New to FRC- You guys are all amazing!

[CMBrandon]

Hey everyone. Cooler Master is getting our feet wet this year with FIRST. Being new to the scene we were excited to see how devoted everyone was to their teams and builds.
Since this is our rookie year, we thought the best thing to do was work with some local FIRST teams to learn the ropes. Each team has their own blog and posts updates about their progress. All of these teams will be at the L.A. Regional in March so if your group is attending feel free to stop by the Cooler Master booth and say hi. Hopefully next year we can expand our reach and help out a few more groups.

Robodox 599 – https://robodox599blog.wordpress.com/
Bagel Bytes 702 – https://bagelbytes702.wordpress.com/
Metalcrafters 207 – https://metalcrafters207.wordpress.com/
The Da Vinci Coders 5510 – https://thedavincicoders5510.wordpress.com/

[Knufire]

This is awesome. As someone who's also involved in the performance computing community, it's great to see companies like you guys and NVIDIA getting involved in FIRST. Thanks for the support!

[Turing'sEgo]

Do I see mechanical keyboards being in every KOP next year? A man can dream...

[Sperkowsky]

Cool stuff! As a PC enthusiast myself I love the fact that hardware makers are supporting FRC.

Greatest thing so far was the Nvidia quadro k4000 last year in first choice for only 100 credits.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Greatest thing so far was the Nvidia quadro k4000 last year in first choice for only 100 credits.

Whaaat! Jeez, I wish they did that this year. We're running with a donated original Quadro 600 right now. A K4000 for 100 credits is amazing!

[CMBrandon]

Since we are a week out I decided to share some stuff with everyone. The LA Regional team has been AMAZING helping us out getting organized since we are new to this type of event.

Here are SOME of the boxes we are bringing of raffle prizes and giveaways:





We will also have buttons and lanyards!

If you wont be at the show, don't worry. We will be having a HUGE sale for all FIRST members through our online store and I will be sure to post the code here for everyone. This is not open to the public and will not be advertised. As a sneak peak of what will be offered...

[cbale2000]

Originally Posted by CMBrandon

Since we are a week out I decided to share some stuff with everyone. The LA Regional team has been AMAZING helping us out getting organized since we are new to this type of event.

Here are SOME of the boxes we are bringing of raffle prizes and giveaways:

We will also have buttons and lanyards!

If you wont be at the show, don't worry. We will be having a HUGE sale for all FIRST members through our online store and I will be sure to post the code here for everyone. This is not open to the public and will not be advertised. As a sneak peak of what will be offered...

Not gonna lie, I am now super jealous of teams going to the LA regional.

[CMBrandon]

Ok, we are opening up some sale pricing a day early for the Chief Delphi forum members.



http://www.cmstore-usa.com/first
CODE: CMROBOT

Please keep this within the FIRST community as we have a limited amount and do not want this to be open to the general public.

[CMBrandon]

Originally Posted by Turing'sEgo

Do I see mechanical keyboards being in every KOP next year? A man can dream...

Our ignorance is going to show...

What is a KOP?

Also, we are trying to work out some cool stuff just for FIRST members, stay tuned.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by CMBrandon

Our ignorance is going to show...

What is a KOP?

Also, we are trying to work out some cool stuff just for FIRST members, stay tuned.

Kit of Parts.

More specifically, the box(es) of parts given by FIRST to teams to build a robot with. Includes FIRST Choice (items picked by the teams via a lottery-like system) and product/vendor vouchers.

[cgmv123]

Here's the info on donating things to FIRST for inclusion in the KOP/FIRST Choice: http://www.firstinspires.org/node/3646

[NinjaMunkeeNao]

Awesome, glad you guys are joining us! I'm a rookie on my team, too. Rookies unite!



I wish you the best of luck, and trust me, once you start Robotics, you'll never want to stop! (I'm saying this and it's my FIRST year.)

[CMBrandon]

Here is an update for everyone:

We now have a landing page for our teams, including one from Europe!
http://us.coolermaster.com/firstrobotics/

Check it out and let us know what you think. Is this something that you would all like to see us expand in the future? What are some ways companies can be more supportive or help groups like FIRST teams?

[Kevin Sevcik]

I wish you guys had a turbine or squirrel cage fan for high static pressure, cause we potentially have an application for one, but alas...

[CMBrandon]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I wish you guys had a turbine or squirrel cage fan for high static pressure, cause we potentially have an application for one, but alas...

Well, we can't help you with a squirrel cage. Currently we just let the critters run free around the office...

We do have an air pressure fan that is new you might be able to use for something though: http://us.coolermaster.com/product/D...P120PWMPE.html