Archive for February, 2010
By Ali Last night was the official end of our hectic build season. Every year we celebrate this event with a send-off party to say goodbye to our robot until our first regional. We invite parents, teachers, volunteers, and this year, even our super-intendant and principle. We use this event to tell them all about our [ READ MORE ]
By Cyann & Ali Today was the first of the many competitions that we will be attending this season. Since this is a pre-season event many of the robots are not quite in working condition. Teams are still programming and working out the kinks. Each of the practice matches were followed by adjustments in the pits. [ READ MORE ]
Hey, hope all is going well. I understand that I am hanging on the wall. Please note that I am watching all that is going on and so far I’m liking it. Looks good to me but don’t stop now. The clock is ticking. Tick Tick Tick. Don’t forget we need more banners to hang [ READ MORE ]
By : Jess and Ali Today, we have been working more diligently than ever before. Because the competition in Suffield is approaching rapidly, we are moving quickly in order to be prepared. In hopes of having a very successful drive team, we have been holding extensive drive practices. This is so the drive team members can [ READ MORE ]
By: Ali and Jess This morning, our build team gathered to play the simulation game that FIRST has released to check which of our possible strategies would be the most successful during this year. Each team played the game in a different way, clearly emulating which tactics would be most efficient. We figured it out :] This [ READ MORE ]