The students held elections by email last May. Congratulations to the new officers:
President-Steven Keyes
VP FTC- Tyler Allen
VP VEX- Ryo Osawa
VP BEST/ROV- Madeleyne Vaca
PR- Kirsten Lim
Secretary- Diana Hernandez
Treasurer- Christlin Ponraj
Promotions Manager- Wesley Mitchell
Webmaster- Brian Lagoda
Parent officers for 2010-2011 are listed at the bottom of this blog page.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
FRC Recognition at School Board Meeting May 20th
Our "All-Star Rookie" FRC team is to be recognized at the school board meeting at the ISC on Thursday the 20th. Dress is business with collared shirts and ties for the men. I don't have the exact times yet, but I would guess around 6 pm. I'll get the details to you when I get them. But wanted to let you mark your calendars now. Thanks and great job FRC. Go RoboDragons!
Dr. Chuck Lockert
Dr. Chuck Lockert
Sunday, May 9, 2010
FTC at Relay for Life
FTC robot at Gwinnett Relay for Life
Team 2981 joined GSMST's Relay for Life team at the Gwinnett Fairground on May 7th in one of the nation's largest American Cancer Society Relay For Life. This life-changing event provides everyone in local communities a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At this year's Gwinnett Relay for Life, more than 360 teams with 8000 participants camp out at Gwinnett Fairground and take turns walking around a track from 7 pm Friday to 7 am Saturday, symbolizing cancer never sleeps.
GSMST's team raised over $5700 this year, way to go!
MSN Photos
Yolanda Sato
Team 2981 joined GSMST's Relay for Life team at the Gwinnett Fairground on May 7th in one of the nation's largest American Cancer Society Relay For Life. This life-changing event provides everyone in local communities a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At this year's Gwinnett Relay for Life, more than 360 teams with 8000 participants camp out at Gwinnett Fairground and take turns walking around a track from 7 pm Friday to 7 am Saturday, symbolizing cancer never sleeps.
GSMST's team raised over $5700 this year, way to go!
MSN Photos
Yolanda Sato
Monday, April 26, 2010
ROV SeaDragons Competed in Savannah
In the old days, people went down to the sea in ships. Today we go down to the sea floor in submarines and remotely operated vehicles (ROV's). The RoboDragons competed in their first underwater robotics (MATE ROV) event this past weekend and have plans for competing in first outer space "MoonBot" competition this summer. The underwater event takes place in a freshwater swimming pool. No the MoonBots tournament will not be held in space, but the first place team does win a free trip to Denmark. The top two teams from the underwater tournament this past weekend, won a trip to Hawaii where the international competition is to be held in June. Below is an account of the underwater event.
GSMST's RoboDragons travelled to beautiful and historic Savannah this weekend to compete in their first underwater robotics competition. The Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE), NOAA, and the Gray's Reef national wildlife sanctuary sponsored the event to promote the study of our oceans and the technologies necessary to operate in this harsh environment. Exploring our oceans has much in common with exploring space. Both environments are hostile to human life. The most cost effective explorations of deep oceans and space take advantage of the tremendous advances currently being made in robotics.
GSMST's aqua-bot, the "SeaDragon" has been under construction for several months now. Twelve students including the team leader, Evan Davies worked diligently to gain the knowledge necessary to build the ROV. Several pool trials were needed to master control the aqua-bot in three dimensional water space. Of course, making sure all the electronics were sealed up and waterproof was a challenge in itself.
The tournament challenges related to the exploration of deep water hydro-thermal vents and collecting samples of the diverse biology found in these unique ecosystems. The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SeaDragon was constructed of Aluminum and PVC pipe. Four motors are needed to control depth and direction and two underwater cameras provided video to the surface. Six servos were used to manipulate the two arms and claws needed to set up equipment and collect biological samples. As it ended up, our students learned a lot of valuable lessons about working in harsh environments.
The morning of the event was overcast and rainy. But the students were in high spirits and ignored the possible bad omen. We were scheduled to compete 5th, but the first team up wasn't ready and asked to trade places with us. We were ready and agreed to be the first team in the pool. The team setup all their control and video equipment and it was time to plug the SeaDragon into the 12V DC power provided and controlled by the event coordinators. As they were taught, the team plugged their red lead into to the positive terminal and the black lead into the negative terminal. Sparks flew and the SeaDragon would not respond to commands. As you all know, sparks are rarely a good thing with electronics. Something was badly wrong.
When they opened the waterproof electronics compartment, black acrid smoke rolled out gaging those nearby. It looked like it was going to be a very short and expensive tournament for us. We started exploring what went wrong and found that the tournament organizers had reversed the polarity on their provided power supply. Our team did exactly what they we supposed to do. Connect black to black and red to red. Of course the officials were apologetic about their mistake, but the damage was done. We were dead inthe water.
The students weren't ready to give up that easily. We returned to the pits and started investigating what had been 'fried' and what repair parts we had on hand. Over the next 4 hours, the electronics were repaired and communication was re-established with the SeaDragon. What I was particular impressed with was the student's tenacity and simple refusal to give up. They didn't blame the organizers, they didn't throw their hands up in the air, they immediately went to work trouble-shooting the situation and finding solutions. The team was later recognized in the awards ceremony for their accomplishments and how they handled the situation.
We were given permission to make up for our missed trials earlier in the day. After a great deal of excitement, the SeaDragon was launched and dove into the watery depths on her maiden voyage. After seeing the smoke rolling out the electronics compartment earlier, it was a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. The ROV pilots (Madeleyne Vaca and Tyler Allen) worked as quickly as possible and did the best they could under difficult circumstances. They did an amazing job.
