Forum: General Forum
17-12-2016, 09:11
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,771
Re: Old Man Notices A Thing: Lots of Robot Names
I think robot names are nice when you are discussing past competitions - ex., "we used this type of motor for CamMOElot". It also gives new students a sense of a brand, a sense of the history of the...
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Forum: General Forum
03-11-2016, 16:19
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Replies: 4
Views: 740
Re: Any Chairman's teams want to help us?
Great idea. Hope it is a success.
General comment. When I looked at your note to see if any local teams were interested, since you have only your city listed, it was hard to determine who is near...
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Forum: Fundraising
22-10-2016, 22:02
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,877
Re: Large Corporate Sponsorships?
As others have said, don't forget your parents. Ask them if their companies have matching funds for volunteer hours. Or if they can hook you up with the right people in their company. Or if they...
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Forum: General Forum
24-08-2016, 08:20
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Replies: 6
Views: 670
Re: Student Training Presentations
As a start, check out the list of courses for MOEU. The presentations are a little dated, but the fundamentals are the same.
http://moe365.org/moeu.php
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Forum: Championship Event
07-04-2016, 16:05
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,196
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
31-03-2016, 15:41
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,691
Re: Training Plan
MOE 365 has some of their MOEU courses available at http://moe365.org/moeu.php
Some are a little dated but the basic information is valid.
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Forum: General Forum
29-03-2016, 13:15
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,520
Re: My First Time as a WFFA
Congrats! But it's not selected by people in Manchester. Usually, as far I know although I'm not an expert, it's selected by a committee whihc includesWFA winners. WFA is the one awarded at the...
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Forum: General Forum
27-03-2016, 18:01
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,206
Re: Outreach Ideas
Besides doing demos at the museum, MOE is working with a local children's museum to hold a monthly Design Your Own Robot contest. The team members pick a winner each month from the entries at the...
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Forum: General Forum
23-03-2016, 21:31
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Replies: 41
Views: 7,550
Re: 2016 Woodie Flowers Award Recipients
To be precise, all these wonderful people received the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (WFFA). The 2016 Woodie Flowers Award winner will be announced at Championships, determined from all the WFFA...
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Forum: Team Organization
08-02-2016, 13:28
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,822
Re: Pit Area Picture
Check out this thread which has good advice. Mainly, the more decorations, award banners, etc., you have in the pit, the less work space you have and the fewer people you can have in the pit at once....
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Forum: Awards
24-01-2016, 12:09
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,292
Re: We need help! Chairmans
Look at examples of winning Chairman's entries, which you can easily find online.
MOE's winning entry from 2007 is here:
http://www.moe365.org/gfx07/chairmans/awardentry.pdf
We also gave a...
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Forum: General Forum
22-01-2016, 08:29
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,205
Re: Robotics teams supported by Non Profit Group
MOE 365 is not associated with any school or district, and gets no support from any school (a continuing source of irritation for us, but I digress). We currently have students from 17 different...
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Forum: FIRST Tech Challenge
14-09-2015, 10:15
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,149
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Forum: General Forum
12-09-2015, 10:35
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,919
Re: Team Constitution and/or Bylaw
If you are a 501c3, you are required to have a Board of Directors and bylaws that are sent to the IRS with some specific requirements. If you aren't, then you have a lot of latitude as to the content...
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Forum: General Forum
12-07-2015, 21:32
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,060
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Forum: General Forum
12-04-2015, 21:46
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Replies: 82
Views: 14,656
Re: MAR Regional Champs
Here is a link to the canburglar showdown between MOE 365 and Vulcan 1218 in the quarterfinals (with Mercury 1089 going for the other 2 in the background.) This was taken by a MOE student from the...
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Forum: General Forum
26-03-2015, 10:59
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Replies: 60
Views: 10,225
Re: Volunteering at an event you have a team at?
I have found the hardest part of volunteering at an event where your team is competing is paying attention to your assignment, to your part of field, to others interacting with you, when your team is...
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Forum: General Forum
13-02-2015, 15:20
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Replies: 0
Views: 399
Slingshot screening in Delaware
Learn more about Dean Kamen! You are all invited to the only mid-atlantic area screening of SlingShot, Paul Lazarus's award-winning film about Dean Kamen, his water purification device, and the...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
27-01-2015, 11:55
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,580
Re: Match Crew
The media/photo passes depends on the venue. Some, ones that are tight on space, may not allow any but may have a special area reserved for them. Other, roomier venues, may allow more.
Media badges...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
18-01-2015, 14:02
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,036
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Forum: General Forum
10-01-2015, 19:08
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,148
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Forum: Chit-Chat
08-01-2015, 10:40
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Replies: 6
Views: 870
Re: What should our Mascot be?
Make sure your mascot costume is easily transportable, small enough to maneuver in crowded areas, and designed so the person can walk easily and see. I have seen mascots get stuck, trip, knock down...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
06-01-2015, 12:32
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,014
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Forum: General Forum
18-12-2014, 15:46
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,841
Re: Giving/Receiving Peer Awards
I know there are teams who have told us that they were THRILLED when they received our peer awards. These are typically teams that don't receive many awards, so maybe are less "jaded". That is the...
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Forum: General Forum
16-12-2014, 16:25
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,165
Re: Question about volunteering
"Scorer" is a different position than "scorekeeper". Scorers enter the real-time or post-match score on the field. Scorers aren't always used; they weren't last year (and don't start on whether they...
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