2024 Crescendo FRC Solo Robot Project [PROJECT FLYING SOLO]

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Hi, I’m Ian from FRC 694 StuyPulse in New York City. Throughout the past few years of doing FRC, I’ve always wanted to try to learn as much about the different aspects of FRC. I realized that trying to create a competitive FRC robot from scratch by myself would be a really challenging yet interesting way to learn about engineering and CS.

This project I am taking on is trying to create a competitive robot entirely by myself, from designing, CADing, building, coding, and testing it. It definitely won’t be an easy task but I am really determined to get as far as I can.

Major topics that relate to this project would be funding, build space, testing, possibly entering competitions, and if so, drive team.

For funding, I have setup a GoFundMe (https://gofund.me/4967c005) where you can donate to help launch my project. If any teams have any old/spare parts laying around that could help me, I would always appreciate any donations. And of course, any build/technical knowledge or advice is definitely helpful and appreciated.

For a build space/workshop, I live in NYC and have access to the NYCFIRST Stem Centers at Washington Heights and Roosevelt Island. The stem centers are open to the public and is more or less a complete lab with mentors always available to help.

As for testing and entering competitions, I am hoping that I would be able to finish this project by the summer of 2024, and enter it as an offseason bot to some offseason competitions. I am currently in talks with making this a reality for the NYCFIRST RoboReplay offseason, and hope to extend it to Brunswick Eruption and CNE if possible. As a drive team consists of 4 members minimum, I have already found friends throughout the FRC community who would be willing to be a part of the drive team.

Throughout the entire project I will be posting frequent updates on a ChiefDelphi Project Thread from the design and CAD to programming and testing.

Thanks for checking my project out and please reach out if you have any questions or advice for me!

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chat is this real?

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it is! i should be his operator if everything goes well

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Sorry, my resources of time, money and materials are dedicated to the large groups of students who work together with adult mentors as a team. If anyone, adult or child, wishes to go it alone and build an expensive robot that they won’t be able to compete with, I guess it’s up to them and what they choose to use their own resources for.

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An individual in Canada did something similar in 2016. I would check out this thread for some advice: New rookie team

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Hi!

I am the individual in question! I happened to take part in the 2016 and 2017 seasons as the only member of my team.

Altough it was quite a fun and formative experience, I would not necessarly recommend it to everyone! The monetary aspect of the project is probably the most challenging part.

I like your idea of participating to off seasons, it definitly removes a few administrative hurdles! (Is it even legal to have a 1 student FRC team nowadays?).

Anyhow, I wish you the best of luck, remember to have as much fun as you can along the way!

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