The team excelled on land as well. Their engineering poster won the 1st place award. Their engineering log book scored at the top, and their engineering presentation/interview was highly ranked. Overall, a fourth place finish our first year competing is an outstanding accomplishment. To do it after the aqua-bot was fried, speaks to the teams' character,preparedness, and shear depth of knowledge.
Please join me a congratulating the members of the RoboDragons' "ROV SeaDragon" team on their tremendous accomplishments in overcoming very difficult circumstances. There actions represented the highest qualities of GSMST Engineering. They designed, built, modified, adapted and overcame all obstacles to get the mission accomplished in a timely manner. The critical thinking and trouble-shooting skills developed in project based instruction is simply invaluable to future employers. We may not have won a chance to go to Hawaii this year, but I already have a flowered shirt and shorts packed for next year.
Go RoboDragons!
Dr. Chuck Lockert
GSMST's RoboDragons travelled to beautiful and historic Savannah this weekend to compete in their first underwater robotics competition. The Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE), NOAA, and the Gray's Reef national wildlife sanctuary sponsored the event to promote the study of our oceans and the technologies necessary to operate in this harsh environment. Exploring our oceans has much in common with exploring space. Both environments are hostile to human life. The most cost effective explorations of deep oceans and space take advantage of the tremendous advances currently being made in robotics.
GSMST's aqua-bot, the "SeaDragon" has been under construction for several months now. Twelve students including the team leader, Evan Davies worked diligently to gain the knowledge necessary to build the ROV. Several pool trials were needed to master control the aqua-bot in three dimensional water space. Of course, making sure all the electronics were sealed up and waterproof was a challenge in itself.
The tournament challenges related to the exploration of deep water hydro-thermal vents and collecting samples of the diverse biology found in these unique ecosystems. The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SeaDragon was constructed of Aluminum and PVC pipe. Four motors are needed to control depth and direction and two underwater cameras provided video to the surface. Six servos were used to manipulate the two arms and claws needed to set up equipment and collect biological samples. As it ended up, our students learned a lot of valuable lessons about working in harsh environments.
The morning of the event was overcast and rainy. But the students were in high spirits and ignored the possible bad omen. We were scheduled to compete 5th, but the first team up wasn't ready and asked to trade places with us. We were ready and agreed to be the first team in the pool. The team setup all their control and video equipment and it was time to plug the SeaDragon into the 12V DC power provided and controlled by the event coordinators. As they were taught, the team plugged their red lead into to the positive terminal and the black lead into the negative terminal. Sparks flew and the SeaDragon would not respond to commands. As you all know, sparks are rarely a good thing with electronics. Something was badly wrong.
When they opened the waterproof electronics compartment, black acrid smoke rolled out gaging those nearby. It looked like it was going to be a very short and expensive tournament for us. We started exploring what went wrong and found that the tournament organizers had reversed the polarity on their provided power supply. Our team did exactly what they we supposed to do. Connect black to black and red to red. Of course the officials were apologetic about their mistake, but the damage was done. We were dead inthe water.
The students weren't ready to give up that easily. We returned to the pits and started investigating what had been 'fried' and what repair parts we had on hand. Over the next 4 hours, the electronics were repaired and communication was re-established with the SeaDragon. What I was particular impressed with was the student's tenacity and simple refusal to give up. They didn't blame the organizers, they didn't throw their hands up in the air, they immediately went to work trouble-shooting the situation and finding solutions. The team was later recognized in the awards ceremony for their accomplishments and how they handled the situation.
We were given permission to make up for our missed trials earlier in the day. After a great deal of excitement, the SeaDragon was launched and dove into the watery depths on her maiden voyage. After seeing the smoke rolling out the electronics compartment earlier, it was a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. The ROV pilots (Madeleyne Vaca and Tyler Allen) worked as quickly as possible and did the best they could under difficult circumstances. They did an amazing job.
The team excelled on land as well. Their engineering poster won the 1st place award. Their engineering log book scored at the top, and their engineering presentation/interview was highly ranked. Overall, a fourth place finish our first year competing is an outstanding accomplishment. To do it after the aqua-bot was fried, speaks to the teams' character,preparedness, and shear depth of knowledge.
Please join me a congratulating the members of the RoboDragons' "ROV SeaDragon" team on their tremendous accomplishments in overcoming very difficult circumstances. There actions represented the highest qualities of GSMST Engineering. They designed, built, modified, adapted and overcame all obstacles to get the mission accomplished in a timely manner. The critical thinking and trouble-shooting skills developed in project based instruction is simply invaluable to future employers. We may not have won a chance to go to Hawaii this year, but I already have a flowered shirt and shorts packed for next year.
Go RoboDragons!
Dr. Chuck Lockert
Sunday, April 25, 2010
End of Year Banquet: Sat. May 8, 2010 6pm
We are about to come to a close of another year of robotics and this year we are going to do a end of the year banquet. It will be a potluck affair and will be at Cisco. The banquet start time will be at 6:00 pm but parents and students will be able to arrive at 5:45 pm.
Becky
Becky
Thursday, April 22, 2010
GRITS - GeorgiaFIRST Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase
Now that the Peachtree and Championship are over you should have received your robot back by now (or are getting it soon). I encourage you to continue to work on your bot to make it ever better. Why you ask? You are invited to attend the GeorgiaFIRST G.R.I.T.S. (Georgia Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase) event to be held again this year at StarBase Robins, Warner Robins Air Force Base in Macon, Georgia. We have tentatively set the date for Saturday, October 16th. We will be playing a modified (rules changes) version of Breakaway! Awards will be given for robot and non-robot activities. Inspections are on the honor system so don't go over-the-top with your modifications.
