Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 12, 2011
I haven't blogged for a while, but it is FRC season now and we are all excited and brainstorming for this year's game Logomotion. I drew a sketch that Eddie made on paper and turned it to a 3D CAD model on sketchup. Now we are ordering parts that we think we might use for our arm. We are thinking of 6 wheel drive for the robot. I can't to build it and see it in action.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
December 9, 2010
Today I worked on drawing the AUV on sketchup. I got the motors and their mounts on there. We also watched how Christian centered the lathe. He explained all the different variables that make the hole not perfectly centered.
Monday, November 15, 2010
November 13, 2010
Today we went to the Robolympics at Tucson. Four teams were there then we competed and won second place. There was an obstacle course, bowling, dodgeball, blind driving through the obstacle corse, and croquet events.
November 12, 2010
Dillon, Carlos, Manuel, and I were gluing the pvc props together. After we glued everything we stood up the base in the playroom.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
November 10, 2010
Today I finished drawing the NURC props on sketchup. Now I am just waiting for Jerry to come and tell what to build if there is anything left and I'll draw the 3D model on sketchup.
November 9, 2010
Today I kept on working on the sketching the NURC props. I am almost done with them. We released the NURC mission video on Friday.
November 8, 2010
Today Jerry came and told the NURC prop building people what to do. New props were built so I started to draw them on sketchup. I also worked on getting the hypothetical field setup.
Friday, November 5, 2010
November 5, 2010
Today I finished sketching the last NURC prop in Google Sketchup that we need for the video. Now we are going to get screenshots and put it in the video. We are hoping the NURC video will be finished and out by today.
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
November 3, 2010
Today Eddie, Liz, Rangel, Dillon, and I went to University of Public Schools to mentor. We were surprised on how far they had gotten. They can do the missions they wanted to do now. They're are now just trying to perfect the program. We told them to work on the rest on the missions so they can score better in the game. I also finished another drawing another NURC prop on sketchup so the video should be coming out soon.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
November 2, 2010
Finished another prop so that is a total of five finished sketchup models. Now I have to keep on drawing the rest of the props. Ledge and I are hoping to have the video and sketchup models done on Friday so we can show the world this year's NURC mission.
November 1, 2010
Today I drew the crank prop for NURC. I told Karol and Hugo that I had finished 4 props so they could use them for their video. I started working on putting different props together to illustrate how it is going to be at the competition.
October 29, 2010
Today I found out that I wasn't finished with the sketchup models that there were more to be drawn. I was surprised because everything that had been built I had sketched, but apparently they haven't built it yet. Now I have to draw props that aren't even built so I will try and finish as fast as I can so we can get this year's NURC mission video done.
October 28, 2010
Today a group of people went to Madison Park and others went to Alhambra. I went to Madison Park and talked to people. There were two boys that were asking a lot of questions about the robot and I answered them the best I could. Then there was this man that didn't know how to speak English so I explained everything to him in Spanish and he was amazed and proud of us. Oscar wasn't working at 100% so we didn't drive it around we just kicked the soccer ball every now and then. Overall I think it went pretty well. After it was over we packed up and went to drop off everything at school.
Monday, November 1, 2010
October 21, 2010
Some people left for the PTDA trip and others are at Washington D.C. so I just went home and did homework.
October 18, 2010
Today we didn't really do much since Ledge had to go to a meeting we got Whitley to stay but that was until 4 and then we left.
October 14, 2010
I finished the sketchup drawings, but I can't post them since the mission is not out yet.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
October 13, 2010
Today I took the PSAT I finished all the questions and now I am anxiously waiting for my results. In the reading section there were some words that I did not comprehend or even know that they existed. The PSAT was long, but it was worth the time I spent.
Monday, October 18, 2010
October 11, 2010
Today they made some adjustments to the NURC props so I had to re-sketch some parts of my sketchup models.
October 4, 2010
We're in fall break now and I am working on sketching the NURC props for this year's challenge.
October 1, 2010
Today, we had a half day, we worked on the cannon for a while were thinking on how to put the pneumatics.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
September 29, 2010
Today Rangel, Liz, Dillon, and I went mentoring to University Public Schools of Phoenix. Some little kids didn't know how to build the bone so I showed them how. We re-sorted all the pieces in their appropriate set.
