Competition Maintenance

During competitions, you have to do quick tune-ups on your robot before and after rounds or practices to make sure that the robot is always operating at 100% efficiency.

What to do before the robot is used

• Screws need to be tightened if they are loose
• Put on fresh rubber bands
• Batteries need to be replaced with fresh ones
• Pneumatics need to be pumped up
• Make sure the firmware is not corrupted, and the latest code is flashed on the robot
• Put on the right license plates
• Make sure the robot wasn’t sabotaged by other teams (partially kidding here)

What to do after the robot is used

• Screws need to be tightened if they are loose
• Rubber bands need to be taken off after rounds and switched (if any have broken or look frayed)
• Make sure no nuts or other small parts have fallen off
• Give the motors time to cool down if they are hot
• Check for broken or bent parts
• Check for chipped gears
• Tighten wiggling motors