Last year’s G.R.I.T.S. event was attended by 16 teams, three of them rookies. We encourage you to use this event as a recruiting tool for new team members, a practice event for team members stepping into new roles on the team, and above all, a way to expose a new audience to the world of FIRST. It is a GREAT way to get your team in gear in the fall.
So keep your robot in top shape and we will serve you a bowl full of G.R.I.T.S.
Good Luck Teams !!
Jeremy Roberts
GeorgiaFIRST
Last year’s G.R.I.T.S. event was attended by 16 teams, three of them rookies. We encourage you to use this event as a recruiting tool for new team members, a practice event for team members stepping into new roles on the team, and above all, a way to expose a new audience to the world of FIRST. It is a GREAT way to get your team in gear in the fall.
So keep your robot in top shape and we will serve you a bowl full of G.R.I.T.S.
Good Luck Teams !!
Jeremy Roberts
GeorgiaFIRST
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Watch RoboDragons Live at the Dome
NASA feed of the matches on Galileo field. Robodragons are on match 14 at 2:25pm today.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
World Championships in Atlanta start today!
FIRST Championship
April 15-17, 2010
Georgia Dome
Live feeds will be available if you can't make it to the Dome.
Get all of the details on-line by following the link below.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=432
April 15-17, 2010
Georgia Dome
Live feeds will be available if you can't make it to the Dome.
Get all of the details on-line by following the link below.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=432
Monday, April 12, 2010
World Championships!
Hello GSMST Robotics Club!
This Thursday (April 15) through Saturday (April 17) is the WORLD Robotics Championship! This is the last year that the competition will be held at the GA Dome in downtown Atlanta! Come support our FRC team 3318!
Team members are expected to arrive around 7:15 (when the pits open). There is no official carpool so each member needs to make arrangements for their own rides. If someone needs to carpool, please contact Jack Ridderhof or Kirsten Lim.
A schedule of the days can be found online at: http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/FRC/Events/2010/2010_CMP_Agenda.pdf.
The team pits will be open for five FRC members (Vraj, Sagar, Kenneth, Jack, and Dr. Lockert). These team members need to be at the GA dome by 6 o'clock. The pits close at 9 o'clock.
If you have any questions, email Kirsten Lim or Jack Ridderhof.
Thanks!
This Thursday (April 15) through Saturday (April 17) is the WORLD Robotics Championship! This is the last year that the competition will be held at the GA Dome in downtown Atlanta! Come support our FRC team 3318!
Team members are expected to arrive around 7:15 (when the pits open). There is no official carpool so each member needs to make arrangements for their own rides. If someone needs to carpool, please contact Jack Ridderhof or Kirsten Lim.
A schedule of the days can be found online at: http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/FRC/Events/2010/2010_CMP_Agenda.pdf.
The team pits will be open for five FRC members (Vraj, Sagar, Kenneth, Jack, and Dr. Lockert). These team members need to be at the GA dome by 6 o'clock. The pits close at 9 o'clock.
If you have any questions, email Kirsten Lim or Jack Ridderhof.
Thanks!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
FRC Team Receives Rookie All-Star Award!!
Congratulations to the juniors on their performance at the Peachtree Regional Competition.
Our GSMST Team (3318) received the Rookie All-Star Award on Saturday. This award celebrates a young but strong partnership effort that implements the mission of FIRST to inspire students to learn more about science and technology. Selection for this award gives them an automatic bid to the World Competition on April 15-17th in Atlanta at the Georiga Dome. The registration fee is $5000/team.
Any group or individual wishing to contribute to this cause by donation or with a fundraiser idea, please contact: RobOtics@gmail.com
Our GSMST Team (3318) received the Rookie All-Star Award on Saturday. This award celebrates a young but strong partnership effort that implements the mission of FIRST to inspire students to learn more about science and technology. Selection for this award gives them an automatic bid to the World Competition on April 15-17th in Atlanta at the Georiga Dome. The registration fee is $5000/team.
Any group or individual wishing to contribute to this cause by donation or with a fundraiser idea, please contact: RobOtics@gmail.com
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
FRC Peachtree Regional this weekend!!
Come out and support our FRC Team!!
Gwinnett Civic Center
March 5-6.
9am till 5pm.
Admission is free.
More than 1,500 students from 7 Southeastern states and 50 custom-built robots will compete in the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Peachtree Regional Event, and discover the excitement of science and technology.
As students engage in the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST founder Dean Kamen believes the career skills they are developing will contribute to a brighter economic future. Kamen founded FIRST, a not-for-profit organization, to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science, technology, and engineering, and motivate them to pursue career opportunities in these fields. FIRST students build life and career skills while building robots that can handle complex tasks during robotics games.
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship for high-school students is now in its 19th and largest-ever season. In the “BreakAway” game, robots are designed to play soccer using regulation soccer balls. Teams received a Kit of Parts made up of motors, batteries, a control system, and a mix of automation components – but no instructions. Working with mentors, students had six weeks to design, build, program, and test their robots to meet the season’s engineering challenge.
Students who participate in FIRST are eligible for close to $12 million in scholarships from some of the finest science and engineering schools in the country. FIRST programs are implemented by 86,000 dedicated volunteers and supported by more than 3,000 corporate sponsors worldwide.
Gwinnett Civic Center
March 5-6.
