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Originally Posted by cromat44
My team is having a team meeting this saturday (1st one since championships) and I want to propose some projects to work on. What are you guys doing that are fun/useful/interesting?
I was thinking of spending a few days designing a vex game (or make the 2005 game from knex & tye wraps) and splitting into groups to make vex robots to compete in it.
I'm sure you guys have some better ideas though.
thanks
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This sounds like a great start!
Check out the VEX game created by WPI called
Savage Soccer. It may give you some good ideas about coming up with a game. Another option is creating a mini-FRC game - essentially a miniature version of any of the past FRC games. For example, check out these photos of some of the mini-FRC projects that some other people on CD have done:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/22081
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/25265
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/25133
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/23942
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/23941
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/23802
And, you should be sure to check out any of the photos tagged with
VEX.
Also, consider doing workshops with your team that teach less experienced members how to do basic electronics, programming, and simple mechanics. These are good to hold in the fall too, when freshmen are just joining the team. Just knowing the basics will make new members of the team feel much more confident about their role on the team.
Another thing that many teams do is modify their existing FRC robot for the offseason. Check out the offseason events near you.
Good luck!
edit: on a note of caution -
Be aware of the fact that during the summer, many people are away on vacation and may not be able to attend meetings. Don't plan a large scale project unless you can be certain that you will have enough people regularly attending meetings.