RobotX 2026

Weekly Sprint Meeting

2026-03-02

We are so back (in Notion)

Meeting Overview

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Primary Semester Goal

Vehicle readiness video prior to finals

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Agenda

1. RobotX vs. RoboSub
2. RoboBoat Debrief
3. Status Update
4. Sprint 4 Planning

Upcoming Events

• Work Sessions M-Th 6-8PM
• MRG Elections & Assignments

RoboBoat Debrief

The Good

• Engagement
• Good energy
• Lots of coding

Full Notes

RoboBoat Debrief

The Bad

• Operational challenges
  • Need better planning, defined merge window
  • Discuss radio procedures ahead
  • Code deployment
  • Base station challenges
• Simulation challenges
  • Computationally heavy
  • GUI issues
  • Topics mismatch
• AI coding
  • Would be nice to track

RoboBoat Debrief

Going forward

• Don’t neglect infrastructure and operational needs
• Software design reviews

Status Update - General

• Boat status

  • Orange Boat “special sauce” has been put on a bill (Thanks Em!)
  • Boat Software meeting on 2/28, fleshed out what packages we need and some responsible engineers have been identified → tasks still need to be defined
  • Boat E-stop needs to be redone
  • Presto-Jr. needs updates (logic shifter, RC receiver connector updates, LED relay module holes)

• BlueROV status

  • O-ring issue for tether missing
  • Vacuum test 3/3 5-9PM, test Friday

• Drone status

  • New enclosure, 90% assembled
  • Dry test on Wednesday, Flight test Thurs/Fri (R/C)