9am till 5pm.
Admission is free.
More than 1,500 students from 7 Southeastern states and 50 custom-built robots will compete in the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Peachtree Regional Event, and discover the excitement of science and technology.
As students engage in the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST founder Dean Kamen believes the career skills they are developing will contribute to a brighter economic future. Kamen founded FIRST, a not-for-profit organization, to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science, technology, and engineering, and motivate them to pursue career opportunities in these fields. FIRST students build life and career skills while building robots that can handle complex tasks during robotics games.
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship for high-school students is now in its 19th and largest-ever season. In the “BreakAway” game, robots are designed to play soccer using regulation soccer balls. Teams received a Kit of Parts made up of motors, batteries, a control system, and a mix of automation components – but no instructions. Working with mentors, students had six weeks to design, build, program, and test their robots to meet the season’s engineering challenge.
Students who participate in FIRST are eligible for close to $12 million in scholarships from some of the finest science and engineering schools in the country. FIRST programs are implemented by 86,000 dedicated volunteers and supported by more than 3,000 corporate sponsors worldwide.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Important FRC Info
Just a few reminders:
1. The Gwinnett Center Lunch Pre-Orders are due no later than Thursday, February 25th.
2. The Team Social Food Order forms and payments are due no later than Friday, February 26th.
We also have an exciting addition to the Team Social. There will be a local vendor on-site, during the social, to sell 2010 Peachtree Regional shirts. Wouldn't everyone like to have a memento from this wonderful event to wear back home and show your robotic pride? All of the shirts will have the Breakaway game logo on the front. You can see the logo in the attached file. The items to choose from will include:
1. Sweatshhirts
2. T-shirts (long and shortsleeve)
3. Tye Dye Shirts (long and short sleeve)
4. Sweatpants
The prices will range from $15 to $55. For a small charge, you can also add your team name and number to the back of the shirt. After you choose the shirt you prefer, they will custom print the back during the social.
Don't forget the last minute details as the build season winds down. Jeremy Roberts sent out a very informative message a few days ago to assist you in these last few days. Be sure to review this several times before the Tuesday ship date arrives to make sure you are ready.
See you soon at the Peachtree!
Tina Ray, Georgia FIRST Planning Committee Co-Chair
Sunday, February 21, 2010
GA FTC Results
Congratulations to Team 676 Winning the THINK Award! They may be invited to the World Championship in April; they are in the tier 3 lottery! Way to GO RoboChic!
GSMST teams worked hard to compete yesterday despite technical issues.
The rankings of our teams after the qualifying rounds were as follows:
Team 2981 ranked 6th!
Team 2993 ranked 14th
Team 3820 ranked 19th
Team 676 ranked 22nd
Team 3812 ranked 24th
Despite ranking 6th after the qualifying round, team 2981 was not selected as an alliance and did not compete in the elimination matches.
Team Soup 1848 (Georgia Robotic Alliance) is the winning alliance captain and will advance to World.
The other winning alliance teams are Team 3701 (Hancock High School, Kiln, MS) and Team 3715 (Hancock High School, Kiln, MS).
The Inspire Award went to Team 710 (Mariners from Jasper's North Georgia Christian Academy); apparently, this is their 3rd consecutive win for this award!)
I would like to applaud all GSMST teams for their gracious professionalism; they all stayed till the end of the matches and the award ceremony!
I would like to recognize and thank Ted for his hours of mentoring for all the teams prior and during the competition! The teams appreciate his guidance and support throughout this season.
Yolanda Sato
GSMST teams worked hard to compete yesterday despite technical issues.
The rankings of our teams after the qualifying rounds were as follows:
Team 2981 ranked 6th!
Team 2993 ranked 14th
Team 3820 ranked 19th
Team 676 ranked 22nd
Team 3812 ranked 24th
Despite ranking 6th after the qualifying round, team 2981 was not selected as an alliance and did not compete in the elimination matches.
Team Soup 1848 (Georgia Robotic Alliance) is the winning alliance captain and will advance to World.
The other winning alliance teams are Team 3701 (Hancock High School, Kiln, MS) and Team 3715 (Hancock High School, Kiln, MS).
The Inspire Award went to Team 710 (Mariners from Jasper's North Georgia Christian Academy); apparently, this is their 3rd consecutive win for this award!)
I would like to applaud all GSMST teams for their gracious professionalism; they all stayed till the end of the matches and the award ceremony!
I would like to recognize and thank Ted for his hours of mentoring for all the teams prior and during the competition! The teams appreciate his guidance and support throughout this season.
Yolanda Sato
Monday, February 15, 2010
Georgia FTC Tournament Schedule for 2/20/10
Georgia FTC Championship
Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA
Directions: http://www.spsu.edu/home/prospective/visit.html
Schedule
Friday Evening, 2/19
8:00 PM Gym opens for early HW and SWinspection
(optional –but we would appreciate it if you could do this)
Saturday Morning, 2/20
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In
7:30 AM Teams Check-In
8:15-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software) – All teams must pass both inspections before competing
8:30-10:00 Judging Interviews – TBD
10:00-10:15 Drivers Meeting
10:15-10:35 Opening Ceremony – match 1 and 2 on the field; 3 and 4 in queue
10:45-12:30 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:30-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-3:30 Qualifying Rounds conclude
330-3:45 Alliance Selections
3:45-5:15 Elimination Matches
5:15-5:45 Awards and Closing Ceremony
Pre-order Lunch Food by this Wednesday - Team leaders have the menu and order form.
Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA
Directions: http://www.spsu.edu/home/prospective/visit.html
Schedule
Friday Evening, 2/19
8:00 PM Gym opens for early HW and SWinspection
(optional –but we would appreciate it if you could do this)
Saturday Morning, 2/20
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In
7:30 AM Teams Check-In
8:15-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software) – All teams must pass both inspections before competing
8:30-10:00 Judging Interviews – TBD
10:00-10:15 Drivers Meeting
10:15-10:35 Opening Ceremony – match 1 and 2 on the field; 3 and 4 in queue
10:45-12:30 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:30-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-3:30 Qualifying Rounds conclude
330-3:45 Alliance Selections
3:45-5:15 Elimination Matches
5:15-5:45 Awards and Closing Ceremony
Pre-order Lunch Food by this Wednesday - Team leaders have the menu and order form.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Crunch time for FRC team
Folks:
The Junior team 3318 has been heads down and working hard on their robot, I have been dropping in on them and dragging along a few Cisco engineers to help, as well the machinists in the shop and their manager Gary Cardinal have sort of bonded with the kids . Here is the link to the photos that have been taken so far – the team seems to be too busy to post them to the GSMST website http://picasaweb.google.com/spam224/SecondWeekend#5430079270166928514 (yes I am a little biased in which photo I started with : ) )
It is now crunch time for the team and they will be working hard to this weekend to get their robot ready for pick-up on Feb 22nd. We need to thank Mr. Allen who has offered his skills to help build the shipping crate for the robot. Those of you who are not travelling with the FTC teams to TN who wish to drop by to help or encourage the FRC team may do so this weekend (hopefully snow gone by that time). The shop is located at 1100 Oakland drive in Lawrenceville. Ring the door bell to get one of us to let you in (as we are way back in the warehouse). The team will be working on the robot from 9 to 9 on the weekend.
GO RoboDragons!
Sam
The Junior team 3318 has been heads down and working hard on their robot, I have been dropping in on them and dragging along a few Cisco engineers to help, as well the machinists in the shop and their manager Gary Cardinal have sort of bonded with the kids . Here is the link to the photos that have been taken so far – the team seems to be too busy to post them to the GSMST website http://picasaweb.google.com/spam224/SecondWeekend#5430079270166928514 (yes I am a little biased in which photo I started with : ) )
It is now crunch time for the team and they will be working hard to this weekend to get their robot ready for pick-up on Feb 22nd. We need to thank Mr. Allen who has offered his skills to help build the shipping crate for the robot. Those of you who are not travelling with the FTC teams to TN who wish to drop by to help or encourage the FRC team may do so this weekend (hopefully snow gone by that time). The shop is located at 1100 Oakland drive in Lawrenceville. Ring the door bell to get one of us to let you in (as we are way back in the warehouse). The team will be working on the robot from 9 to 9 on the weekend.
GO RoboDragons!
Sam
Saturday, February 6, 2010
5 FTC teams Qualified for State
Team Soup 1848 was in the winning alliance with Team 710 from North GA Christian Academy in Jasper.
Our Pink Robo Dragon team won the Think Award, and so will advance to the State Regional. GO 676!
Team 3821/675 competed which was an accomplishment in itself considering that this team put together a functioning bot in 2 weeks!
All the award winners and finalists teams from today's qualifier advance to the State. Some have already qualified previously so there will be 3 to 4 open spots for other teams. The judge advisors will be consulted to select team numbers from all 3 qualifiers to go into a lottery to draw the remaining teams--Selections to be announced either Monday or Tuesday.
GSMST's Teams Going to Georgia's State Tournament:
Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA
February 20, 2010
Team 2981
Team 2993
Team 3812
Team 676
Team 3820
Our Pink Robo Dragon team won the Think Award, and so will advance to the State Regional. GO 676!
Team 3821/675 competed which was an accomplishment in itself considering that this team put together a functioning bot in 2 weeks!
All the award winners and finalists teams from today's qualifier advance to the State. Some have already qualified previously so there will be 3 to 4 open spots for other teams. The judge advisors will be consulted to select team numbers from all 3 qualifiers to go into a lottery to draw the remaining teams--Selections to be announced either Monday or Tuesday.
GSMST's Teams Going to Georgia's State Tournament:
Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA
February 20, 2010
Team 2981
Team 2993
Team 3812
Team 676
Team 3820
Jan 6th FTC Circuit Runner Comp
CircuitRunner FTC Qualifier
The competition will be held at East Cobb Middle School (across the street from Wheeler High School) at 380 Holt Rd – Marietta, GA – 30068. The event will take place in the Gym with the Pits in the Covered Play Area next to the Gym.
