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.

[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...

[RonnyV]

Originally Posted by CMBrandon

... including one from Europe!
http://us.coolermaster.com/firstrobotics/

Aww yeah!

As Team Rembrandts we're honored to work with Cooler Master this year, proudly we can announce we're working on a new website and looking into opportunities with Cooler Master in Eindhoven.

We're going to test the MasterGel (http://www.cmstore.eu/cooling/therma...stergel-maker/) this week. Applying this to a CIM motor + CIM Cooler/Heatsink and see if there is a difference between the MasterGel and standard compound.

To be continued

[rsisk]

You picked some pretty awesome teams to get to know FIRST thru!

Do you manufacture parts in Chino?

[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

[CMBrandon]

Originally Posted by RonnyV

Aww yeah!

As Team Rembrandts we're honored to work with Cooler Master this year, proudly we can announce we're working on a new website and looking into opportunities with Cooler Master in Eindhoven.

We're going to test the MasterGel (http://www.cmstore.eu/cooling/therma...stergel-maker/) this week. Applying this to a CIM motor + CIM Cooler/Heatsink and see if there is a difference between the MasterGel and standard compound.

To be continued

Let us know what you find out! For those of you not in the EU this is the product they are referring to: http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/...stergel-maker/

[CMBrandon]

Originally Posted by rsisk

You picked some pretty awesome teams to get to know FIRST thru!

Do you manufacture parts in Chino?

We do not. Chino is mainly an office and warehouse where we handle shipments and warranty/RMA claims.