Learning Together –Minotaur and TDT programmers compare notes TDT programmers enjoyed the hospitality of Middleton High School teams,Minotaur and Aionios Tyfonas (Eye-oh-Knee-Us Tie Fo Nus,they tell us!),who kindly shared their practice room so that we could better fine tune autonomous programs. In the A little help from Coach Wolf final analysis, their autonomous programs are [...] [...]
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Team Duct Tape members headed over to the Hillsborough High School Regional FIRST LEGO League Tournament Saturday morning,to cheer on FLL Teams Brick Buddies and TechnoForce , whom we’ve worked with and mentored. It was fun seeing all that raw FLL energy,and we had to head back to TDT HQ all too soon for [...] [...] Our robot got a day at the spa today,when we stopped by Tampa Technik to visit with friend and mentor,Paul Markun. Of course,no visit to Tampa Technik is ever complete without a lesson in some aspect of exemplary engineering practices. Last time it was metrology –the science of measurement. This time,[...] [...] TDT members enjoying a video of a Middleton Madness match Team Duct Tape members enjoyed an evening with IEEE-RAS (Robotics and Automation Society) members last night,including Explaining robot componentsthe surprise gift from IEEE member,Sean Denny,of a beautifully mastered video of a couple of Explaining robot components their matches at the Middleton Madness qualifying tournament in December. [...] [...] At our last meeting,mentor Steve Willingham went over “Building Tips for a Reliable Robot”,which we’re sharing here. This was the first of several Quality Assurance sessions we’re employing this season, to help team members design and build with greater intentionality and better reliability. The results so far look promising. Team members are building more [...] [...] TDT enjoyed visiting the Dunedin Rotary Club yesterday,and telling members about FIRST and their FTC experiences. The robot was pretty rough but our Chrises were in good form,and were able to talk about the Get Over It! challenge and their build design process. They showed Rotary Club members some of their Pro/ENGINEER designs [...] [...] [ October 26,2010;12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] On Tuesday,October 26,Team Duct Tape members will be visiting the Dunedin Rotary Club to share team experiences and inform Rotary Club members about FIRST robotics. We were invited to speak by Melissa McCormick, a Rotary member as well as a member of McCormick-Stevenson Engineering and Design,a long time TDT mentors. We’re honored [...] [...] Nothing says “new season”like a visit to one of Team Duct Tape’s most enduring friends and benefactor,Paul Markun,of Tampa Technik. Mr. Markun,who has generously shared his wonderful workshop with TDT members since the team’s founding in 2008,and last season gifted us with a beautiful hand crafted robot cart to help [...] [...] |  Our coffers are drained from our World Championship run. Your contributions will help us cover 2012-13 costs for registration,new tools and equipment,and tournament costs. All donations made through Learning is for Everyone are tax deductible as permitted by law. Please type "Team Duct Tape" in the comment section of your Network for Good donation. Thank you!  Visit Florida FTC on  | |||||
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