The robot carefully maneuvers between the obstacles and picks up a block. It speedily travels across the field, placing it on the highest layer of the cargo hold. As the timer winds down, the complicated machine starts spinning the disk, with the duck pieces falling off it each time and scoring more points. The time buzzes, with a narrow...
The robot, carried by its specially fabricated wheels, drives against the unrelenting mountain, struggling to climb. A T-shaped robotic arm swings down using gears to carefully lower it into position. The team manipulating its controls, the robot triggers switches on the side of the mountain to gain points. In the hectic last 30 seconds, the robot swiftly maneuvers its arm...
As the crackling sounds of a saw fill the background, the robotics team members prepare for the challenges that lay ahead. The FRC (First Robotics Competition) team and the FTC (First Tech Challenge) prepare themselves to attend tournaments and win more competitions as a team. This competition requires intense preparation, and going from last semester and continuing into this...
With an the success of last year's team, the stakes could not be higher for the FRC robotics team this upcoming season. In order to be as successful as possible, the team rigorously prepares and plans because with a competition deadline quickly approaching, time is critical.
Midway through winter break, before they could begin building, the team went to Texas...
Metal strands fly past as the Jesuit robotics team, working on large metal cutting machines, makes their own parts. Cutting, drilling, and working the various metal machines, the robotics team carefully brings their designs to life. They work at Manda Machines, where they learn about the professional engineering trade and what it takes to make these robot parts.
All year,...
There’s always that one present under the tree. You know the one. It’s got that special reflective sheen all the way around the rectangular box, and a wide red ribbon trimmed in gold foil. You eyeballed it the first day it magically appeared under the tree in your living room. When you get up in the morning and slink...
