2/15/2019 0 Comments Robotics AssemblesBy Abby Painovich
Robotics is well underway and with only 3 weeks left until they head to the DECC in Duluth, they are working hard on their robot that they hope to win the FIRST championship with. The “FIRST Robotics Competition,” a competition for high school teams from all around the world, is where the team will present their robot. Building a functioning robot has not been a walk in the park, however, the team has faced a few conflicts in this process. Senior, Conor Romans, says that a failure in the pneumatic pump has slightly slowed their progress and Junior, Jacob Barstad, explains that the 3D printer that they use to make parts has also broken. However, in years past the team has faced conflicts far worse, and so they are very confident in their progress with only 3 weeks left until competition. When we asked Senior, Holly Sybrant, what she was most looking forward to about the competition, she answered, “The whole thing. Going up to Duluth with friends and competing with a bunch of people.” Other members of robotics agree with this and add that the competition is always a ton of fun because you get to see your own robot in action but also other schools’ robots. Some of the other members of robotics comment that their favorite part is “hanging out with friends” and Jacob Barstad says “I went to a competition two years ago and it seemed like a lot of fun so uhhh everything.” Robotics is a team that works together to make something that is extraordinary, but they also have a great time in doing so. The theme of the competition this year is “Deep Space” and the task is to “load valuable cargo for transport off the planet.” In other words, to grab the objects in the arena and bring them to a given container while the opposing team does the same. Click here to watch a full explanation on the 2019 FIRST Robotics Competition. The first round of the competition also allows the team to evaluate their robot and make improvements as they see fit. Conor Romans also notes that strategy will be a very important part of having a winning robot. They will evaluate their robot soon, and then find a strategy that works for them from there. So mark it on your calendars, March 6-8 is when the Robotics team will compete their robot at the DECC in Duluth in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Good luck to Robotic in the rest of the building process and good luck in the competition! Click here to read the previous Robotics article.
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