It has been a loooooong season so far. Well, we are competing at the Finger Lakes Regional in Rochester, NY on February 28 to March 2 and the Pittsburgh Regional on March 14 to the 16th. Fun fun fun!
The frame is now being marked and cut, just about ready to be sent out for welding! We are following the measurments and format created in SolidWorks, a CADD program used to create 3D models.
The Web is now published! Please visit our site: www.rpm156.com
It is pretty awesome! There is still some tweaking, but it is still pretty cool!
T shirt order forms are due really soon! please remember to fill them out and to bring them to robotics ASAP!!
The meals for Rochester are also due soon! please fill it out and turn in!
~RPM 156
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Half Way There!!!
We are now three weeks into the robotics season!
today we got a lot accomplished! we are finishing up the goals for the frisbees and th tower is completed! The website will hopefully be published Monday *fingers crossed* and it looks pretty awesome. The programing error is finally fixed thanks to our programing team and Kevin!
the shooting mechanism was tested in the stairwell and it shoots very accurate and consistant. A new pick-up mechanism has been prototyped since original type did not work for what we needed.
Hopefully soon we can get the robot put together really soon!
~RPM
today we got a lot accomplished! we are finishing up the goals for the frisbees and th tower is completed! The website will hopefully be published Monday *fingers crossed* and it looks pretty awesome. The programing error is finally fixed thanks to our programing team and Kevin!
the shooting mechanism was tested in the stairwell and it shoots very accurate and consistant. A new pick-up mechanism has been prototyped since original type did not work for what we needed.
Hopefully soon we can get the robot put together really soon!
~RPM
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Everything's Starting to Come Together...
Well, it has been a busy few days, but we are getting there! the tower for the preactice field is just about completed and it is quite large! We are now starting to finalize parts of the robot such as the shooter and drive train. Team members are also starting to figure out ways to climb that tower! Will they suceed? Only time will tell...
The program team have been freshening up their coding skills by reprograming our last year's robot and they are now booting up the new drive train with basic skills.
The Creative team has also been very busy! The CADD designs are starting to come together nicely to form what our robot could look like. The website is also being revised and hopefully will be officially published in the next day or two. A group of these students will also hopefully get together and start designing buttons and a mascot!
Thank you for all those who are watching and are keeping up! if you have not been following us, please do, as we try to update this site regularly!
The program team have been freshening up their coding skills by reprograming our last year's robot and they are now booting up the new drive train with basic skills.
The Creative team has also been very busy! The CADD designs are starting to come together nicely to form what our robot could look like. The website is also being revised and hopefully will be officially published in the next day or two. A group of these students will also hopefully get together and start designing buttons and a mascot!
Thank you for all those who are watching and are keeping up! if you have not been following us, please do, as we try to update this site regularly!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
2013 - ULTIMATE ASCENT
Hello, hello, hello! And welcome back to a brand new FIRST Robotics Season!
We have been quite busy for the past couple months, actually, getting ready for the new season. During the months of November and December, the twenty-five members of our team learned and reviewed the basic building skills we will need for the build season. The mentors and coaches planned a mini competition for the members to experience what it would be like during the build season. Students had to build a small robot that could travel over a bumpy surface to retrieve a tennis ball and return to the starting point. They also had to do a presentation on their robot and design.
And now we are about two weeks into the build season! Team members all met up for the Kick-off and the next day, we were already off and planning for this year's robot. after much careful planning and debating, the students have split off into their groups to perform their task.
Our build team is currently prototyping different mechanisms to perform the simple tasks required, such as throwing the frisbee and a loading mechanism. We have about three created and soon we will be seeing which one will perform the best!
The creative team, as we like to call it, is in charge of designing, creating and managing the website, blog, facebook, and other forms of media. We are currently creating a brand new HTML website, instead of using the Flash. This would allow the website to load quicker and be easier to access. We are also laying out the format for the Chairman's Award.
It has really been a busy start for the new year, so please stay in touch for future updates!
Thank you
~RPM Team
We have been quite busy for the past couple months, actually, getting ready for the new season. During the months of November and December, the twenty-five members of our team learned and reviewed the basic building skills we will need for the build season. The mentors and coaches planned a mini competition for the members to experience what it would be like during the build season. Students had to build a small robot that could travel over a bumpy surface to retrieve a tennis ball and return to the starting point. They also had to do a presentation on their robot and design.
And now we are about two weeks into the build season! Team members all met up for the Kick-off and the next day, we were already off and planning for this year's robot. after much careful planning and debating, the students have split off into their groups to perform their task.
Our build team is currently prototyping different mechanisms to perform the simple tasks required, such as throwing the frisbee and a loading mechanism. We have about three created and soon we will be seeing which one will perform the best!
The creative team, as we like to call it, is in charge of designing, creating and managing the website, blog, facebook, and other forms of media. We are currently creating a brand new HTML website, instead of using the Flash. This would allow the website to load quicker and be easier to access. We are also laying out the format for the Chairman's Award.
It has really been a busy start for the new year, so please stay in touch for future updates!
Thank you
~RPM Team
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