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Re: "Java, Sun SPOT and the FIRST Robotics Competition"
As a teacher of AP and IB computer science and an FRC advisor, I like this opportunity a lot. It will make the learning curve for new programmers much less steep on the average, since the overwhelming majority of high school CS classes are Java based. While there are things I don't like about it, the way Java handles events and exceptions will make robot programming much easier for students to pick up. In particular this should be a good avenue for making sensors more easily used.
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Thank you Bad Robots for giving me the chance to coach this team.
Rookie All-Star Award: 2003 Buckeye
Engineering Inspiration Award: 2004 Pittsburgh, 2014 Crossroads
Chairman's Award: 2005 Pittsburgh, 2009 Buckeye, 2012 Queen City
Team Spirit Award: 2007 Buckeye, 2015 Queen City
Woodie Flowers Award: 2009 Buckeye
Dean's List Finalists: Phil Aufdencamp (2010), Lindsey Fox (2011), Kyle Torrico (2011), Alix Bernier (2013), Deepthi Thumuluri (2015)
Gracious Professionalism Award: 2013 Buckeye
Innovation in Controls Award: 2015 Pittsburgh
Event Finalists: 2012 CORI, 2016 Buckeye
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