Schedule - Draft
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In
7:45 AM Teams Check-In
8:30-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software) – see below for schedule
All teams must pass both inspections before competing
8:45-9:45 Judging Interviews – see below for schedule
9:45-10:00 Drivers Meeting
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony – match 1 and 2 on the field
10:30-12:15 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:15-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:45 Qualifying Rounds conclude
2:45-3:15 Alliance Selection
3:15-4:45 Elimination Matches
4:45-5:15 Awards and Closing Ceremony
Judging Schedule
8:45 AM 560 676 3931 591 679
9:00 AM 3207 3180 2858 710 2801
9:15 AM 3325 1848 4000 525 2962
9:30 AM 22 675 3821 112
HW & SW Inspection Schedule
8:30 AM 2858 710 2801 3325
8:45 AM 4000 525 1848 2962
9:00 AM 112 22 675 3821
9:15 AM 560 676 3931 591
9:30 AM 679 3207 3180
Team # Team Name School/Organization City
22 100 Scholars 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
112 Radbotics Pace Academy Atlanta
525 Team Success 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
560 Engineer's Army TEACH Charter High School Alpharetta
591 Ravage Maynard Jackson HS Atlanta
675 RoboDragons 0675 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
676 Pink RoboDragons Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
679 RoboRaiders Riverwood High School Sandy Springs
710 Mariners North Georgia Christian Academy Jasper
1848 Team SOUP Georgia Robotics Alliance Atlanta
2801 Short Circuits East Cobb Middle School Marietta
2858 Sparbots Athens Academy Athens
2962 SACA RoboWarriors Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta
3180 Troup County Techies Troup County Schools LaGrange
3207 Short Circuits II East Cobb Middle School Marietta
3325 Clarke Central Clarke Central High School Athens
3821 RoboDragons 3821 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3931 Falcons Fayette FIRST Fayetteville
4000 C.O.R.E. Fusion Campbell HS / Osborne HS Marietta
The competition will be held at East Cobb Middle School (across the street from Wheeler High School) at 380 Holt Rd – Marietta, GA – 30068. The event will take place in the Gym with the Pits in the Covered Play Area next to the Gym.
Schedule - Draft
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In
7:45 AM Teams Check-In
8:30-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software) – see below for schedule
All teams must pass both inspections before competing
8:45-9:45 Judging Interviews – see below for schedule
9:45-10:00 Drivers Meeting
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony – match 1 and 2 on the field
10:30-12:15 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:15-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:45 Qualifying Rounds conclude
2:45-3:15 Alliance Selection
3:15-4:45 Elimination Matches
4:45-5:15 Awards and Closing Ceremony
Judging Schedule
8:45 AM 560 676 3931 591 679
9:00 AM 3207 3180 2858 710 2801
9:15 AM 3325 1848 4000 525 2962
9:30 AM 22 675 3821 112
HW & SW Inspection Schedule
8:30 AM 2858 710 2801 3325
8:45 AM 4000 525 1848 2962
9:00 AM 112 22 675 3821
9:15 AM 560 676 3931 591
9:30 AM 679 3207 3180
Team # Team Name School/Organization City
22 100 Scholars 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
112 Radbotics Pace Academy Atlanta
525 Team Success 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
560 Engineer's Army TEACH Charter High School Alpharetta
591 Ravage Maynard Jackson HS Atlanta
675 RoboDragons 0675 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
676 Pink RoboDragons Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
679 RoboRaiders Riverwood High School Sandy Springs
710 Mariners North Georgia Christian Academy Jasper
1848 Team SOUP Georgia Robotics Alliance Atlanta
2801 Short Circuits East Cobb Middle School Marietta
2858 Sparbots Athens Academy Athens
2962 SACA RoboWarriors Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta
3180 Troup County Techies Troup County Schools LaGrange
3207 Short Circuits II East Cobb Middle School Marietta
3325 Clarke Central Clarke Central High School Athens
3821 RoboDragons 3821 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3931 Falcons Fayette FIRST Fayetteville
4000 C.O.R.E. Fusion Campbell HS / Osborne HS Marietta
Saturday, January 30, 2010
RoboWarriors FTC Results
Four GSMST Teams competed today at the RoboWarriors Qualifier.
Two of our teams received awards!
Team 3812 -- Innovate Award
Team 2981 -- Think Award
2 GSMST teams were drawn in the lottery and so receive an invitation to the GA state tournamant on Feb 20th!
2981 & 2993
Three of our teams competed in the semi-finals and 2993 made it to the finals. All teams gained valuable experience!
Ranking at the end of the qualifying rounds:
1- 3812
2- 1848
3- 3742
4- 2993
5- 3753
6- 3741
7- 2981
8- 3611
9- 3809
10 - 22
11 - 3820
12 - 525
Semi-finals:
3812 & 2981 vs 2993 & 3741 won by 2993 & 3741
1848 & 22 vs 3742 & 3809 won by 1848 & 22
Finals
2993 & 3741 vs 1848 & 22 won by 1848 & 22
Two of our teams received awards!
Team 3812 -- Innovate Award
Team 2981 -- Think Award
2 GSMST teams were drawn in the lottery and so receive an invitation to the GA state tournamant on Feb 20th!
2981 & 2993
Three of our teams competed in the semi-finals and 2993 made it to the finals. All teams gained valuable experience!
Ranking at the end of the qualifying rounds:
1- 3812
2- 1848
3- 3742
4- 2993
5- 3753
6- 3741
7- 2981
8- 3611
9- 3809
10 - 22
11 - 3820
12 - 525
Semi-finals:
3812 & 2981 vs 2993 & 3741 won by 2993 & 3741
1848 & 22 vs 3742 & 3809 won by 1848 & 22
Finals
2993 & 3741 vs 1848 & 22 won by 1848 & 22
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Schedule for FTC Competition on Sat Jan 31st
RoboWarrior Qualifier Hosted by SACA
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
Gymnasium
3911 Campbellton Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 346-2080
http://www.sacanet.com/Our_Campus.html
Park near the Gymnasium. Do not park in the loading area, but you may temporarily unload your things there and then park.
Schedule
While organizers make every effort to operate on a timely basis, by nature of the event, the schedule is a guide and not a guarantee. Teams receive a welcome packet at check-in. Please review the schedule in this packet, it may be different that the attached draft schedule.
