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Robot Mechanisms and Manipulators... |
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Written by Jill Wilker
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Sunday, 06 June 2010 06:06 |
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Some resources to help new teams...
While the robots discussed in these presentations and resources are focused on the FIRST Robotics Competition, and therefore much larger than a Tetrix / FTC robot, the principles are the same. The first is a powerpoint presentation that describes various lifting mechanisms. Another powerpoint presentation goes a bit more into the various mechanisms that can be used to collect and manipulate game pieces. Additional resources
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Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 16:36 |
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What is Game Kickoff Exactly? |
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Written by jw
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 17:36 |
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Kickoff is the official "season start" for FTC. On September 12th at 2pm PDT / 5pm EDT, the robot game and game element documents and official rules are released online. It is not critical that the team do "something" exactly on September 12th but the team does need to read and understand the game rules and robot rules in order to be successful.
One other online "doc" section that is important for the team to be aware of and pay attention to throughout the season is the Q&A section about the game on the FIRST forum where the game designers will give official answers and clarifications. This is where you can post questions and get official clarifications.
Over the last few years, we have held a get together open to the teams and coaches on or near the kickoff date where Playing At Learning (the Partner) goes over the game descriptions as well as clarify rules, answer questions and generally bring a great start to the new season. 2009 KICKOFF EVENT will be held at the TechShop in Menlo Park on Saturday, September 12th and will include workshops as well as a way for each team to get the game element(s). More details on how to register and exact workshops, etc will be posted here when they became available. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2009 17:36 |
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Written by jw
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 23:06 |
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blip.tv: Why Every High School in Arizona Should Have a Robotics Team by "Fredi" Lajvardi. Who wants to make the California equivalent??? |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 23:08 |
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Written by jw
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 19:56 |
One of our favorite sayings is: Tell me, and I will forget.
Show me, and I may remember.
Involve me, and I will understand.
Confucius, BC 450 Get Involved - and understand! There are many opportunities for volunteering, including: One-Time Volunteering Opportunities: - Tournament Volunteer for FIRST programs - details for this season coming soon
Recurring Volunteer opportunities : - Mentoring teams
- Tournament Referee or Judge
- Guest speaker opportunities
- Participating in planning meetings
- Hosting scrimmages, workshops, work days and training classes
- Fund-raising support
Contact: Mark Edelman at marke @ playingatlearning.org
We find that a great model to use with companies is by having support in multiple ways - not just monetary support but getting employees involved as volunteers and/or hosting events. We look for the Win - Win - in particular:
- Space for events, meetings, workshops, training, scrimmages
- Volunteers for events and teams
- Monetary support for events and teams
- Equipment donations for events and teams
- Connections to like-minded organizations and people
- PR / Media / Grant writing help
Contact: Mark Edelman at marke @ playingatlearning.org Donations are always encouraged. Monetary donations can be designated for specific Playing@Learning programs. Donations not designated to a specific program will be used to support all of Playing@Learning's programs. We also have a small store through amazon.com. All of your purchases through our store provide Playing@Learning with a small referral rebate. Equipment Donations
We have specific needs for laptop computers for use in schools and in parent and mentor training programs. If you have fairly new (no more than 3 years old) laptops you would be willing to donate, please contact Mark at marke @ playingatlearning.org |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2009 14:29 |
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2010 Nor Cal FTC Season status |
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Written by Jill Wilker
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 15:06 |
2010 Season
Nor Cal Championship Sunday January 9th
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 December 2010 22:24 |
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