FIRST cribs - A chance?
 

Hey guys.

I've seen people send pictures of their workshops lately and I came up with this idea even BEFORE that (no show-off, really!):


After watching some of the President's Circle responses and seeing how many responses there were, I thought of the following idea:
Like the Cribs show, where celebrities show where the live, how 'bout FIRST teams showing off their labs/working areas?

My idea is to get to know how other team's labs and working area's look like, so that others can learn from them and make their labs look as best as them or even better.

Just upload a video showing your lab (can be shown with the team members working or without), maximum 10 min. allowed, upload it to YouTube and send the link to the post.

Anyone up to the challenge? I think I'm about to. :)

*btw, (please no flame), 200 posts in CD!*

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i like this idea.....i gotta get a DV cam for next time im at the shop....till then i may make a photo slide show.

i defiantly would like to see some of the other teams shops :)

...forest

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Can I send in video of my buddy's FIRST inspired basement? Complete with lifting overhead lights, extruded aluminum and lexan bar, robotic beverage dispenser*, and other nice things... it's still in the works, but we hope to finish it in time for some nice little get-togethers. :cool:

Team 648's shop is small, and doesn't have much in the way of cool things (*tear* no toys). Only the free use of machinery within the sponsor's shop.

*I don't drink alcohol and everyone that lives there is above 21.

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yeah same here teams 675's shop is really small as well we lost half of it to the art class. and had to share the little space with shop, but now the teacher that does robotic also teaches shop. i will talk to our team and see if there up to making a video.

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Back at Team 228, we had our own machine/storage room (about 14' x 18', and painted to match our team colors) devoted just for our team that's located right off of the main workshop (which is about 40' x 60'). Here's some pics from our machine room and the workshop:







(Most of the general tools in the workshop, like the drill presses, band saws, table saws, etc. are located behind the person who was taking the picture. Note the banners on the wall. ;))

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Ok, picutre submitions, videos, anything goes. Any place you work that has a relation to FIRST would be nice. But you know what, if you've seen any kind of cool workshop, send stuff about it too. Just please send links to here.

Oh, and I'm going to film my cribs today, so stay tuned.

and thanks for the replies soo far.



BTW, this reminds me of the old CNC lab we had last year. Man, we're gonn'a have to find some good tools sponsers.

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I'd definately be interested; 1629 is very lucky to have a large enough shop and meeting area to have a full practice field with space left over (we're in part of an old warehouse; two schools, 25 miles apart, means we can't meet in either high school). I have some pictures already, I'll have to dig them up and post them. I'll try to get a video some time soon, too.

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the G.R.R teams 340 424 are going to make a video of are shop soon.

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Sigh...anyone know where I can buy a camcorder to usb cable in Israel? :(

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We're in the process of setting up our new site.
Pictures coming soon.

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ebay?

-vivek.

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It's an amazing place for sure!

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I like the idea!
will be providing pics asap. :)

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team xbot just moved into a newly constructed building on Microsoft's campus in Redmond, WA along with the Microsoft Research group that hosts us. It's Building 99, though I suggested they should renumber it as 488 -- and I wasn't really kidding.

Here's a look around:

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The new building is very nice, obviously, and we've got quite a bit more space to play around in. The atrium is more than large enough to hold a full-sized playing field, but we don't think Bill and friends would appreciate that very much just yet. We're working on it. :)

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Jealousy.:rolleyes: and you continue to make me even more jealous by the time I write this :o

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wow! thats really great... how did you get the pinball machine?! xD

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OK Madison, your crib's ridiculous :cool: (fo shizzle).

Seriously, how many teams does Microsoft sponsor? Do any other teams use the space at Bldg. 99?

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I think we'd have to have a long discussion about what it means to "sponsor" if I'm to properly answer the first question. Microsoft has donation-matching and money-for-time programs in place that can benefit any non-profit organization. We're certainly not the only team to take advantage of those programs, but we are, to my knowledge, the only team for which those programs provide the majority of our support. So, in that sense, we're the only team sponsored by Microsoft stateside. 759 in UK was sponsored by MSR Cambridge, as I recall, though.

That said, we're consequently the only team working on campus. We are fortunate to have the support of a senior researcher at Microsoft Research and he gives us access to his lab -- the Hardware Devices lab -- in the evenings. We've been talking about getting another team going and sharing our space with them, but because of this big move, we opted to wait until 2009 before trying to do that since we have so much work of our own in getting settled and adjusting to the new space.

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Thanks for the explanation. :)

It's not like Microsoft isn't already doing a whole lot for FIRST -- sponsoring a regional is a huge commitment! Seeing the workspace your team uses just made me think of the tremendous growth opportunity. However, I think your team is wise to take things slowly when it comes to mentoring/sponsoring another team (didn't you post on that subject a while back?) so that the growth leads to sustainability.

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We were planning initially on starting a second team of our own and entering two robots into competition, but the entry fees remain such a huge chunk of our yearly budget that it's not really feasible. We were hoping that we could manage it because we'd be saving money on additional travel expenses and things like that, but coming up with an extra $15,000 isn't easy. We were also working with a local group and trying to get them signed up, but since we didn't feel comfortable providing them with a home this season, they had nowhere to build a robot. We'll get them next year, I guess. :)

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Wow. All I can just say, is wow. I like our workshop no doubt, but Krass, you make me want to move up to Seattle and "find a team!" Seriously though, nice place.

I'm working on creating a section of our site for FIRST cribs. I'll post a link when it's done...

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Maddison, any chance you guys could film the whole campus and create video of it on youtube or FIRSTObjective and post the link here? That'd be really great!!:D