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In 7:45 AM Teams Check-In
8:30-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software)
All teams must pass both inspections before competing
8:45-9:45 Judging Interviews – see below for schedule
9:45-10:00 Drivers Meeting
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony – match 1 on the field
10:30-12:30 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:30-1:15 Lunch Break
1:15-2:35 Qualifying Rounds conclude
2:35-3:00 Alliance Selection
3:00-4:30 Elimination Matches
4:30-5:15 Awards and Closing Ceremony
Judging Schedule
8:45am Teams 3812 1848 2993 22
9:00am Teams 3611 3809 3741 3820
9:15am Teams 3742 525 3743 2981
9:30am Team 3753
Team # Team Name School/Organization City
22 -- 100 Scholars 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
525 -- Team Success 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
1848 -- Team SOUP Georgia Robotics Alliance Atlanta
2981 -- RoboDragons 2981 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
2993 -- RoboDragons 2993 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3611 -- South Atlanta HMS S. Atl. School of Health & Medical Sciences Atlanta
3741 -- Therrell STEM Therrell Science, Tech, Engineering & Math Atlanta
3742 -- Therrell HSR Therrell Health Sciences & Research Atlanta
3743 -- South Atlanta CAD South Atlanta High School Atlanta
3753 -- Carver HSR Carver Health Sciences & Research Atlanta
3809 -- Carver SOT Carver School of Technology Atlanta
3812 -- RoboDragons 3812 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3820 -- RoboDragons 3820 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
Gymnasium
3911 Campbellton Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 346-2080
http://www.sacanet.com/Our_Campus.html
Park near the Gymnasium. Do not park in the loading area, but you may temporarily unload your things there and then park.
Schedule
While organizers make every effort to operate on a timely basis, by nature of the event, the schedule is a guide and not a guarantee. Teams receive a welcome packet at check-in. Please review the schedule in this packet, it may be different that the attached draft schedule.
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In 7:45 AM Teams Check-In
8:30-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software)
All teams must pass both inspections before competing
8:45-9:45 Judging Interviews – see below for schedule
9:45-10:00 Drivers Meeting
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony – match 1 on the field
10:30-12:30 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:30-1:15 Lunch Break
1:15-2:35 Qualifying Rounds conclude
2:35-3:00 Alliance Selection
3:00-4:30 Elimination Matches
4:30-5:15 Awards and Closing Ceremony
Judging Schedule
8:45am Teams 3812 1848 2993 22
9:00am Teams 3611 3809 3741 3820
9:15am Teams 3742 525 3743 2981
9:30am Team 3753
Team # Team Name School/Organization City
22 -- 100 Scholars 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
525 -- Team Success 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
1848 -- Team SOUP Georgia Robotics Alliance Atlanta
2981 -- RoboDragons 2981 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
2993 -- RoboDragons 2993 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3611 -- South Atlanta HMS S. Atl. School of Health & Medical Sciences Atlanta
3741 -- Therrell STEM Therrell Science, Tech, Engineering & Math Atlanta
3742 -- Therrell HSR Therrell Health Sciences & Research Atlanta
3743 -- South Atlanta CAD South Atlanta High School Atlanta
3753 -- Carver HSR Carver Health Sciences & Research Atlanta
3809 -- Carver SOT Carver School of Technology Atlanta
3812 -- RoboDragons 3812 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3820 -- RoboDragons 3820 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
Sunday, January 24, 2010
More FTC tournaments - Review and Confirm
The following teams will be registered for the two upcoming Georgia FTC qualifiers and the Tennessee tournament.
Red team's registration fees will be paid by the booster association because this is their first qualifier.
Green teams will have to pay $75 for GA qualifier and $137.50 for TN tournament.
Parents/students should review the list and the monetary commitments. Send questions or corrections to Chuck_Lockert@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
FTC Ga Qualifiers:
Jan 30th - Rescheduled from Jan 16th - South Atlanta Christian Academy
2981
2993
3819
3820
3812 (?)
Feb 6th - Hosted by Wheeler HS Circuit Runners - Marrietta
3821/675 combined team
676
TBD
Tennessee Iron Thunder Tournament (Feb 13th) - Upperman HS, Baxter, TN
3812
3820
Only 3 teams expressed an interest in attending the TN tournament. The Booster club will sponsor half of the $275 registration fees= $137.50 for each team.
Team members are responsible for their travelling expenses, including hotel and meals. Team members will need to organize carpool and send roster and contact information to team leaders ASAP.
Red team's registration fees will be paid by the booster association because this is their first qualifier.
Green teams will have to pay $75 for GA qualifier and $137.50 for TN tournament.
Parents/students should review the list and the monetary commitments. Send questions or corrections to Chuck_Lockert@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
FTC Ga Qualifiers:
Jan 30th - Rescheduled from Jan 16th - South Atlanta Christian Academy
2981
2993
3819
3820
3812 (?)
Feb 6th - Hosted by Wheeler HS Circuit Runners - Marrietta
3821/675 combined team
676
TBD
Tennessee Iron Thunder Tournament (Feb 13th) - Upperman HS, Baxter, TN
3812
3820
Only 3 teams expressed an interest in attending the TN tournament. The Booster club will sponsor half of the $275 registration fees= $137.50 for each team.
Team members are responsible for their travelling expenses, including hotel and meals. Team members will need to organize carpool and send roster and contact information to team leaders ASAP.
Friday, January 22, 2010
FTC Qualifier Results/Comments
At the end of qualification rounds:
676 ranked 5th
3812 ranked 6
3820 ranked 7
3811 ranked 12
3819 ranked 13
During the Alliance selection team 676 moved up to 4th place and selected team 2858 to be their alliance partner. Similarly 3rd place team 560 selected 3812. So Thus we had 2 teams make it into the quarter final (best 2 out of 3). Alas both our teams were knocked out in the quarters finals and did not make the championship round.