September 28, 2010
Today we mounted the piston on our ping pong cannon . We also got the pistons fittings on the piston. We used some fiber glass and zip ties to put it together.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
September 27, 2010
Today I worked on trying to figure out how to mount the piston to our ping pong ball shooter. I had to dremel the inside part of the PVC so the bolt didn't get in the way of the balls coming down. We also took the referee test and I passed it.
September 24, 2010
Today I studied for the referee test we are having on Monday. I studied the rules and the missions.
Friday, September 24, 2010
September 23, 2010
Worked on organizing the LEGO kits since they were all mixed up. Gonzo and I were working on the LEGO robot they took to Estrella Family Science Night. We got it to do one mission which was the claw mission.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
September 22, 2010
Today Ledge couldn't stay for robotics so I went to finish some math work and then went home.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
Today Dillon and I worked on our ping pong cannon shooter. We actually finished it and tested it out it was awesome. We tried different psi's and see how far and how fast it shot out of it. I also went down to Home Depot and bought some PVC,Caps, and T-fittings for the cannon.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Falcon Robotics New Demo Robot
This is a new robot Team 842 is working on. In the end we are planning it to shoot ping pong balls, have neon lights and drive around. This is a robot we are making for demos.
September 20, 2010
Ledge had to go to a meeting so I went to do some math work and then went home to finish other homework.
September 18, 2010
Went to the FLL ASU Kick-Off, we took to LEGO field kits and when we got there realized that we were missing some pieces. We just went on with it; Get Smart was there and they showed their robot and explained different aspects of the competition to everybody who was there. At the end we went to In-N-Out and ate there.
September 16, 2010
Today the robotics team went to San Diego to do some AUV research. I just went home and did homework.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
Went to mentor LEGO with Eddie, Dillon, Elizabeth, and Rangel. They barely got their LEGO field so we sorted out all the pieces and started building the artery.
September 14, 2010
We had the AUV meeting and they shared all the information they had with us. Elizabeth, Dillon and I came up with the ping pong cannon shooter design.
Monday, September 13, 2010
September 13, 2010
I had a orthodontist appointment today so couldn't stay after school, but I worked on my sketchup model of the new demo robot we are building.
September 10, 2010
Today since Ledge didn't stay Dillon, Elizabeth and I took the time to go to Walmart and The Home Depot to go get the ping pong balls and the PVC pipes for the piing pong cannon.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
September 9, 2010
Today we taught some new people how to clean the tool chest and sort out all the tools. We are also cleaning the robotics room and sorting out nuts and bolts. We also went to the PSAT meeting to learn more about it.
September 8, 2010
Today the home schooled kids came and told us about their ideas for this year's FLL. We also told them if they could use that idea or not according to the rules.
September 7, 2010
Elizabeth, Dillon and I have finished the robot. Now we are going to give it to the Electrical Chicks so they can do the electrical stuff on it.
September 2, 2010
Dillon, Elizabeth and I have been supervising the construction of the new robot. So far we have built and bolted the frame together. We have mounted the two traction wheels in the middle of the robot. We mounted 3 omni wheels and we have 1 left. We replaced the two sides of C-Channel with angle pieces in order to see the wheel to make the robot look cool.
August 31, 2010
Today there was a flood in the Robotics Room and in the Vault. Everyone who was there was helping out moving the stuff out of the room and filling buckets with the water from the flood and dumping them out. Everyone "bonded" more that day because everyone was helping everybody.
Falcon Retreat
At the Falcon Retreat it was starting as good day with the hike and everything, but as we were heading back John's truck flipped over ejecting Mike and David out of the truck. That ruined everything for that day. The next day we saw "The Matrix" and they explained all the hints references in the movie to us and how it applies to us. After watching the movie we headed back home.
August 27, 2010
Open House was today and we showed Heather to all the kids and parents that came. We also explained how it worked to them and let them drive it for a little while if they wanted to.
August 26 ,2010
We didn't really do much today because Ledge and some other people left for Microchip Masters.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
August 23, 2010
Taught the new people about Google Docs. I taught them how to use documents and spreadsheets.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
August 20, 2010
Today the reporters from Arizona Republic came and showed us pictures, that David Wallace took when he and Richard Ruelas followed the team for a whole year last year.
