Week 9 (30/11/18)

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Coding the Robot

This week the team have managed to finalize the path and runs that the robot will take in the competition. After this, they have been working out the angles that the bot will need to turn through to use these paths. Additionally, they have been testing the current code for the robot and making the required modifications to the code. This process is taking a fairly long time as they are having to use trial and error to make the turns more accurate. 

The Project

The project team have been deciding and making notes on two different possible problems to look into with more detail. These are cosmic radiation and the cost of getting into space. They have been looking into some already present ideas to solve these (e.g Reaction Engines) and also brainstorming ones of their own.
Location: Reading School, Erleigh Rd, Reading RG1 5LW, UK

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