Summer 2025
In the summer of 2025, I helped out by routing PCB layouts for the hall sensors, putting together the robot’s wheel assemblies, wiring up the motors, soldering motor driver boards, and testing all the breakbeam sensor PCBs to get everything ready for competition.
Robot Assembly
Wheels and Motor
I helped bring the robot to life by assembling its wheel components, installing heat-set inserts, and wiring up multiple motors, helping turn individual parts into a connected, working system.
Face Decals
The most important task given to any member is the placement of the face decals onto the robots.
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I was given the great honour of giving each of our robots a face that reflected their personalities :)
Hardware Assembly + Testing
Testing Break Beam Boards
The breakbeam circuit detects when an object touches the robot by emitting a light beam that’s read by a sensor. When something like a ball breaks the beam, the system recognizes its position and triggers the next sequence of actions. I tested all the breakbeam boards to make sure they worked reliably and consistently.
Soldering Components
Out of the 20 motor driver boards we received, I hand-placed and soldered many SMD and discrete components, including 0603 resistors and 0805 capacitors, across the power stage and other sections of the boards.
PCB Routing
Hall Sensor
I routed a hall sensor on the back of the motor driver PCB, keeping the trace lengths short and consistent across similar parts to maintain balanced impedance.
