Pre-Season 2020 : Learning the basics

Moving into July the team put together the prior year challenge "Into Orbit". Building Lego's is always fun. Seeing and practicing on an actual challenge mat, priceless.

LEGO MINDSTORMS for EV3

Learning how to program the robot with the Mindstorms programming software. From pseudocode to moving straight, turning, using the brick display, loops and switches.

- Meetings\July\7-1-2020

From moving to sensors

Getting from place to place and making consistent turns is a challenge in itself. With sensors we learned how to us elements on the playing surface to help guide our way.

• Touch Sensor

• Color Sensor

• Ultrasonic Sensor

Introduction to the Innovation Project and Core Values

The Project and the Robot Game are what the students do. FIRST Core Values are how they do it.

• Discovery: We explore new skills and ideas.

• Innovation: We use creativity and persistence to solve problems.

• Impact: We apply what we learn to improve our world.

• Inclusion: We respect each other and embrace our differences.

• Teamwork: We are stronger when we work together.

• Fun: We enjoy and celebrate what we do!

All about Gears

To prepare for building attachments we learned about gears and how to use them.

- Meetings\July\7-8-2020

Practice, Practice, Practice

We practiced and then practiced some more. Moving our robot with consistency was the goal, then came attachments.

Attachments

Learning about attachments types and the how to build them. - Meeting\August\8-2-2020

1. Passive Attachment : These are attachments that do not require a motor to operate.

   1. Pushing attachment

   2. Hooking attachment

   3. Dumping attachment

   4. Collecting attachment

   5. Spring-loaded attachment

1. Powered Attachment : These are attachments that enabled by a motor to operate.

   1. Grabbing attachment

   2. Lifting attachment