2024 Week 2: Team Journal

Week two of the 2024 build season has shaped up wonderfully despite the challenges that a New Jersey snowfall put forth. Nemesis wasn’t able to be as hands-on as we would have liked, however we took advantage of the snow days to brainstorm, plan, and collaborate. 

The business team made strides in their preparations for the upcoming competition season! Specifically, the media subteam continued planning out designs of the buttons that we hand out to all the FIRST supporters. Nemesis’s annual full team photos were captured and we were ecstatic to continue this beloved tradition. The logistics subteam continued to perfect new team merchandise designs, specifically upgrading the hats with a black background and red team logo. They also ensured that the team was set for a weekend of work with team meals. The community outreach subteam worked on the new Impact award submission. Finally, the finance team spent time finishing the updates to the five year business plan.The business team as a whole has worked together to tear down and revamp our team’s showcases in the hallway; we cannot wait for a new week of progress. 

The build team continues to work diligently towards prototyping the robot. After the first week of planning and finalizing designs, the team has started polishing final components. They have been focusing on detecting the AprilTags using photonvision and have made progress in assembling the swerve modules. After experimenting with different prototypes, the build team worked on using a diversion intake/outtake which is used to score notes with the same device. Meanwhile, the rookies have been learning the process of fabrication for various custom parts. Overall, the build team is working at a good pace, and they have officially hit the one-third mark of the build season.

The team as a whole has been working hard to prepare for the upcoming competitions, and we are looking forward to a successful season ahead!