Lisa and I were strolling in Waikiki and came across this cool Gekko.
And... he was red and blue...
Phil finds GaCo in Hawaii
Submitted by philbot on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 5:36pm. FRC Team 1629» login to post comments
SuGO Sunday. Build Sumo Robots.
Submitted by philbot on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 4:19pm.09/06/2009 - 1:00pm
09/06/2009 - 5:30pm
Come and build Sumo Wrestling Robots out of LEGO.
Start building at 1:00pm and compete at 3:30pm.
Lots of fun, rookie and family teams welcome.
Free to GEARS members, or $10 for non-member teams.
Click on the SuGO tag at the top of this screen for more info.
Seaperch conference in Honolulu Hawaii
Submitted by philbot on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 2:09pm.08/04/2009 - 9:00am
08/07/2009 - 5:00pm
Phil will be attending this conference... Woo Hoo.
He'll also be showing the neat Control Box circuit board he developed for our Garrett County Seaperch camps.
SuGO Sunday
Submitted by philbot on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 2:07pm.08/02/2009 - 1:00pm
08/02/2009 - 2:04pm
Come and build Sumo Wrestling Robots out of LEGO.
Start building at 1:00pm and compete at 3:30pm.
Lots of fun, rookie and family teams welcome.
Free to GEARS members, or $10 for non-member teams.
MATE ROV competition reports online.
Submitted by philbot on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 12:28pm.The MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) organization runs an underwater robotics competition each year. Each team must submit a technical report detailing thir robot.
The reports from this year have just been posted online. Check them out at this link: Team Reports.
Note: There are two classes: Explorer (for advanced teams) and Ranger (for highschool teams). Check out this You-Tube video about the competition.
Listen to Dean Kamen Speech.
Submitted by philbot on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 12:26pm.This is a great audio file about how Dean Kamen started FIRST, and where it is now.
He even talks about the "WWF for smart people" quote from the President at the 2008 Championship.
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Student mentors demonstrate robots to Crellin School
Submitted by philbot on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 8:08pm. GEARS
About 60 students, teachers and parents from Crellin School were given the VIP treatment at GEARS last week.
The school visitors were divided into 6 groups and they circulated through a range of robot activities. Young robotics team members demonstrated each activity to the visitors.
Demonstrations included: FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League, SuGO Robots, Summer Tech Camps and the SeaPerch Underwater robotics camp.
SeaPerch camp registrations underway.
Submitted by philbot on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 4:25pm. Underwater
Here's a photo from last year's camp.
Ever seen a bunch of more engrossed kids?
Here we have four work-tables set up for four concurrent construction acivities.
Each camper rotates through all the tables to construct their own SeaPerch robot.
Right now it looks like they are working on the PVC frame, Wire Tether and Motor waterproofing.
In the background you can see the 1800 gallon tank that we use to run underwater challenges.
GaCo gets to divisional playoffs.
Submitted by philbot on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 1:28pm. FRC Team 1629
FRC team 1629 (GaCo) advances further than ever before at the recent FIRST Robotics Competition in Altanta Georgia.
Competing in the Newton division along with 90 other teams, GaCo ended the qualifying rounds in 8th place. This guarenteed them a place in the playoffs. GaCo ended up as the captain of the #7 alliance, but was eliminated in the Quarter Finals.
GaCo continues to advance furthe
G-Force Alliance wins Franklin division
Submitted by philbot on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 1:21pm. FTC Team 2818
At the recent National FIRST Championships, our rookie G-Force team (2818 in gold) joined ranks with FTC teams 577 (in blue) and 39 (in black) to form a winning division alliance. G-Force was unbeaten throughout the divisional competition, along with team 577. 577 was the 1# seeded team, and G-Force was the #3 seed.
After clinching the divison, the alliance went on the the finals, but couldn't continue their winning streak. "We'll win next year" the team members were heard to say :)
