I would like to know what other teams do (if anything) Durring the off season
Organizing and competing in the IRI
I’m cruising CD and taking a CNC machining class at the local community college two nights a week with a fellow graduated member of our team. Another member of our team is coming up with some remarkable fundraising plans - this guy is like he could be a spokesperson on those late night get rich quick infomercials. (the ones that actualy work ;)). Another member of our team is trying to get robotics summer camps going but I think it’s too late, he thinks not. And last we are all meeting this Thursday to discuss fundraising. That’s us so far.
My team does NOTHING during the summer, at least as a team. Some people individually work on aspects of the robot over the summer, like wheels. I really think that my team should do some fundraisers, but… ehh. LOL.
We are planing to build a practice bot
We have done 2 summer carwashes so far
and i Am playing with all the extra parts ,building hoverbots, drive-train elements, projectile weapons and such
Oh BTY We need money, so if anyone has some sugestions on how to get sponsors e-mail them to me… [email protected]
Raising money with car washes, and taking classes at ITT Tech
We’re fundraising, doing presentations, attempting to set up at least one Lego League team (the school is appropriately named Woburn Jr.), and a lot of individual things for each member to do. For the core members of the team, robotics season never ends. As I’m sure most of you know.
*Originally posted by kristen *
**My team does NOTHING during the summer, at least as a team. Some people individually work on aspects of the robot over the summer, like wheels. I really think that my team should do some fundraisers, but… ehh. LOL. **
Yeah, Greg likes wheels.
I’m working on drive train and stuff by myself at various times. I have to order a model kit so I can have something better to look at and work with.
As for the fundraiser, you organize it. I believe we had this chat before about taking initiative instead of saying ‘should’ so much 
We have to raise something like 40 k next year, so we got a couple of carwashes started. We wanted a LEGO camp so we can raise about 10 k didn’t work out. Umm… so the majority of the team our mentor hopes that we start on our some 100 hours of FIRST community service for our chairmans award. Oh yeah and we, the mechanical team are building pratice LEGO bots to see which drive train we plan on having next year, and together we’re building an automatic transmission, or at least a multiple gear ratio system that we can shift on the fly.
This summer, our team is getting ready to compete in IRI. Soon, we’re also going to start building on our museum, as well as start working on our community service projects, and our preperations for the upcoming OCCRA season. Of course, I’m sure that we’ll end up having at least a couple of parties in there somewhere…
3 letters:
IRI
Oh, and myself and 2 other teammates just finished teaching a class to a bunch of 7-12 year olds about basic engineering.
Other then that…thats it
Our team is not meeting, but some of the members are still very active in FIRST and will be attending off-season comps without the team.
Doing animation tutorials, preparing for IRI :), and playing with the Lego Mindstorms kit (go middle school robotics! 
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We are showing our robot off at local daycares, daycamps, and other places trying to show ppl what FIRST is and who we are.
well in past years the students used to hold meetings over the summer to deligate some small stuff and to keep in touch mostly they were just small parties, but since i went to college im not sure if they are doing nething nemore
We have five team members taking a welding class at jr college, including another girl.
Team members and a few other robotics’ team members have been attending the free weekly robotics classes given by our Northrop mentor Robotics engineer Dr Wagner.
We are teaching a beginning and advanced summer camp Our team captains attended Legoland teacher training courtesy of Roboeducators.
We are revamping our 2001 champ.
We got 3 Lego Leagues going.
We are submitting a proposal for our team to be a
reality show
Our just graduated videographer (he works at a production company) and our jr in high school webmaster/graphics guy (he has many more talents than that including brainstorming these kinds of ideas) are the brains and the doers for that.
We are working the school’s bingo to make the team some money.
We have our weekly open house.
Our jr in high school webmaster is finishing up a new 2004 web.
Our school is waiting to hear that our very first real robotics year round curriculum teacher said yes. He’d start Sep. He’s been teaching robotics for years.
In August the school’s auto shop will be remodeled to include a robotics shop.
Our year end robotics banquet had to be put off til August.
we have a few things going and different members are in charge of the various projects
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for the month of July our students are running a Lego League summer day camp (second year)
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we will be driving to Indiana for that finals rematch at IRI. Big Mike and Goober are setting this one up.
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fund raising- car washes and the next big Hawaiian shirt sale
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working with the NJ regional committee to improve the NJ regional for 2004. Nuggets is getting active in this one
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rebuilding our storage room a bit to accomodate another robot
Despite losing 1/3 of our team due to seniors graduating, we have a whole new mission and membership guidelines for 2004. The work will be tremendous. Our school just acknowledged RR as a “team” on the same par as the football team. In the fall we return with a head coach and assistant coach and a greater recognition by the district.
There is always something to do at Raider Robotix
WC:cool:
While my team has no group effort individual members take it upon themselves 2 build drive chains and the such. The only thing we are doing besides attending dinner at Dean’s House (NYC Chairman’s Award winners) is having a beach party.
Build a practice bot
Rebuilding a bot that was scavenged for parts
Build a 3 wheel holonomic drive bot
Learn how to use the gyro very accurately
Combine the last two
Make the translational that didn’t REALLY work… well, make it work
That’s it I think?
Team 48 Summer Activities:
- Attend the IRI (of course!)
- Two team paintball outings (and counting)
- Team Picnic
- Pool party
- Barbeque
- Plan fall robotics educational curriculum for the students
- Various robot demonstrations
- Engineer and student recruiting