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Texas Robot Roundup is now officially at 39 teams at the half-way point of early registration. That means just 1 veteran slot left! Register here! After we fill up, teams will be put on a wait list.
In addition, two more slots are being held for pre-rookies; one has already been reserved for a new team getting started in Austin this summer. Registered Teams:
While chunks of event planning have obviously been underway, we're having our first official TRR Planning Committee meeting of 2013 tonight at National Instruments. The Planning Committee (composed of mentors and members of area teams and sponsors) will be helping to make the event really fun and special for all the teams who attend. If you are interested in being part of the TRR Planning Committee, please let me know! As always, send your questions to RobotRoundup@gmail.com. |
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The 2013 Texas Robot Roundup has reached veteran capacity! We have 40 veteran teams registered at the Early Registration midpoint. There is still one available spot reserved for pre-rookies in addition to the one tentatively reserved for a newly forming Austin pre-rookie.
Teams who have not registered: If you are interested in competing at TRR you are still encouraged to register! Your team will be added to the waitlist. If/When spots become available, your team will be notified based on your spot on the waitlist. Registered Teams:
Waitlist Teams:
As always, send your questions to RobotRoundup@gmail.com. |
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There's been movement on the registered and wait lists for Texas Robot Roundup. Here's the most up to date list (not including the pre-rookie team):
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Great line up of teams, hopefully we can get our own State Championship soon, just like in Indiana and Minnesota, can wait to see all the great robots from this year
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We were thinking about coming (trying to come) this year, but found out that we couldn't. Would have been the first team from Louisiana! Will see some of you at Redstick Rumble, but wish we could be there!
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The following email just went out to TRR teams:
Texas Robot Roundup is now just a month away and I have lots of important information for attending teams! PLEASE have one team representative respond to the following SURVEY - http://goo.gl/L3T0Z - by Wednesday, July 3rd so that we can get counts on a number of important topics discussed below. SCHEDULE: You can find an up to date TRR schedule here: http://www.andersonrobotics.org/robot-roundup/schedule/ Teams will have 7 qualifying matches at TRR 2013. HOTELS: If your team is still in need of a hotel, Holiday Inn (the hotel closest to the School (~1 mile) is offering a special for teams: $99 for Kings and $109 for two doubles. Please let me know if you would like our rep's contact info. Additionally, the committee put together a quick list of nearby hotels and phone numbers. Send me a quick email if you would like this information or if you have any questions about different parts of town. MENTOR TOURNAMENT (+ Canned Goods Drive): The 2013 Mentor Tournament will take place on Friday, July 26th starting at 4:30pm. Teams will be allowed to compete with any FIRST legal robot (i.e. it DOES NOT have to be the robot your team uses at TRR). You can email us for any questions regarding this option. We will start immediately with alliance selections and play quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. Picking rank is determined by the number of CANNED GOODS your team contributes to the host team's (ausTIN CANs) annual Austin CAN food drive. Alliances may end up being comprised of 2, 3 or 4 teams based on the number of interested teams. The team must have checked in by 3:30pm to participate (contact me if you have concerns). Drivers and human player must be adults (must have graduated high school in 2012 or before); the coach can be either a student or an adult. Drive teams can come from multiple teams. Please indicate your interest in the linked survey. SKILLS CHALLENGE: The Skills Challenge will take place on Friday, July 26th this year (instead of Saturday) at 3:30pm. We are presently finalizing the rules, but are hoping to provide you with a Challenge that will help teams show off all their different Skills. Please indicate your interest (not commitment) in the linked survey. TEAM SOCIAL: The committee is planning a great Team Social for the evening of Friday, July 26th, starting at 7pm (end time TBD) onsite at Anderson High School. There will be snacks and drinks, music (potentially live), possibly some karaoke and games. Please indicated your interest in the linked survey. Also, we are looking to have pre-orders for dinner for teams attending the social. Details are still being finalized. Please indicate your interest (not commitment) in pre-social pre-order dinners in the linked survey. VOLUNTEERING: We're looking for volunteers to help with Field Reset and the Practice Field! Please send any interested students, parents, mentors, etc. to the following link to register: http://www.andersonrobotics.org/robo...-registration/ Volunteers get a t-shirt, meals, and lots of gratitude for their help! WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: We have a number of great workshops that we're preparing for teams. The schedule is still being determined. As of right now, they will likely include:
I'll be sending out more details about the Skills Challenge, Awards, Workshops, and more next week. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! We look forward to seeing you all at TRR 2013! |
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Everyone, the Lady Cans FIRST #2881 have a cool shirt for sale.
