September 2015 cont.
The weeks after the kickoff event were spent building the game field and developing early prototypes. Using a GoPro camera, we even made a time-lapse video of the team assembling the field.
 Pictured: Zach, Mike, Dylan, Daniel, John, Arjun, Miguel, George, Troy, Peter, Jack |  Toby and Mike review the instructions. |  Mike and Dylan begin assembling a ramp. |
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 Mike steadies a ramp. |  Troy, Tom and Toby work on the other ramp structure. |  Troy and Tom square up the frame. |
 Mr. Brodie relaxes amidst the chaos. |  Mike and Dylan assemble the ramps. |  Reed continues working on a robot design. |
 The boys take a break for some well-deserved pizza. |  Mr. Brodie and Mike build the frame. |  Mike inserts the "churros" into the ramp structure. |
 Troy and Tom insert the "churros" into the other ramp. |  Dylan examines Mr. Brodie's toolkit. |  Troy and Zach work on the support frame for their ramp. |
 A completed ramp structure. |
While the team worked on the field, other team members began working on early robot designs. Arjun Ramachandran began building "Beast", the first of his many prototypes. This early design included a clever articulating drive train that tried to climb over the obstacles on the ramp. Jack MacIntosh and Zach Paganini formed a team and began working on design. John Hollington, Peter Havre and David Diaz formed the "Gang of Three" and began discussing ideas. Reed Chen started working on arm and delivery mechanisms. Other team members started reviewing the rulebooks and discussed possible strategies for the competition.
 Arjun's sketch of the drivetrain for Beast. |  Arjun works on Beast. |  Arjun explains to Mr. Brodie how his mechanism will allow the robot to climb over the churros. |
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 Jack, Arjun and Troy work on Beast's electronics. |  Jack and Zach begin work on their robot design |  Team members discuss and build. |
 Daniel looks on while Arjun makes modifications. |  Andrew reviews the rule book for competition. |  George and Miguel discuss scoring strategies. |
 The room was always a hive of activty. |  Early sketch of wheel designs |  Troy surveys Arjun's "Beast" |