allen soldering the nucleo

Photo 4: Eaton installing news ESCs from Blue Robotics

See you tomorrow!

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Comp Day 4:

Photo 1: Craig and Eaton Checking on the ESCs

Photo 2: Using a drill to create CAN lines

Photo 3: Adding a new Nucleo board

Photo 4: Screwing back the fixed downcam enclosure

See you tommorrow!!!

[AVBotz @AVBotz]

Competition Day 3:

Photo 1: Early morning at TRANSDEC

Photo 2: Eaton answering the judges' questions after the presentation

Photo 3: Lowering Marlin into the TRANSDEC to collect images

Photo 4: Members looking at the underwater camera feed

See you tomorrow!

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Competition Day 2:
Photo 1: AVBotz arrives at the Team Orientation
Photo 2: Craig and Ryan adjust grabber position in the simulator
Photo 3: Software Team practices their part of the design presentation
Photo 4: Testing thrusters and movement late into the night

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Competition Day 1:

Photo 1: Packing up the garage before leaving

Photo 2: Cards on the way to San Diego

Photo 3: Hotel room setup

See you tomorrow!

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Day 54: Elections & Another Late Night

Photo 1: Future president, Angad Bhargav, giving his speech

Photo 2: Midnight grind

Photo 3: Craig running DHD task in the simulator

Photo 4: Eaton installing a new PCB for the MCU

See you tomorrow!

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Day 54: Another Task Down ✅

Photo 1: Aarav working on our technical design presentation

Photo 2: Eaton putting the rack in

Photo 3: Marlin going for DHD front & DHD down task

Photo 4: New nucleo hat manufactured by Sean & Eaton

See you tomorrow!

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Day 53: Night Testing...

Photo 1: The bat signal is up! Isabelle shines the light on Marlin as Aarav watches Marlin approach the torp board.

Photo 2: Members gather around Marlin to check on torpedos.

Photo 3: Craig and Isabelle check on thrusters

See you tomorrow!

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Day 52: Big Progress Day

Photo 1: Eaton resoldering the connection from down cam to SubConn

Photo 2: Eaton trying to temporarily secure the front cam with tape

Photo 3: Aadi mounting torpedo mechanism to modular panel

See you tomorrow!

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Day 51: T minus 5 days...

Photo 1: Our new cameras arrived! We will be using them as our down and front cameras

Photo 2: Important testing with the camera 📷

Photo 3: Eaton using the dremel to remove a stripped screw from the downcam enclosure

See you tomorrow!!!

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Day 50: Less than a week...

Photo 1: Electrical team working with mechanical team to test switched servos

Photo 2: Aarav removing the downcam

Photo 3: Greg continues labeling. He is up to 15,000+ objects labeled 🤯

Photo 4: In&Out+grind=perfection👌🔥

See you tomorrow!!!

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Day 49: Only 1 Week Left Until We Leave For Comp!

Photo 1: Kaustubh switching our damaged grabber servo with our ball dropper servo
Photo 2: Craig and Eaton debugging the down cam
Photo 3: Testing our temporary webcam solution with Jetson

See you tomorrow!

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Day 48: Even More Testing With Props

Photo 1: Prepping for the pool test and inserting the rack
Photo 2: Another pool test begins...
Photo 3: Testing path marker detection with down cam
Photo 4: Marlin aligning to torp board

See you tomorrow!!!

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Day 47: Yep... More Pool Testing

Photo 1: Enjoying the summer with a pool test!
Photo 2: Marlin getting pictures of bins
Photo 3: Checking on the grabber due to a slight issue with the servo
Photo 4: Grind continues after the pool test!

See you tomorrow!!

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Day 46: Pool testing with Down cam and Implementing Grabber

Photo 1: Craig and Eaton getting Marlin ready
Photo 2: Eaton tagging along with Marlin
Photo 3: Testing down cam
Photo 4: Mechanical team implementing grabber

See you tomorrow!!

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Day 45: Mech Work & Pool Testing

Photo 1: Getting ready for pool testing
Photo 2: Aarav soldering battery to connector
Photo 3: Mech putting the down cam together
Photo 4: Grabber parts printed. Thank you Mr. Dennis!

See you tomorrow!

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Day 44: More Pool Testing

Photo 1: Getting Marlin ready for the test
Photo 2: In Marlin goes!
Photo 3: Marlin sweeping for for torp board
Photo 4: Marlin aligning to torp board

See you tomorrow!!

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Day 43: Pool Testing and Finalizing Changes

Photo 1: Marlin ready for action
Photo 2: Craig checking on Marlin before the pool test
Photo 3: Jamba Juice! 😋
Photo 4: Mechanical Team using CAD for some last minute changes

See you tomorrow!!

[AVBotz @AVBotz]

Day 42: Small fixes and Labeling Grind

Photos 1 and 2: Debugging servos
Photo 3: Software team continues labeling

See you tomorrow!