Corvallis High School FIRST Team 997
Hey everyone, this is Matthew reporting from Singapore with 997′s regional match schedule! I will be providing match numbers only, as the times tend to get pretty unreliable.
6 Blue 2
15 Red 2
30 Blue 1
37 Blue 1
46 Blue 3
57 Blue 2
69 Red 2
75 Red 1
87 Red 1
Here are just a few pictures from today’s wonderful scrimmage. I will add some captions latter. Videos are on the way…
Its finished! At last the robot is up and running. The robot was tested for the first time Thursday night. On Sunday the robot climbed to the third rung of FIRST Force’s official tower. This coming week we will be testing and preparing for the CV scrimmage next weekend.
The finished robot without bumpers Friday night. The team was able to start testing Thursday Night.
Susie Dole and Jessica Nelson lift the robot to the second bar for testing.
Riley Moore and Susie Dole attach the bumpers to the robot. The bumpers are due to be completed later this week.
Christopher Wholwend and Madison Headly test different climbing strategies. They are working on creating an automated climbing sequence.
Spartan Robotics 2013
Pictures taken by Grady Holaday
Every year at the end of build season, team 997 hosts a dinner for parents and sponsors.
What: Robot demonstration, chairmans viewing, food and fun
When: Tuesday, February 19, 2013. 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Where: Corvallis High School. Room 107 1400 NW Buchanan Avenue. Corvallis Oregon
Hope to see you there!
Robot construction at last. After finals on Tuesday and Wednesday, the team made tremendous progress on the robot. Hopefully it will be ready for testing by Wednesday of this coming week.
Emily Limon fastens pieces of the robot frame together Saturday afternoon.
Here’s a look at what we have been up to at team 997 during week 2 of build season. Keep an eye out for week 3 when we start actual robot construction.
Kieran Prince welds components of the pyramid together.
Happy Build season! The week started out with kickoff early January 5th where this year’s game, Ultimate Ascent, was unveiled for the first time. The rest of the week was spent, strategizing, designing and prototyping. Next week we will start actual robot construction.
Matthew Pettersen refreshes the team’s memory on some robot design basics the night before kickoff. The team does extensive training every fall to ensure that members are ready for build season.
At last build season is here.
FIRST Team 997 Corvallis High School Spartan Robotics just before jumping into 2013′s game.
This week, be ready for the compulsory meetings on Friday, January 4th and Saturday, January 5th. The times:
Keep in mind we will also be meeting on Sunday, 1-5 PM.
Also, team members: make sure your forms are in before Kickoff!
A Happy New Year to all! Here are a few of the things we have been working on here at FIRST Team 997. With build season right around the corner, we have been working hard to prepare. Stay tuned for the 2012 Photo Newsletter, a compilation of our activities for the year 2012 CE.
Connor Sherlock demonstrates a prototype. Every year the team puts on an all day training event, Week in a Day. The training event is a simulation of the first week of build season, compressed into one day.