Hello thar...
Haven't posted for a while. Sorry all!
On the 27th, four team members headed down to Arrowhead Electricity in Lutsen. They presented our hopes, and our current/past accomplishments. Good job, you guys! We ended up recieving a grant and possibly a new laptop, seeing as ours is a little slow (not to mention filled with info!)! Thank you, Arrowhead!
The night before, people worked late to get our robot running, so that we could present it to Arrowhead as well. The bot isn't finished yet, obviously, but is just a frame with the electric components board (with all the components!) attached to the top. Still, it worked well.
Today is mainly a building day, and everyone is working on something to do with the bot. We have our building crew, web crew, and assisting crew. All is going well! It's probably going to be a late night (again!), but that's okay with everyone. It's a monday, and everyone is fresh and revived from the weekend. Lets do it, you guys!!!
Thank you again, Arrowhead and other sponsors!
We appreciate your help!
Icestorm
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
HOLA FRIENDS
Hola...
So today, we really could be building, but we're not. I don't know why. But now we're going through our parts (again). We have our building plan together, and it's pretty good for the WEEK we worked on it.
***ACTUALLY, we are building. We're building the mini-bot, AKA the parasite. Pretty cool.
Adios!
Team Icestorm
So today, we really could be building, but we're not. I don't know why. But now we're going through our parts (again). We have our building plan together, and it's pretty good for the WEEK we worked on it.
***ACTUALLY, we are building. We're building the mini-bot, AKA the parasite. Pretty cool.
Adios!
Team Icestorm
Monday, January 10, 2011
Hello Thar!
So, today, we're going through our parts. Nothing really exciting, but a necessary thing. We only have so much time to correct mistakes in inventory, so we need to do it now, to catch any. We're also planning out or possible robot designs. Nothing much to talk about today. More tomorrow.
So, today, we're going through our parts. Nothing really exciting, but a necessary thing. We only have so much time to correct mistakes in inventory, so we need to do it now, to catch any. We're also planning out or possible robot designs. Nothing much to talk about today. More tomorrow.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Kickoff 2011!
Hey, Team 3054 Icestorm here!
So, today was the kickoff (obviously stated above), and it ROCKED We, the kickoff team (Alex D., Alex O., Alton, Casey, David, Gus, Jana, Kirsten, Maddie, Max, and Zack.), got so many new, awesome parts for the team, and learned what the challenge was! We woke up all around 4 A.M., or just stayed up, but it was totally worth it. After picking up Silver Bay, we headed out to UMD, arriving about an hour or so early. After signing in, we hung around, waiting for it to start.
When the kickoff, live from New Hampshire, started, there were many acknowledgements from many people. Even Will.I.Am was there. But, when the count-down started for the unveiling of the challenge, everyone was psyched! The curtain fell, and the challenge is...
A sort of ring-toss game, where there are rungs on the wall by where the driver-stations are. You're paired with two other teams, and work together to place the inflatable tubes on the rungs, in the order of the FIRST Robotics logo, Triangle Circle Square. Then, when that is all done, you send a mini-bot to the top of one of the four towers in the playing field. Sounds easy, but is WAY more complicated than it seems.
But, isn't that what FIRST Robotics is about? Exercising the brain? We're up to the challenge. Plus, if we get to nationals, West is going to break-dance for us. Woo us!
For now,
Icestorm 3054
So, today was the kickoff (obviously stated above), and it ROCKED We, the kickoff team (Alex D., Alex O., Alton, Casey, David, Gus, Jana, Kirsten, Maddie, Max, and Zack.), got so many new, awesome parts for the team, and learned what the challenge was! We woke up all around 4 A.M., or just stayed up, but it was totally worth it. After picking up Silver Bay, we headed out to UMD, arriving about an hour or so early. After signing in, we hung around, waiting for it to start.
When the kickoff, live from New Hampshire, started, there were many acknowledgements from many people. Even Will.I.Am was there. But, when the count-down started for the unveiling of the challenge, everyone was psyched! The curtain fell, and the challenge is...
A sort of ring-toss game, where there are rungs on the wall by where the driver-stations are. You're paired with two other teams, and work together to place the inflatable tubes on the rungs, in the order of the FIRST Robotics logo, Triangle Circle Square. Then, when that is all done, you send a mini-bot to the top of one of the four towers in the playing field. Sounds easy, but is WAY more complicated than it seems.
But, isn't that what FIRST Robotics is about? Exercising the brain? We're up to the challenge. Plus, if we get to nationals, West is going to break-dance for us. Woo us!
For now,
Icestorm 3054
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