Team 1241 - Theory6 Robotics

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THEVEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION

• Team 1241 - Theory6 Robotics

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Introduction

• Great opportunity for middle school, high school
  and post secondary students.
• Science, Technology, Engineering Math (STEM)
  experience.
• Hands on realistic approach to learning.
• Soft skills teamwork, leadership, problem -
  solving.
• Given way to other robotics products that cover
  education, consumer and business markets.

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History of VEX

• Created by Innovation FIRST in 1996
• Originally produced electronics for autonomous
  mobile ground robots.
• Leader in educational and competitive robot
  products.
• Several companies VEX Robotics Inc.,
  RackSolutions Inc., Innovation FIRST Labs Inc.

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How does it work?

• Pre-made modifiable parts
• VEX Robotics releases a new game every year.
• Team is responsible for designing, creating,
  programming and evaluating every other aspect
  involved.
• Attend various regionals to compete. Winners and
  certain awards qualify for World Championships.

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What does a VEX Robot look like?
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The Regionals

• Teams attend various regionals to compete with
  other local teams.
• Play a certain number of qualification matches
  with random partners.
• Top 8 at the end of QM, get to be Alliance
  Captains, who get to pick their own partners for
  the Elimination Rounds.
• Robot Programming Skills Challenges
• Tournament Champions, Design Excellence award
  winners qualify to World Championships.

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The VEX Game
Autonomous Period 20 seconds

• All games are played on a 12 by 12 field.
• Each match features 4 robotics, two on each
  alliance of blue red.
• Match consists of autonomous and tele operated
  modes.
• Certain constrains which the robot must meet
  with.
• Game objects can be manipulated according to game
  rules.

Tele-Op Period 120 seconds
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sack attack (12 -13)
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The World Championships

• Consists of 400 H.S Teams, split across 4
  divisions Science, Technology, Engineering
  Math.
• 100 Middle School and 50 college/university
  teams.
• Teams play qualification matches to establish
  ranking, and then do the normal alliance
  selection.
• Top 8 seeds play elimination rounds, and then the
  winning alliance of the division faces off
  against the winning alliances of the other
  divisions in an ultimate showdown.
• Eliminations are best of three matches.
• Have been held in Greenville, Dallas, Florida
  Anaheim.

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The Entrepreneurship Aspect

• Each VEX team Enterprise.
• Several administrative tasks become key in being
  a successful.
• Project Management
• Accounts, Budget, Sponsorship
• Media Outreach Facebook, Youtube, Twitter,
  Website.
• Community Involvement

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The Canadian Timeline

• 2012 - 2013 VEX Robotics Season
• Toronto VEX Robotics Competition - Dec 1, 2012
• Crescent VEX Robotics Scrimmage - Dec 8, 2012
• Southern Ontario Robotics Championship - Dec 15,
  2012
• Central Toronto VEX Robotics Championship - Feb
  2, 2013
• St. Catherines VEX Robotics Competition - Feb 9,
  2013
• Mississauga VEX Robotics Competition - Feb 23,
  2013

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Are you a new team?

• Initiation - Resources, Man Power, Time etc.
• Finances Budget
• Project Management - Outline the Future,
  Delegate.
• The VEX Game (Eg. Sack Attack)
• Robot
• Awards

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Its time to get involved.

• Its very easy to get involved in the VEX
  Robotics Competition.
• Join a team, create a team.
• Become a hobbyist, or a VEX Volunteer.
• VEX Website www.vexrobotics.com

• www.vexrobotics.org
• www.curriculum.vexrobotics.org
• robotevents.com

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