Forum: Programming
12-22-2016, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,020
Re: Seeking advice for rookie programming
Once you've installed wpilib, there are some great little example programs you can access by creating a new project and selecting a new wpilib robot project. (I don't have it in front of me but you...
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Forum: General Forum
12-22-2016, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 729
Re: RGB LED Lights
Yes, you could pull a run directly from a PDP breaker, or wire something off the VRM (and you can add a second VRM if needed for this purpose), or you could even use a solenoid relay from the PCM...
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Forum: General Forum
12-21-2016, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,829
Re: Max Age for FRC Participants?
I really like this idea.
I was more or less a "junior mentor" in my first year of involvement with an FRC team. I learned a ton about FRC, robotics, fabrication, etc. And even though I had...
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Forum: General Forum
12-21-2016, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,768
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Forum: General Forum
12-19-2016, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,590
Re: Minimum age for FRC?
In our case it might help that we meet at the local library, completely outside school hours. That means that there's fewer curious onlookers who "just happened to walk by" - if you're there, then...
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Forum: General Forum
12-19-2016, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,766
Re: Old Man Notices A Thing: Lots of Robot Names
Interesting thread.
I do think robots should be named. It's fun. However, when referring to other team's robots, we generally just refer to the team number and the game. It would be too hard to also...
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Forum: General Forum
12-19-2016, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 937
Re: Tool list .rookie team
When we started last year we were challenged with both starting with no inventory and, being a community team, not having a shop to draw from. We were able to get by with borrowing a lot of equipment...
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Forum: General Forum
12-19-2016, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 937
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Forum: General Forum
12-19-2016, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,590
Re: Minimum age for FRC?
We have students on 2706 who started when they were as young as 12.
To be honest when I first found out about grade 8 students wanting to join, I was skeptical. My opinion was something like "OK,...
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Forum: General Forum
12-14-2016, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 929
Re: LOGO search...
With teams now well into the 6000's there are a lot of names out there already taken, some already by multiple teams (of course nothing stops you from reusing a name of another team, defunct or...
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Forum: General Forum
12-14-2016, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,756
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Forum: General Forum
12-13-2016, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 996
Re: Meeting Schedule
You are spending an awful lot of time in the shop. Yet you mention last-minute robot building and having poor-to-mixed track record because of it. So, what is everyone doing during all these hours in...
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Forum: General Forum
12-13-2016, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,756
Re: CD Christmas Cards 2016
^ And certain people have been known to send souvenirs other than just flat cards... so be prepared to receive all kinds of fun approximately-flat goodies!
We're excited to do this again. Had a...
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Forum: General Forum
12-13-2016, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,160
Re: Building a second robot - electronics?
Yup - we noticed :p
In the grand scheme of things it didn't make a big difference but yes, the two robots behaved slightly differently. In this game it was largely about pedal-to-the-metal driving...
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Forum: General Forum
12-12-2016, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 738
Re: Fancy RGBish lights on robot/cart/etc
We were going to use these IKEA DIODER (http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50192365/) LEDs for underglow lighting on our chassis. There's a little dial to select the color (not a remote...
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Forum: General Forum
12-12-2016, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,160
Re: Building a second robot - electronics?
For the purposes of driving a second robot in your home lab, it does not have to be any particular D-Link or OpenMesh router - any WiFi router that you can power from on-board the robot and that can...
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Forum: General Forum
12-09-2016, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,756
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Forum: General Forum
06-29-2016, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,790
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Forum: General Forum
06-29-2016, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,790
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
06-29-2016, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,354
Re: Robotics Training Online Course Idea
It would be great to see a common resource for training. I would want to be able to give it to my students as an optional enrichment resource and/or select particular videos that I could show...
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Forum: General Forum
06-29-2016, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,132
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
06-28-2016, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,062
Re: Recent Kit Base Performance
Tee-hee :D
This was a clever move, and assuming you got them when they were about half price, represents considerable savings. When I first heard about what you did, I started paying attention to...
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Forum: General Forum
06-28-2016, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,516
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Forum: General Forum
06-28-2016, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,132
Re: Power for an outdoor project
I am fascinated by a bench that will have lights, sounds, and surprises.
I think your idea should work. What is the voltage of your electronics? If 5V, you could also consider a beefy portable power...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
06-28-2016, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,557
Re: Corded vs Cordless Power Tools
Buy a name brand tool that you will be able to buy replacement batteries for in years to come, otherwise when the battery wears down and you can't buy replacements, the tool becomes garbage -- well,...
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...many different kinds of students join our team. Some only have an interest in media, or others in cheering. What is important is that they are having fun while working in an engineering environment. - Bharat Nain [more] 