Ultimately team 482 Devilbots – Wade Hampton HS, SC and their alliance partner team 315 Blackout from Anderson, SC were the winning alliance.
Several of our teams made the short list for an award but unfortunately were not chosen in the end.
Overall I am very proud of our teams, all the teams were able to put their robots on the playing field and compete including the two teams who struggled at the beginning of the day a testament to the adage ‘Never give up’. Feedback from one of the judges was that our teams had good log books and with a bit more focus on the log books our teams could have been the chosen finalist for the awards. I will share more of this feedback first hand with you and the Engineering Booster Association at our meeting on Saturday.
Regards
Sam
676 ranked 5th
3812 ranked 6
3820 ranked 7
3811 ranked 12
3819 ranked 13
During the Alliance selection team 676 moved up to 4th place and selected team 2858 to be their alliance partner. Similarly 3rd place team 560 selected 3812. So Thus we had 2 teams make it into the quarter final (best 2 out of 3). Alas both our teams were knocked out in the quarters finals and did not make the championship round.
Ultimately team 482 Devilbots – Wade Hampton HS, SC and their alliance partner team 315 Blackout from Anderson, SC were the winning alliance.
Several of our teams made the short list for an award but unfortunately were not chosen in the end.
Overall I am very proud of our teams, all the teams were able to put their robots on the playing field and compete including the two teams who struggled at the beginning of the day a testament to the adage ‘Never give up’. Feedback from one of the judges was that our teams had good log books and with a bit more focus on the log books our teams could have been the chosen finalist for the awards. I will share more of this feedback first hand with you and the Engineering Booster Association at our meeting on Saturday.
Regards
Sam
Monday, January 11, 2010
Schedule/Directions for Sat Jan 16th
Tentative Schedule for FTC Tournament @ Gwinnett Environmental Heritage Center
7:00 Volunteer Sign-in
8:00 - 8:45 Team Check-In
8:15 - 10:00 Team Interviews with Judges
8:15 - 10:00 Robot Inspection (hardware & software)
10:00 - 10:15 Drivers Meeting
10:15-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30 - 11:45 Qualifying Rounds
10:15 - 11:45 Judges observe teams
11:45 - 12:00 Judges Meeting
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 2:15 Qualifying Rounds
1:00 - 1:45 Judges Meeting
1:45 - 2:15 Judges Observe teams
2:15 - 2:45 Judges decided on awards
2:15 - 2:30 Alliance Selection
2:30 - 3:30 Elimination Match
3:30 - 4:00 Awards and Closing Ceremony
GSMST Robotics Booster Club will be providing concessions. Students should bring money for meals and snacks.
If you can help out at the tournament (non-technical support like concessions), please contact Becky Olbon trnamom@yahoo.com
Directions to the facility can be found at http://www.gwinnettehc.org/Directions.16.0.html
7:00 Volunteer Sign-in
8:00 - 8:45 Team Check-In
8:15 - 10:00 Team Interviews with Judges
8:15 - 10:00 Robot Inspection (hardware & software)
10:00 - 10:15 Drivers Meeting
10:15-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30 - 11:45 Qualifying Rounds
10:15 - 11:45 Judges observe teams
11:45 - 12:00 Judges Meeting
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 2:15 Qualifying Rounds
1:00 - 1:45 Judges Meeting
1:45 - 2:15 Judges Observe teams
2:15 - 2:45 Judges decided on awards
2:15 - 2:30 Alliance Selection
2:30 - 3:30 Elimination Match
3:30 - 4:00 Awards and Closing Ceremony
GSMST Robotics Booster Club will be providing concessions. Students should bring money for meals and snacks.
If you can help out at the tournament (non-technical support like concessions), please contact Becky Olbon trnamom@yahoo.com
Directions to the facility can be found at http://www.gwinnettehc.org/Directions.16.0.html
Thursday, January 7, 2010
GSMST Teams competing on Sat. Jan 16th
Important Update from the Student Robotics Club President- Kirsten Lim
There will be a invitational on January 16th that GSMST will be holding at Gwinnett Heritage Center. I'll send out an email with more time information as things become more finalized.
The teams going to the competition on January 16th are:
• 3812
• 3811
• 3820
• 3819
• 676
Team 2981 will be given the pass to go on to the state competition; however, they will not be able to attend the invitational.
All teams are encouraged to still keep putting all effort forward. We have about a week left! IF you need help with anything, please contact me.
The other three teams will have the opportunity to compete at another invitational on February 6th at Wheeler HS. 2 other GSMST teams may get the opportunity to go to the February 6th.
The GSMST website is up and running at: www.gsmstengineering.com
Check online for events, helpful links, and pictures.
There will be a invitational on January 16th that GSMST will be holding at Gwinnett Heritage Center. I'll send out an email with more time information as things become more finalized.
The teams going to the competition on January 16th are:
• 3812
• 3811
• 3820
• 3819
• 676
Team 2981 will be given the pass to go on to the state competition; however, they will not be able to attend the invitational.
All teams are encouraged to still keep putting all effort forward. We have about a week left! IF you need help with anything, please contact me.
The other three teams will have the opportunity to compete at another invitational on February 6th at Wheeler HS. 2 other GSMST teams may get the opportunity to go to the February 6th.
The GSMST website is up and running at: www.gsmstengineering.com
Check online for events, helpful links, and pictures.
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