Friday, August 20, 2010
August 19, 2010
Today I cleaned the room to get ready for tomorrow's AZ Republic Pic Night. We also tested out the experiment we had.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
June 18, 2010 (Stanford)
It is our last day here at California so we took a nature hike around the guest house which was led by Mrs.Smith. She explained the different trees and flowers to us. She also told us about the pine cones. Then we went to a BBQ they had at the place we were staying at. We ate ribs, sausages, chicken, rice, beans, and homemade vanilla ice cream. There was also a raffle, but unfortunately we didn't win anything. We called the Super Shuttle service to take us to the airport. We went through the routine once again of the check-in's. Then we waited until our plane arrived. We boarded and headed back home. This trip was not only fun, but also informative I just wanted to thank the Arthur M. Blank Foundation for setting this trip up for us.
June 17, 2010 (Stanford)
Today we took the Caltrain to San Francisco where we were hoping we could go to the Fisherman's Wharf and see the famous Golden Gate Bridge. Everything was going according to plan, but then we took the wrong trolley going the opposite direction we didn't realize this until it was the last stop and we were at the beach. This mistake at least wasn't all that bad because Ramon and I wrote our Falcon Robotics 842 logo on the beach. We got to see the ocean and it was fantastic. We picked up some sand dollars while we were there. Then we headed back to our original destination and took the right trolley. After a long trip we arrived, but we were starving so we ate at small restaurant were we chose a Beef Chili Bean or Clam Chowder in a sourdough bowl-like shaped bread. It was very tasteful we our classic Coke. Then we picked up some souvenirs and went to a WW2 submarine ship. We got to see where they slept and all of the inside of the sub it was a lot of fun. Then we went to the end of the deck to see the Golden Gate Bridge from afar and we did it was huge! I also had the opportunity to see a group of sea lions just taking a sun bath which was so cool. Then we headed back to the Stanford guest house by taking the subway, Caltrain, and Muni. We ordered Chinese food and read our fortune from the cookie and went back to our rooms to sleep.
June 16, 2010 (Stanford)
On our way to Stanford we met up at the airport at 6:00 in the morning. Most of us were tired and sleepy we went through the routine of checking in our bags and then the security check in. We were all hungry because none of us had ate breakfast so we decided to go to Wendy's. After a tasty sandwhich we boarded our plane to San Jose. We arrived at the San Jose Airport and went to baggage claim to pick up our bags then we took the Super Shuttle service to take us to the Stanford Guest house. We put all our luggage in one room and went to our Stanford tour. The admission counselor told us exactly what we needed to know in order to get into Stanford. Then our tour guide showed us around campus all the different schools and buildings. We got an enourmous amount of informaton during these hours. We then went to a Mediterranean restaurant and I ate a Beef Kabbab which was incredibly delicous. After we were all finished eating we headed back to the Stanford Guest House to get our rooms and settle in. This day was awesome and informative.
NURC
We got a new electrical sytem setup which is the button box then we put everything together and passed the safety inspection test. After that we went to qualify and we did. Then we went to eat lunch because we were hungry. I was having so much fun. Everything was cool and I got to see a 3d printer. Then we got our official time for the real competition. Our time came and we were there but our view was blurry because some of the things we put to make it water tight got in the camera. We were able to locate the square nessie bait but we decided to pull tether because we were lost and we cancelled out our points. Then the funniest thing happened dillon said that he saw "fishies" in the pool and we started to laugh. The thing that I really liked about NURC was that I learned a lot about underwater rov's and that it was awesome.
May 27, 2010
Today I worked on our Freshmen NURC ROV. Found the problem and fixed it but somehow they still don't work so we may have to do it all over again. finished mounting motors stable and the light.
May 26,2010
Finished the electrical components and tested them out, but they didn't work so now we are trying to find out what happened and where is the problem.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
May 12, 2010
Today I worked on improving our Freshmen Team's NURC website. I also worked on our underwater ROV. I continued on working on my tech reports drafts.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
May 10, 2010
Today I worked on getting our ROV disassembled so we can put it back together and take pictures. We finished most of our electrical. And I also started testing out our prtotype of the egg grabber
Friday, May 7, 2010
May 6 and 7, 2010
Today I worked on the electrical stuff of our freshmen underwater ROV. We got a case to encase our VEX signal splitters and our bang bots. I am gaining experience with my electrical skills and we are making progress with our NURC ROV.
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