White on Black , The Evolution of Man. Check out the attachment. Texas Robot Fans, pre-order and your shirts will be ready to pick up in Austin, no shipping! Goal = 200 shirts ordered by July 27th! Can you help? |
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This lengthy email just went out to teams:
Hi 2013 TRR Teams! I hope you're all getting excited for the 2013 Texas Robot Roundup! We're looking forward to seeing you all in just 2 weeks. I know this email is long, but please read it carefully to find out about and share many valuable opportunities with your team and attending supporters. Contents of this Email:
Pay your Registration Fee - Online or by Check: If you haven't do so yet, please send in your registration fee! Details can be found at www.austincans.org/robot-roundup. If you can pay online through PayPal, this option is available. Payments should be made to the following account: austincansbooster@gmail.com. Having trouble paying the registration fee? Just send me an email and we'll work with you. Event Schedule: You can find an updated schedule here: http://www.austincans.org/robot-roundup/schedule/ Doors open for teams at noon on Friday the 26th and 7:30am on Saturday the 27th. Friday is an optional practice day that will also feature some special tournaments, workshops, and a team social. Saturday will have opening ceremonies (8:30am), workshops, 7 qualification matches per team, eliminations, and awards (see details below). Everything should wrap up by 7:30pm. Load-In and Pits: On Friday afternoon (or Saturday morning), teams may load-in their robot and pit materials. Additional load-in instructions will be sent out next week. Just like at Regionals, teams will have a 10'x10' pit area with a table and electricity. We'll also provide you with a couple of chairs. We ask that anyone in a team's pit wears safety glasses. Teams. please remember to bring their own safety glasses - we will not have a supply to loan out. All other FIRST pit rules apply. Special Tournaments & Canned Goods Drive: The rules for the TRR Skills Challenge are finally here (see attachment)! Additionally, please remind your team to collect canned goods to donate to the host team (ausTIN CANs - 2158) food drive; if you participate you will be directed to the canned goods drop-off area when you check-in. This drive will determine alliance selection ranking for the Mentor Tournament. When you check-in at TRR, you will be able to sign up your team to compete in the Skills Challenge and Mentor Tournament. Both are optional. We're holding both on Friday this year (see schedule). Workshops: On Friday and Saturday, attendees have a chance to go to a variety of workshops, presentations, and meetings designed to inform, support, and inspire your teams. While the times still need to be finalized, these are your opportunities: Friday:
TRR Trading Post: Teams are invited to participate in a fundraising opportunity - the TRR Trading Post! Click the link to read more details and apply: http://goo.gl/4Be8I Awards: TRR will be honoring teams with a variety of awards. Unlike Regionals, most of the awards at TRR will continue to be Peer Judged - meaning you will help decide who gets recognized! Here are this year's Peer Judged Awards:
Pre-Orders: We are finalizing some food (Friday dinner and Saturday lunch) and t-shirt pre-order options. If things work out, I will get you the details early next week. At the end of next week, I will send out an email that will include attachments of some very important instructions and documents for your teams. Please make sure that this email address (robotroundup@gmail.com) is added to your address book if you haven't done so already so that my email with attachments does not end up in your spam folder! As always, let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you all in just two weeks! |
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TRR is looking fantastic for this year :D . Will there be a recording of the workshops for those of us that are unable to make it down to Texas?
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Thanks Jess and planning committee for organizing all of this. |
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no problem for mines! Just double checking. Will workshops be in a classroom? How large/how many people? AV projector available with speakers? I will bring my own laptop but need to know how much handouts to bring. Thanks, Glenn |
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I will send out an email today with more details Thanks for presenting Glenn. |
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