Archives February 2020

We are in the final stretch! With a week of no school ahead, we are looking for a big week of progress to come. This weekend our mechanical team has been working on the climber and putting all aspects of the robot together. Meanwhile, our electrical team has been preparing to put most electrical components and sensors onto the robot in the net few days. Programming has been testing mechanisms and preparing for their big testing day this Wednesday.

This week, the business team has been working away at the business plan. The storyboard for the Chairman’s video has been started by media, and vlog filming is being continued.

Until next week,
Team 2643

Hello Everyone! Just as a heads up, as build season is beginning to wind down, we will be shifting from posts every Sunday and Thursday to exclusively posting on Sunday’s going forward

Technically, we have been making leaps and bounds. Despite a few setbacks, we have completed both our shooter and control panel mechanism, both of which have also entered the testing phase. Our Electrical team has been working on preparing sensors for the robot, as well as wiring up mechanisms as they reach completion.

Media members have been learning Adobe After Effects. They have been working on the team directory, and the bi-weekly vlog editing (check out the latest one below!). The business has been busy working on the Business plan and have been looking for teams to come with us on the bus ride to the Grand Canyon in Arizona (send us and email at team2643@nullgmail.com if you are interested). We have been continuing contact with businesses and other potential sponsors.

Additionally, here is the latest Build Season Vlog!

Hello Everyone! Yet another busy week for Team 2643. After some setbacks from last weekend, we worked to adjust some deadlines and determine some solutions to help us get back on schedule. Our CAD is nearly complete, just receiving some finishing touches and changes as we test and experiment with our “final” mechanisms. Fabrication has been working nearly nonstop this week, and will continue to do so for the next few weeks. Our electrical team completed their CAD, and is now off to work on the electrical board for our robot. Programming is entering the testing phase with quite a few mechanisms, and will continue to test whenever possible until the robot is handed off to them by the Mechanical and Electrical Teams.

This week, Media has continued to work on and edit the vlogs (new vlog coming Sunday!). They have sent out the apparel orders, and started our team banner design. Outreach has been quite busy working on and submitting awards (yay!). The trip to the Grand Canyon during our trip to Arizona for the Arizona North Regional has been finalized. Business has made a list of potential sponsors to contact in the coming weeks.

Lastly, as mentioned above, our team has finalized a trip to the Grand Canyon, on March 15 following the Arizona North Regional. Our team has rented a charter bus, but does have 22 extra seats on the bus. We are currently seeking out another team (sending 22 or less people) who would be interested in joining our endeavor, and splitting the costs of the bus with our team. If your team is interested, please shoot us an email at team2643@nullgmail.com

Welcome to Week 4!!

Our Robot is beginning to look more like a robot and less like a few pieces of metal bolted together! These past few days have consisted of a lot of assembly work, meanwhile the rest of the Mechanical Team has been working hard on fabrication. Our Electrical team is finishing up the board design and wiring diagrams, and will hopefully start putting the board together within the next few meetings, all whilst managing the 3D printers. Our Programming Team has been working very hard on perfecting the subsystems already written, so that they can maximize their time on the robot.

This week, Business has continued editing the Chairman’s Essay, and has continued to do planning for the Chairman’s presentation. The t-shirt design is being finalized, and media is continuing to make progress with the technical binder. The vlog is being filmed (next vlog will be released in a week!), and Business Team has nearly finished editing the business plan.

I mentioned in a previous post that we will be sharing the form for team apparel on here, but we have since had an update that we would like to share. As many team’s have learned, the 2020 FIRST season sponsor: Lucas Film, has allowed team’s to implement the Star Wars character’s and associated media onto team apparel for the season, BUT team’s may not sell such merchandise. Because of this, our 2020 season shirts and hoodies will not be for sale outside of the team. If anyone is interested in trading with members of our team, please reach out to us on Instagram (@frc2643) and we will do our best to find someone interested in trading.

-Team 2643