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Nate Hopper
Jan 5, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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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_686,h_515,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_3635c67485f44a058ae1e9103ec8fb6b~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Dec 15, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 12/5/22 - 12/9/22 ] - Major Progress!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_731dfb6fe361461088d67a24ea9c59f7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_354,h_409,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_731dfb6fe361461088d67a24ea9c59f7~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Dec 8, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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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_360,h_477,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_cbea92f7ddd44c688980c14c0e6b5351~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Dec 2, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Nov 18, 20222 min read
[ 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. [...
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Nate Hopper
Nov 9, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Nov 3, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Oct 28, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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![[10/17/22 - 10/21/22] Keypad](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_e2bd11e913594934878dbe011db41477~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_e2bd11e913594934878dbe011db41477~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Oct 21, 20221 min read
[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...
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Nate Hopper
Oct 14, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Oct 6, 20221 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Sep 29, 20221 min read
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...
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Nate Hopper
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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...
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Nate Hopper
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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...
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Nate Hopper
Sep 9, 20221 min read
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...
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