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In the programming department, we face a lot of challenges. We needed a perfect driving
system and we worked for 6 hours straight to design one that is unique and flawless.
We call it KitKat. On top of this we needed controls that were easy to use for all of
us. So we took advantage of our ability to use two joystick controllers. We decided on
making one controller a driver and the other a utility controller. When building a robot
safety always comes first. We use goggles and proper electro-static discharge procedures.
Also when a rookie team is exposed to new parts they are usually overwhelmed especially
when moving up from Legos. So coordination with the designer is necessary, so we don't
have to keep changing our robot and this reduces the probability of damaging a part. The build
is centered around the playing field and focuses on mobility, sturdiness, and efficiency. A
unique feature about our robot is that all the electrical components are stored on a
back plate which prevents other robots during the match from damaging our components. This
is our first year as rookies in FTC. It is a new challenge to us than from FLL. We have
participated in FLL for two years now. In our first year we went to the nationals in
California. In our second we made it to the states. We start with pregame chants and huddles
before every game. We always help each other out when we have problems. We always work
as a team and not just one person doing all the work. We value gracious professionalism.
Whenever the team does not agree on something, everyone shares their own ideas and the team
comes to an agreement. Our team has an efficient game strategy to win us the most possible
points. We found that the best way to score the most amount of blocks in the least amount
of time is to place them under the basket. Our autonomous portion of the game consists
of our robot dropping one block into the basket and continuing onto the ramp. Then during
the driver-controlled period our robot places up to four blocks at a time under the baskets.
The time it takes to place a block under the basket is less than in the basket. During
the end-game our robot spins the flag. To design our robot we use Creo Parametrics from
PTC. Designing our robot on the computer makes it easy to visualize our robot before physically
building it. This allows us to not have to build the robot more than once. We decide
on a final design and then build the final product with our Tetrix components. Our team
mentors a Junior FLL team, helps out at a hospital and senior center, and also volunteers
at our local middle school's FLL teams. To contact us, scan the QR codes below to access
our Twitter, Facebook, and Blogspot pages. Special thanks to Home Depot for providing
us with the building materials. And also thanks to MusicByPedro for providing us with the
song Reflection for this video.