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Build Season: Week One
Tomorrow will mark the end of the first week of the 2010 build season. This week we have started prototyping and design work and had strategy discussions. The candy jar has already been emptied twice, and dedicated team members are staying until 9pm today, with some very nice parents providing food. We are well on our way to creating some new memories to be quoted throughout the year.
Build Season Kickoff!
The new challenge is out! And it is (drumroll please)...Breakaway!
It involves soccer balls being scored into 4 goals at the corner of the field. This is complicated by the two "bumps" running across the field, dividing it into thirds. For full game descriptions as well as the animation and full rules, go to http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=452 for the manual and http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=16209&terms=breakaway for the animation.
We had a great first day of build season, with some team members getting there as early as 7am to watch the broadcasts. The 10 am release of the challenge was followed by brainstorming and strategy sessions as well as some intense study of the rules. The team has some basic concepts for the robot and has now begun prototyping. We also took some time off to play a little soccer with our new game pieces, as well as celebrate the birthday of Hershal Patel. Happy 18th Hershal!
The team will be in the lab from 11 am to 5pm tomorrow, as well as 2:30 to 5pm every day after school and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays.
Happy Build Season Kickoff Day!
~Charlie and Teresa
2010 Build Season Schedule
The meeting schedule for the 2010 season (Jan. 9th to Feb. 23rd) is as follows:
Saturday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Monday-Friday: 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Wednesday Leadership Meeting
This Wednesday, the 17th, there will be a leadership meeting in room 112 at lunch. Anyone can attend!
CAD Training and Lab Organization
This Sunday, there will be two meetings:
First, there will be CAD training from 12 to 3 in room 112, going over how to make models of sheet metal parts. Any available laptops with Solidworks on them should be brought to the meeting.
Then, from 1 to 4, there will be lab cleaning and organization. Please try to show show up for at least part of the time so we can make the lab accessible and neat. Depending on how much gets done, there will be further lab cleaning days in the future.
~Charlie S.
