This time I’ll tell you about our school’s robotics club.
Everything strated before xmas holidays when many students were invited to participate in a robotics project (first robotics competition) organized by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).
The FRC is an international competition and this is the first time we’re participating. Peñoles is sponsoring the whole Project for our team and for other 3 teams from the region.
We really started working after the kick off, on january 7th. Our goal was to create a robot that could play basketball; throw the balls and defend the area.
The first thing we did was to divide ourselves in different areas; mechanic, electronic, informatic and comunication. I’m in comunication.
Each area got together and started planning everything they had to do. Our first job was to create a name, a logo and a slogan for our team.
After going through different options and propositions we decided that we would be called Cerbotics; Cervantes + Robotics.
Each one of us was assigned a especific work; I’m in charge of the media and press diffusion, so I talked for the radio, tv and press.
We also had a “cascarita” (a game) in which the 4 teams of the region presented their project and made a demostration of their robot.
For 6 weeks of intense hard work, the bag and tag day had come. We had to close the robot and pack it before the 24 on midnight. That last day was full of surprises. Our robot had some technical issues so suddenly it stopped answering commands and working. Everyone of us was getting so worried and nervous because if the robot didn’t work there was no chance of going to regionals and competing. The tension level was high at the critical moment. The fact that it was already 10 o’clock when this happened made us feel so scared and worried.We had so few time left, the electrics, mechanics and informatics got to work and check what was going wrong.
After they knew what was happening, quickly they started working and got the robot fixed. The good thing was that the problem could be solved and we managed to pack everything before 12:00.
When we finished we were so happy and excited because it is a product of hard work, dedication and effort.
Now we move on to the next step of preparation for the regionals in April at Houston. The first half of our job is done, now we have to go on and do what it needs to do our best performance in the regionals.
Check it out!
Facebook: Team Cerbotics 4400
Twitter: @TeamCerbotics
Blog: http://www.cerboticsteam4400.blogspot.com/
http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/703332.html
http://www.elsiglodetorreon.
http://www.hoyrobotica.com/
http://impreso.milenio.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpmXw6zz_hE
1 comment:
very glad that u r participating in this team effort and hope u learned about team work kutty. no matter what happens in the competition at Houston, want to tell u that experience of team work, understanding people in ur team and believing in the talent of people other than u is the best prize u can win. however, sincere wishes for ur team and u to pass on to finals.
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