Team 1114: Simbot Seminar Series

[Karthik]

This fall, Team 1114 - Simbotics will be hosting a series of weekly online seminars on a variety of topics relating to the FIRST Robotics Competition. These seminars will be broadcast via Google Hangouts On Air, and will be viewable on our YouTube channel, http://youtube.com/simbotics. We’ll be broadcasting a new topic each Wednesday at 9:00 pm, starting on October 1st. The tentative schedule is as follows:

October 1st* - Running an FRC Team – Karthik Kanagasabapathy

As the first date approaches, we’ll post a direct link where you can watch these seminars!

Here’s the link to our first broadcast, Running an FRC Team, taking place on October 1st at 9:00 pm.

[thatprogrammer]

*The schedule may vary due to the potential presence of the Toronto Blue Jays in the Major League Baseball playoffs…

The Blue Jays took the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we would get our seminars on time…::rtm::

[Karthik]

The Blue Jays took the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we would get our seminars on time…::rtm::

[Thad_House]

The Blue Jays took the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we would get our seminars on time…::rtm::

I was rooting for the mariners anyway… :eek:

[Karthik]

Here’s the link to our first broadcast, Running an FRC Team, taking place on October 1st at 9:00 pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALASWt2uDqw

Going live in 3 minutes!

[Edxu]

Bump, an hour and a half in and I’ve learned a ton!

Looks like my Wednesday slot for the rest of these sessions are filled.

[thatprogrammer]

The first seminar was amazing! Have to leave a bit early due to school

I was especially touched when someone asked my question for me after Karthik accidentally (I hope so at least :yikes: ) skipped my question!

[page2067]

Great first seminar

Strategic Design section is great - look forward to next week.

Go Mets in 2015 (wait until next year!).

[The_ShamWOW88]

Thanks for these, watched the first one last night…can’t wait for Strategic Design…have been implementing your ideas with our team for the past couple seasons…

[techtiger1]

The Simbots and their dedication to further the competition level of this program are remarkable. The fact that Karthik makes himself available till 11 PM EST to answer questions after the presentation, is just one example of this. THANK YOU SIMBOTS.

[waialua359]

The Simbots and their dedication to further the competition level of this program are remarkable. The fact that Karthik makes himself available till 11 PM EST to answer questions after the presentation, is just one example of this. THANK YOU SIMBOTS.

FIRST gives everyone lots of practice in getting used to late nights.

[thatprogrammer]

A seminar on business plans and strategy for marketing would be awesome! We’re really looking forward to improving this part of our team, and we’d love to have something to watch as a guide for that.

[IKE]

I have used the 1114 strategy presentation for presenting strategic design approach for lots of teams in Michigan. It is a great packet to run through once you have watched the seminar and give relevant examples/ exercises.

Last week, I was working with a team, and we went through the presenation and then watched some previous years game footage. Using the techniques described.

We watched 2003 and 2008. Interestingly, after going through some quick brainstorming and possible ways of executing the game, the kids were able to come up with strategies similar to what did very well those years.

2003 is an especially interesting one to do the exercise on. It has incredibly high scoring potential, and a possible “choke hold” scenario, though this scenario would be incredibly difficlut to execute.

[Karthik]

Here’s the link this week’s seminar, Strategic Design, taking place on October 8th at 9:00 pm.

From now on you, you can always find a link for the upcoming live seminar at:

http://www.simbotics.org/seminars

[Libby_K]

Strategic Design will be live in 20 minutes at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysSvxR-tAs! See you all soon!

[Karthik]

Here’s the link this week’s seminar, Scouting & Match Strategy, taking place on October 15th at 9:15 pm. Please note the later start time to accommodate the FRC GameSense broadcast taking place from 8:00-9:00pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8syuYnXfJg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysSvxR-tAs)

You can always find a link for the upcoming live seminar at:

http://www.simbotics.org/seminars

[Karthik]

Here’s the link this week’s seminar, Drivetrain Design, by Ben Bennett, taking place on October 22nd at 9:00 pm.

This presentation takes a deep dive into drivetrain design, giving an overview of different drivetrain types, analysis of how to select a drivetrain type, and the physics behind FRC drivetrains. It’s highly recommended for any up and coming FRC designers!

You can always find a link for the upcoming live seminar at:

http://www.simbotics.org/seminars

[Karthik]

Here’s the link this week’s seminar, The Chairman’s Award, by Karthik Kanagasabapathy, taking place on October 29th at 9:00 pm.

Topics include how to best structure your submission, presentation tips, and getting the most out of your video. An excellent resource for any team on the cusp of a Regional or Championship Chairman’s Award!

You can always find a link for the upcoming live seminar at:

http://www.simbotics.org/seminars

[Karthik]

Here’s the link this week’s seminar, on the Beta Control System, by Michael Diramio, Gavin Black, and Kaleb Dodd, taking place tonight at 9:00 pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1T9BB4GoRU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_aixQwlNcw)

This presentation will provide an overview of the 2015 control system components and Team 1114’s experiences while testing it. Plenty of time will be reserved to allow teams to ask questions.

You can always find a link for the upcoming live seminar at:

http://www.simbotics.org/seminars

[audietron]

Thank you for your time and effort in putting these together. I have learned a lot from each one and hope for future seminars. These were fantastic! I would suggest one on time management and using build time effectively.