Awards are a huge part of FRC Competitions. Some awards require certain materials to be submitted ahead of time such as the Chairman’s Award, Dean’s List and the Woodie Flowers. Below is the link to the webpage that lists the criteria and important deadlines for these awards. Make sure to read the criteria carefully and use your time well to have your submissions ready.

https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/submitted-awards

Keep meeting's fun

Its a very good idea to keep your meetings fun and entertaining. Some things 1305 do to have fun is team building games. Today we did the human knot.... it was NOT fun.

RI3D Blogger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSrDXWIV6cg&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Be sure to check out progress of RI3D

How the fluff do you get on the top platform....

What's new, Atlas? For entertainment only. But if you have a good idea and want to share, leave a suggestion.

FW: Guide to the FRC MCC

As I mention here is good reading on minimum competitive robot which is a good concept this year

 

Thanks

Bryan Kelso

Mentor FIRST Team 1305

Safety FIRST

It's official! Destination Deep Space is here!


You're busy designing, prototyping, and tearing open your Kit of Parts. but WAIT!


Don't forget your safety protocol before jumping in.

Five quick things to remember:
1. Wear your Safety Glasses.
2. Wear Closed Toe and closed heel shoes.
3. Check the equipment for damage EVERY TIME!
4. Avoid clothes with draw strings
5. Tie up long hair.


Good luck and BE SAFE!

Field CAD and Scale

Adding old robot cads to field to get idea of scale...

How is your strategy coming? Here is a nice reference sheet from 4481

Kick off

Happy Kick Off teams! Make sure to go through your kit of parts and ensure you have everything that is supposed to be there. This way you can contact FIRST before it's too late to get those missing pieces. Best of luck to all teams during this build season.

Tomorrow is Kickoff! Make sure someone is picking up your Kit of Parts at the correct location. We have already downloaded the necessary encrypted documents to avoid delays tomorrow. These documents are posted here:
https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/competition-manual-qa-system?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_xeE8l6S2bxMA3xnGvug9VyKGmx3lNvBVmN3AWBXStf2Wo90ssSlHiQzRL0QdH9jVdAJZ7LRMv6qRUfzsStxZNRpfgoQ&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jG62Up6sYJbJBb91aGdfNZ-0dJ6FNWlUj_mrpZQjEZcWEsTurHLR64qJ-qYTP7kEN9kpfEL-xA-vccR-Ks3em0QWHfA&_hsmi=68728572

Build season is almost here! Make sure that you have discussed a plan with your team to be as prepared as possible. You should know when you are meeting and have a general time frame for completing important tasks.