Maintenance: Entry 1
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Sam Borisov and Nischal Bhandari began constructing the circuit board and monitoring the electrical aspects of the robot. The section of the robotics team tasked with building the actual robot, began replacing the smaller wheels left behind from previous competitions with larger wheels. Primarily, to make the robot more compatible with the overall set up of the competition. In the process of doing so there have been minor complications that have restricted building progress, but suitable solutions were eventually discovered. Sakshi Ojha began making modifications to the robotics team website with Nischal providing minimal assistance and Jessica Bhandari had compiled a list of companies to visit for future sponsorships. She also created folders consisting of information about the school, the robotics team, its interests, and its goals.
How it started: Entry 2
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Jamal Nusrallah presented both a video and PowerPoint that detailed the rules and regulations of this year’s robotics competition and Atish Acharya also presented a PowerPoint which displayed his ideas for the robot’s design. Sam Borisov, team leader, discussed the dimensions, current state of the robot, possible additions to the robot, US-first website, and Autodesk CAD. Nischal proceeded to propose different ideas for the robot. Afterword, Sam Borisov asked team member’s to decide on what role they wanted the robot to play and finally, the team agreed upon constructing a scoring robot.
How it started: Entry 1
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All robotics team members arrived and were introduced by Ms. Nusrallah, our coach/mentor. Ms. Nusrallah proceeded to explain Harmony, FIRST, and Prototype for the entire team. Mr. Aust, a member of Lockheed, announced his eventual retirement and secured more mentorship and a Lockheed financial grant. Ms. Nusrallah and the meeting attendants structured everything from up-coming workshop dates, finance, and fundraising. JCPenney became our competition partner again and Kevin, a Lockheed employee cited interest in bringing more employees to help mentor the team.
