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The Cornerstone Robotics team competed June 20 - 22, 2012 in the 12th Annual
MATE International ROV Competition at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, WA. The six member team competely rebuilt this year's ROV and control console. They added new PCBs and rotary pneumatic actuators. The team finished 6th out of 30 teams competiting.
The Cornerstone Robotics team would like to thank Fabco-Air, Microtherm, Tel-Test, and Seabotix for their generous financial and technical support.
2013 MATE International Score Sheet
Photographs of ROV Details
Team Photos:
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| Finally, I Found It |
Shopping for Props |
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| Constructing Props |
Testing the Gripper Force |
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| Testing Circuits on a Breadboard |
Drilling the UHMW Frame |
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| Assembling the UHMW Frame |
Mounting the Pneumatic Gripper |
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| Designing the Printed Circuit Boards |
A New Use for 16-2 Wire |
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| Milling a Slot into UHMW for Cameras |
Laying Out the Pressure Cylinder Cap |
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| Slotting a UHMW Frame Piece |
Tapping the Pressure Cylinder End Cap |
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| Attaching the Tools |
Soldering the Camera Connections |
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| Installing Glands in the End Cap |
Assembling More Frame Pieces |
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| Testing the Pressure Cylinder for Leaks |
Wiring the Pressure Cylinder |
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| Final Stages |
Team Picture |
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| Installing Expandable Sleeving |
Near Disaster - ROV Falls Off Table |
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| Testing ROV after Fall |
Minor Damage |
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| Team Work |
Working for Media Points |
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| Assembling New Control Console |
Designing Poster |
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| Practice at a Neighbor's Pool |
Tether Management |
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| Practice Run |
A Score of 300 Is Possible |
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| Send-off Dinner |
Packing for Seattle |
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