Forum: Career
24-10-2013, 12:48
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,746
Resume PSA - all FRC students should read
So I am in the process of looking for interns/co-ops to fill some positions at my company. I can't tell you the number of FRC kids I've talked to who HAD NO MENTION OF FRC ON THEIR RESUME :ahh:
Did...
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Forum: Career
24-10-2013, 12:41
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Replies: 1
Views: 887
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Forum: Career
24-09-2013, 13:36
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Replies: 1
Views: 887
ME Co-op opportunity in Silicon Valley
I am looking for a mechanical or manufacturing engineering student for a co-op this coming winter/spring. Must have hands on fab skills, CNC experience would be a plus. Prefer college...
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Forum: Career
26-04-2012, 11:25
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Replies: 198
Views: 35,032
Re: What's your day job?
My day job keeps getting cooler. My advice to all young engineers to be out there is if you are unsure of what you want go for, get a standard mechcanical engineering degree. It can get you...
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Forum: General Forum
27-01-2012, 10:54
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Replies: 193
Views: 43,855
Re: Practice bot morality
Sorry, no. FIRST is not fair. Never has been, never was meant to be, Dean has come out and said it blantantly. It is not fair. Neither is life.
Getting on my soapbox here for a minute about...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
14-05-2011, 14:12
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Replies: 118
Views: 23,190
Re: Never Do This, and Other Good Ideas Gone Bad
Don't use rigid couplings or pin shafts. Love joy 3 piece couples are great as are offset couplings.
The benefit is 2 fold, it gives you some wiggle room in case things aren't perfectly lined up...
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Forum: Championship Event
26-04-2011, 18:37
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Replies: 176
Views: 47,594
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Forum: Championship Event
22-04-2011, 12:26
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Replies: 3
Views: 901
Re: Sharing airport transportation?
I'm flying in at 5:30 and need a ride downtown if there is someone I can get a ride from that'd be great, otherwise I'll be taking the light rail most likely.
Thanks,
-Sarah
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2011, 11:37
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,597
Re: Bad luck, or poor execution?
I too will echo the sentiments of you might have bit off more than you can chew.
When I give my rookie or intro to FIRST seminars I try to emphasize that teams need to build within their...
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Forum: General Forum
29-03-2011, 12:14
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,163
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Forum: Robot Showcase
28-02-2011, 12:46
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,169
Re: Team 190 Promo Video
I'm just kidding with you guys...I'm a WPI alum and know the O'Rourke's and Ken, Brad and everyone real well, so I was just picking a little bit. WPI's normal motto is the robot will be finished by...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
26-02-2011, 13:08
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,202
Re: Human players and FIRST games
This is the wrong way to look at it.
I LOVE good human player interactions, I think it makes the game more exciting. ESPECIALLY for the teams that maybe don't finish their robot or have the robot...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
25-02-2011, 12:35
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,169
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
24-02-2011, 19:10
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Replies: 8
Views: 940
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Forum: General Forum
22-02-2011, 00:46
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,986
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Forum: Extra Discussion
17-02-2011, 13:09
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,576
Re: pic: 1038 Teaser
alright, well that's just the defnition of irony that your team is connected to the winning team from that year. It was the Sunny D right? (P&G also had a Tide team for the historians in the crowd)
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Forum: General Forum
17-02-2011, 13:03
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,398
Re: Will this year's game be a war of attrition?
count me in this camp!!
Part of the process is designing a robust robot...always has been. First seemed to work quite successfully without bumpers for many years...I would personally love to see it...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-02-2011, 12:14
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,576
Re: pic: 1038 Teaser
Looks nice...also you probably didn't mean this but great reference to the 1994 game which was coincidentally called Tower Power....
:yikes:
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Forum: General Forum
04-02-2011, 18:45
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,127
Re: Help with CNC router
Everyone here is on the right path, it is interference. Find out what circuit you are plugged into and make sure you don't run anything else on that circuit.
I used to design CNC machines and I...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-01-2011, 12:48
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,551
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Forum: Career
09-12-2010, 13:05
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,366
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Forum: Career
31-08-2010, 20:30
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Replies: 0
Views: 924
Any Senior or Project ME's looking for a job?
Hey, we're (Stanley Black&Decker) looking for 2 ME's in the Baltimore area. Sorry, entry level is not going to cut it, must have a few years under your belt.
email me if interested or for more...
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
07-07-2010, 13:16
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,994
Re: Robotics Curriculum?
Check out REC by intelitek - It's a curriculum designed by and for FIRSTer's that's nationally accredited.
http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/REC/
They are the sponsor for Team 40, Checkmate
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Forum: Career
24-06-2010, 20:52
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,779
Re: Be a Nerd Girl
What if you can pass for an 18-23 year old?? :p
we won't discuss the fact that my birthday is in less than two weeks and will make me officially old.
I mean the judges still stop me in the pits...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
22-04-2010, 10:44
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,738
Re: Brainstorm: Improving the FRC bumper rules
Note, I'm donning my firesuit now as I type this.
I've been thinking about this ALOT lately. I'm not a fan of bumpers, primarily because of the restrictive rules, but I do see the reason for...
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