Team 4 ELEMENT in Big Hero 6 End Credits

[SpaceOsc]

Very Awesome! congrats to you guys! Thank you for spreading the word!

[woudie]

So sick!! Can't wait to go see it next week with my girlfriend. It's gonna be sickk

[Christopher149]

That is just too cool. Now I have even more obscure Easter eggs to look for when I watch BH6.

Originally Posted by woudie

So sick!! Can't wait to go see it next week with my girlfriend. It's gonna be sickk

I cannot be sick; I am a robot.

[RamZ]

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone! It was an amazing opportunity for our students. I hope that more opportunities like this arise for FIRST teams!

[Austin1018]

Oh wow! I had a chance to see the movie this weekend with a few friends (because robots), but oh man I thought I was seeing things while reading the credits!

Great job guys, I'm glad to know that the program that I am in is involved in so much more that engineering and robots

(I'm also glad to know that I'm not crazy )

[nesdon]

My team thinks of itself as being part of the Church of McMaster Carr, so Ioved the catalog cameo. Anybody remember what number they put on it?

[nesdon]

BTW, McMaster said the catalog number was 111. They are currently delivering 120, if you rate well enough to get one.

I never look at the book anymore as their website and online ordering process is spectacular.

[Katie_UPS]

It'd be cool to have some sort of commentary where we could see what points in the movie your team thinks/knows they had direct impact on.

What a cool opportunity! How did they find/reach you? What was the process like? Was it one day interview or multiple points of contact? Were you able to see the movie before hand? Review the script? Did they (the movie people) talk to mostly students or did mentors have a lot of input as well? I'm really curious as to the logistics of this.

[waialua359]

Just saw the movie with my 5 year old daughter and her friends.
Until I saw it, I had no idea what it was about, other than it was a kids show.

Great movie!

[RamZ]

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

It'd be cool to have some sort of commentary where we could see what points in the movie your team thinks/knows they had direct impact on.

What a cool opportunity! How did they find/reach you? What was the process like? Was it one day interview or multiple points of contact? Were you able to see the movie before hand? Review the script? Did they (the movie people) talk to mostly students or did mentors have a lot of input as well? I'm really curious as to the logistics of this.

Thanks for the kind words! We're watching the movie together as a team this Saturday, so I'll be sure to jot down what points we think we had an effect on in the movie. The writers got in touch with one of our mentors after searching for teams in the area, and they came by for one robotics meeting, from 4-6. They talked mainly to the students, as we led them around our shop, showing them the various machines and robots. They asked us for jargon that people in the field would use. I remember the writers didn't know the word "actuator", so they took note of it, and I heard it said in the movie. We weren't shown the movie or script beforehand, hence the team only seeing it together this Saturday (although I cheated a bit and saw it when it came out). It was mostly the students who led their visit, going through the different aspects of our team (machining, programming, electronics, etc.) with some mentor input. If you have any more questions, just ask! We're glad to have had this opportunity, and we're hoping that other FIRST teams have similar chances to get the word out.

[HelloRobot]

That is so awesome! Congratulations, team ELEMENT! Just one more reason to see that movie!

Now, your 2015 robot should be named Baymax. Please

For real though, that movie looks epic! I can't wait to see it!

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by HelloRobot

Now, your 2015 robot should be named Baymax. Please

Second that. This is great news, and from what I've heard, the movie is amazing! I've got to go see it sometime...

[Paperclips]

Team 20 just saw the movie as a a team building exercise- and I personally would like to second everyone's feelings on how awesome the movie was, and congratulate Team 4 on the opportunity. Great job!

And definitely stay through the credits if you see the movie.

[MrForbes]

I need to see the movie....looks like it should be a good one. Congrats for getting involved with it!

Originally Posted by RamZ

I remember the writers didn't know the word "actuator"

heh....one thing that bugs me about movies like WallE, is that the robots not only dont have actuators, there is also no place for actuators to fit on the robots.

I'm hoping they'll show the trailer for Spare parts at Hero 6....that would be robot nirvana!

[devg29]

I just saw the movie, and can I just say it was amazing!! The whole time I was back and forth between being really pumped, and crying (I'm really a wimp when it comes to movies, but seriously it was sad). It's really a must-see for anyone on a team! and they DID play the Spare Parts trailer! I want to go see that too! I hope there are many more movies with robotics elements in the future -- we deserve some recognition