First Week Build Season Update

A Summary of the First Build Week

In the first week of build season, we are learning about our groups within the team and beginning new projects to get the season going. The Machining team has begun to learn how to use the various machines in the shop, and has also began making parts. The Assembly team has started to begin the field build. The Programming team is in the process of learning programs, and beginning the early stages of the robot’s code . The CAD team is working on setting up their laptops and giving tutorials on their programs. The Electrical team is working on organizing materials and prepping what they need to work. The Communications team worked on planning shirt designs and brainstorming website and award essay ideas.

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The answer will be revealed on Saturday before lunch as well as in the next newsletter. Stay tuned!

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Team 67 Progress

Dear HOT Robotics parents, guardians, and supporters,

Following the season kickoff last Saturday, the HOT Team members and mentors have been eager to get to work on this years robot. Monday this week was spent brainstorming ideas and going over student and mentor made plans for this years design, so that Tuesday could be used to begin to break apart into groups and learn about the different roles.

To begin this years build season, The Machining team is learning how to do their various roles on the machines, such as the mills and lathes. They have, also, begun to make parts for both our practice field and the robot, including the wheels and axle blocks. The Programming team has been learning the Java programming language and ensuring everything is up to date and optimal for our robots code. Along with this, they have begun to work on connecting and programming our robot’s camera, so that the drivers will be able to see the camera’s view of the field on their dashboard.  The Mechanical Assembly team has begun to make a prototype for our robot’s drive train, that programming will be able to use to start writing and testing code to put it into use. The Field Build team has started to map out our practice field to ensure we have accurate dimensions and it is set up properly. The CAD team is working on getting their computers ready to use their programs, AutoCAD and SolidWorks, as well as giving tutorials on how to use them. The Electrical team is working on organizing our new kit of parts as well as haptic materials. The Communications team has started to plan our Thursday competition shirts, as well as designs for our buttons. They have, also, begun to work on ideas to continue updating the new website.

For more information and details on the team, below the dates of upcoming events, new member interviews, and photos of team members working. If you would like further information about the team, please visit the HOT Team website at http://www.hotteam67.org/ , or if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at hot-team67@googlegroups.com.

Sincerely,

HOT Team Communications 2019

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New Members Interviews!

Many of the new members of the HOT team were asked, “Why did you want to join the HOT robotics team?”, and below are their responses along with their photo.

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