FIRST Robotics Kick-off Meeting!

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FIRST RoboticsKick-off Meeting!

• July 8th, 2004

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Introductions

• Kim OToole Team Lead
• Judy Mark Graham Penfield Parents
• Linda Martina Penfield Teacher
• Team Member Introductions

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Overview

• FIRST
• Years Schedule
• Meetings
• Subteams
• To Do
• Activity

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F.I.R.S.T.

• For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
  Technology
• What does this mean? It means that we are here
  to Inspire high school students by involving them
  in the engineering process.

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Inspiration

• I tell you and you forget
• I show you and you remember
• I involve you and you learn

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Years Schedule

• June-Sept 04 Recruiting Organizing
• Sept-Dec 04 Team building Meetings held once a
  week at night
• Jan-Feb 05 Design and Build Phase3-5 nights a
  week, weekends as needed
• March-April 05 Competition Time!! Competitions
  are Thurs-Sat. and teams can attend 1-5 regional
  competitions (based on location and timing) and
  one national competition (based on qualification)

Note this is team commitment time, not
individual
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June September 04

• June 2004
• Harris Recruiting (beginning month)
• Harris Recruiting meeting (end month)
• July 2004
• Harris Kick Off Meeting
• Harris Planning/Teambuilding meetings (1)
• August 2004
• Harris Planning meetings (determine team leads)
  (2)
• Develop HS Recruiting Strategy
• Meet with HS Reps to plan HS recruiting

Note Summer meetings are optional
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September-October 04

• September 2004
• High School Recruiting Event (Demo)
• Harris Demo/Extra recruiting
• Harris Planning meeting (1)
• High School Recruiting meeting (1)
• Team meeting (2) 2hr Teambuilding, Intro,
  Activity
• October 2004
• Team meetings (4) 2.5hrs each, activity
  learning
• Subteam meetings Fundraising, Animation, Team
  leads, Webpage

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November-December 04

• November 2004
• Team meetings (4) 2.5hrs each, activity
  learning
• Subteam meetings Fundraising, Animation, Team
  leads, Drive Train, Mechanical, Electrical
• December 2004
• Team meetings (3) 2.5hrs each, activity
  learning
• Subteam meetings All
• Decide on Logos/Name

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January-February 04

• January 2005
• Team meetings (2/wk) Design Build
• Weekend meetings (1/wk) Design Build
• Subteam meetings All
• February 2005
• Team meetings (2/wk) Design Build
• Weekend meetings (1/wk) Design Build
• Subteam meetings All
• Complete Build
• Ship Robot (February 22, 2005)
• Driver Training
• Local Rochester Competition??

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March April 04

• March 2005
• Driver Training
• Clean-up, catalog
• Attend Competitions
• Volunteer _at_ Competitions
• April 2005
• National Competition?
• Clean-ups
• Preparation for summer (demos/competitions/etc)

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Summer Meetings

• If you have time to be involved over the summer,
  these are the plans
• July 29th 30 min roundtable
• Update on tasks, budget
• August 12th 30 min roundtable
• Update on tasks, budget, fundraising ideas
• Plan HS Harris recruiting Demos
• August 26 (?)
• Finalize recruiting demos
• Finalize tasks activities

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Preseason Meetings

• Team Meetings
• 2 to 2.5 hours after work 1/week
• Quick Team/Subteam Discussion
• Teambuilding Activity (most)
• Learning Activity (most)
• Subteam Meetings
• On an as needed basis, recommended 1/week
• Time Location are up to subteam

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Subteams

• Mechanical/Fabrication
• Electrical/Programming
• 3D Animation
• Webpage
• Strategy/Drive/Rules
• Spirit/Logo

• Fundraising
• Business/Marketing
• Photography/Videography/Documentation
• Team Leads
• Chairmans Award

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Mechanical/Fabrication

• Mechanical Design of all subassemblies
• Fabrication and Assembly of all subassemblies
• Preseason Mechanical Meeting Activities, Drive
  Train Arm

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Electrical/Programming

• Electrical Layout of all components
• Wiring of Motors
• Programming the controller
• Driver Controls
• Preseason Electrical Programming Meeting
  Activities, Access Software

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3D Animation

• Create an entry for the 3D Animation Competition
• Uses Autodesk Inventor
• Preseason Obtain Learn Autodesk Inventor,
  start as much of the animation as possible

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Webpage

• Design Implement a Team webpage for Information
  Announcements
• Preseason Find domain space for webpage, get
  webpage up and running, help students with
  webdesign/layout

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Strategy/Drive/Rules

• Know all game rules
• Train the drive team (drivers and coaches must be
  members of this team)
• Develop game and alliance strategies
• Preseason Read last years manual, Meeting
  Game/Strategy Activities, Locate all potential
  drive team members

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Spirit/Logo

• Develop the team Name and Logo Art
• Ideally this is a student design
• Create the submission to FIRST
• Create all signs robot decals with the logo
• Buttons Spirit Paraphernalia
• Preseason Locate Vendors, come up with team
  name/ideas logo

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Fundraising

• Develop Organize Fundraisers for the team
• Keep track of Fundraising budgets and
  distribution
• Preseason FUNDRAISE!!!, keep track of
  fundraising budgets

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Business/Marketing

• Budgeting
• Harris/Team Marketing
• Business Aspects Planning for the team
• Travel Arrangements
• Preseason Arrange budget, make travel
  arrangements, plan

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Photo/Video/Documentation

• Take and Log all Photographs and Video of team
  events/meetings
• Work with Marketing team and Spirit/Logo team to
  create Team Paraphernalia
• Keep track of all team Documentation
• Preseason Photo/Video all activities,
  fundraisers, etc. Develop a system for team
  documentation (online?)

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Team Leads

• 2 Harris Representatives
• 2-3 High School Faculty
• 2 Parents
• 2 Students
• Responsible for running team meetings,
  activities, and making sure that all subteams are
  on track
• Controls the schedule
• All FIRST interaction and submissions

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Chairmans Award

• This will be a small group, responsible for
  understanding what goes in to a chairmans award
  submission for FIRST, and getting ideas to
  implement it for 2006
• This team will not meet regularly

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To Do!!

• Tasks for Summer Handout
• Team Preseason Projects
• Team Preseason Competitions
• Tasks

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Activity!!

• Balloon Rocket
• Competition!

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Thanks for Coming!