3D printing is cool. It is an orchestra of mechanisms with precise movements that can actualize anything you can imagine, items that can give the function to objects, and give the ability to make mechanisms for machines. There are many types of plastics that can be use...
It’s been a month since everyone has started school, maybe a bit more, but it’s safe to say that we’re accustomed to virtual meetings and in using virtual communication software. Something that we’re not accustomed to yet though, is not starting the off-season in full...
Procrastination is deadly. The feeling that comes with it after you know you’ve messed up by missing a deadline or messing up our daily schedule is horrible yet we continue to experience it and not push ourselves to get rid of the habit. I procrastinate a lot, whether...
As a FIRST student I can say it is fun attending kick off and being able to watch the game live for the first time with all my teammates. Now that this past season has been canceled and Infinite Recharge is going to be replayed next year I thought I would leave a few t...
FIRST Is an organization that allows students to learn engineering skills through the various programs that are offered. In total there are 4 programs: at our school we offer all programs.
FIRST League JR which is from ages 4 to 10. The program meant to teach students...
About a month ago, I had stated in my last blog How To Keep BusyDuring This Tough Situation that our team was planning to do work during the next two weeks after the published date. We were going to work on our business plan in Business Development and practice or lea...
Our robot has come a long way since the start of January. We have made a great deal of progress every week, always learning something new. This year was our first year ever using a belt system to take in Power Cells from the floor to the top of our robot. It is also...
As a senior in high-school is year it is very sad to think it is my last year on the team. I've been a part of this team for 3 years now and I have learned a lot. A list of running things that I have learned are technical things like how to build a robot, CADing part o...
The situation we are facing today is nothing like the modern world has seen before. Global communities are trying their best to solve this rapidly grown, dangerous, and complex problem surrounding the spread of COVID-19. Governments, individuals, and companies alike ar...
Today during our meetings we worked on the drive-train of the robot. The goal of the meeting was to get the drive motors on. We started by first putting churros on the robot, so that way we have a way to make sure that the robot is straight and d...