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[ 1/3/22 - 1/6/22 ] Rework, Rewind, Restart
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I officially came back from break this Tuesday, (sorry for the lack of Holiday Blog Post, but if you wanna know, I made...

Nate Hopper
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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![[ 12/12/22 - 12/16/22 ] Encoders are mean.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_3635c67485f44a058ae1e9103ec8fb6b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_3635c67485f44a058ae1e9103ec8fb6b~mv2.webp)
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[ 12/12/22 - 12/16/22 ] Encoders are mean.
Okay, they're just encoders and they can't be mean, they're non-sentient machinery. However I still dislike them. That's right, if the...

Nate Hopper
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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![[ 12/5/22 - 12/9/22 ] - Major Progress!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_731dfb6fe361461088d67a24ea9c59f7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_216,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_731dfb6fe361461088d67a24ea9c59f7~mv2.webp)
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[ 12/5/22 - 12/9/22 ] - Major Progress!
I've made so much good progress this week, especially in making the keypad work. Behold! The selection interface! Lemme walk you through...

Nate Hopper
Dec 8, 20221 min read
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![[ 10/28/22 - 12/2/22 ] It's very cold.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_cbea92f7ddd44c688980c14c0e6b5351~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_188,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_cbea92f7ddd44c688980c14c0e6b5351~mv2.webp)
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[ 10/28/22 - 12/2/22 ] It's very cold.
Lots of progress has been made. I've rewired pretty much everything that needed to be rewired. Along with that, I've made an interface in...

Nate Hopper
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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[ 11/14/22 - 11/18/22 ] Wires and Havoc
Apologies, but this will be formatted differently than previous posts, as I will be actively updating this blog during the week. [...

Nate Hopper
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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[ 11/7/22 - 11/10/22 ] - Short Week, Little Progress
We had only 3 days to work this week due to Tuesday being Election Day, and Friday being Veteran's Day. Unfortunately, that wasn't the...

Nate Hopper
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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[ 10/31/22 - 11/4/22 ] Code and Encoders
I'm starting to think encoders were designed to test my patience. Every time I make something work, something else breaks or stops...

Nate Hopper
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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[ 10/24/22 - 10/28/22 ] - Encoders and Gifts
Hello! Another week done, and I'm still melting my brain over these encoders! I've become Dr. Frankenstein, because I'm stitching two...

Nate Hopper
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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[10/17/22 - 10/21/22] Keypad
Hello, sorry for the short post, but I got the keypad working, along with the fact that I have written code for the arm and uploaded it...

Nate Hopper
Oct 21, 20221 min read
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[ 10/11/22 - 10/14/22 ] Redesigning and Future Ideas
Hello! We had a short week this week, so little progress was made. However, I did finish rewiring a new and neater controller for future...

Nate Hopper
Oct 14, 20221 min read
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[ 10/3/22 - 10/7/22 ] - Encoders and Programming
An interesting week. Working with encoders once again, though it is quite difficult. I'm not particularly sure how to utilize and control...

Nate Hopper
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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9/30/22 - New Controller
Little update this week, I revamped the controller for the robotic arm, adding joysticks to the controller. I've also been setting up...

Nate Hopper
Sep 29, 20221 min read
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Week of 9/23 - Robotic Arm Encoders
A long and busy week but I'll try and make it brief. We started the week off with a long and tedious testing session of every single one...

Nate Hopper
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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Week of 9/16 - Robot Arm
This week I began working with the robotic arm, Scorbot ER-III. It's been a bit trickier than I'd like to admit, but I've established...

Nate Hopper
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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My Junior Year begins!
The school year has begun here at Medford High School and I am extremely excited! I am enrolled here at the Robotics & Engineering...

Nate Hopper
Sep 9, 20221 min read
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