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Notes from kickoff presentation. Jan. 9 th 2010 “good morning” 110 teams at kickoff

All typed information pertaining to park robotics will either be in this document, or linked to this document. . Notes from kickoff presentation. Jan. 9 th 2010 “good morning” 110 teams at kickoff rookies get additional parts must notify FIRST by Wednesday is parts are missing

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Notes from kickoff presentation. Jan. 9 th 2010 “good morning” 110 teams at kickoff

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  1. All typed information pertaining to park robotics will either be in this document, or linked to this document.

  2. Notes from kickoff presentation. Jan. 9th 2010 • “good morning” • 110 teams at kickoff • rookies get additional parts • must notify FIRST by Wednesday is parts are missing • Feb. Eagan, practice tourney. • PTC – software company • Pro engineer, made available free to us. (CAD software) • Online training module is made available free to us. • www.PTC .com/go/first • www. PTC.com/go/firstgettingstarted • for the past two years they have been having a competition at the state fair. • Obama gave a speech. • NASA “summer of innovation” program. • Turtles are somehow relevant to this program. • John abele – FIRST chairman • 57 local kickoffs • 1531 vet. Teams

  3. Notes (cont.) • Ultimate first prize (chairman's award) • given to the team that makes the biggest community impact • www. Gearingupprodject.com • www. connectamillionminds.com • FIRST team member information system • over 200,000 young people participating • First Green, fundraisers. “Ecycling” • Appoint someone as “Green project manager” • check web site for updates regarding fundraiser. • Over 500 scholarships • ¼ students in FIRST were offered one. • Homework assignment: • Go to all the other people who go to other sporting events, and tell them to come to ours, “we want to be a spectator sport” • “This year, Humans will be able to understand the scoring, and actually understand what’s going on!”

  4. Notes on the game: • “Real Reality” • turn key vision capability – this year • included in kit • do not design robot as big circular target • Robot can use gun like mechanism to launch ball into target • robot may have to climb something • 27x54 foot fiels • divided into 3 zones • standard soccer ball is used • stats with 15 second atonomus period • balls can be scored from anwhere • balls = 1pt • robots on or hanging are worth 2 pts. • robots hanging from other robots = 3 pts. • you can lose control of the ball if it rolls into another teams zone • you get penalty for shooting ball out of playing field. • you cannot carry robots over bumps • suggest targeting system that allows for range • devices which are used to move/ launch ball will have a lot of energy

  5. Buisnesses to beg for funding: • Axe-man • BAE systems • Munchies • Microcenter • Batteries Plus • Cargill • Menards • Eric’s bike shop • “the cop shop” (texatonka)

  6. Use lexan “bump” under robot to help slide over the humps.

  7. Stages of building: • Mock up course • Assemble chassis of robot • Figure out the placement of the electrical components, (not including drive system) • Design drive system

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