Current plan and completion targets

Updated October 13, 2026.

Week by week timeline

Week 1 — September 15–18 — Setup and fabrication

• Tuesday 9/15, 6:30pm: Safety + Stinger Tug Intro + ROS Preface. Lecturer: Will McConnell. COVE, above the aero makerspace.
• Thursday 9/17, 5–7pm: Software Environment Setup; Aaron's posted help session was in Weber 112.
• Friday 9/18, 2:30–5pm: Optional Soldering Workshop & Setup Lab, as listed in the original schedule.
• Group: read the manual, schedule a weekly meeting, complete Section 5 Topics 1–2, begin nameplate/deck fabrication and printing, read the schematic and choose the LED resistor.
• Checkoff: everyone demonstrates the Stinger Tug spawning in Gazebo.
• Mentor: add trainees to the Stinger team in ASDL Robotics, put the weekly meeting on the calendar, support setup and introduce fabrication tools.

Week 2 — September 22–24 — Simulation and soldering

• Tuesday 9/22, 6:30pm: ROS Fundamentals and Version Control. Lecturer: Mitchell Turton. COVE.
• Thursday 9/24, 5–7pm: Build night; Aaron's actual post offered soldering-checkoff help. Original workshop theme: Harnessing, Crimping & Simulation.
• Group: catch up on simulation setup, complete soldering practice, laser nameplates/deck/lid, and print PETG ballast tanks and enclosure (Sections 2.1.1 and 2.2.1–2.2.3).
• Checkoff: soldering technique with mentor; finish Week 1 simulation checkoff if outstanding.

Week 3 — September 29–October 2 — Initial assembly and PR review

• Tuesday 9/29, 6:30pm: Basic Electrical. Lecturer: Erin Beazley. CoDE, next door to the usual COVE room (updated in the 9/29 announcement).
• Thursday 10/1, 5–7pm: Aaron's build night for soldering checkoffs and Section 2 catchup.
• Friday 10/2, 2–4pm: Soldering + Software Open Lab, as listed in the original schedule.
• Group: begin PCB and switch-harness assembly (Sections 3.2–3.3); boards on the Stinger Shelf. Complete the initial mechanical assembly and practice teammate PR review.