No Meeting

We are not meeting.
This is a test

May 1st - Competition.

Hello

     When we compete on may 1st, 2 people will  be running a robot per round. If your robot runs through the batteries area or hits the water tender, you can ask Dean to move the batteries and water tender on his mission before you run your program in that round.

Thanks

Hunter

May 1st - Tournament Schedule

Tournament The 7th Annual Elementary Robotics Tournament is Friday, May 1, 2015 in the gymnasium of the Ron Grace Memorial Sports Complex at Roosevelt Middle School, 222 E. Acacia Ave., Glendale, CA  91205. Here is a tentative schedule as of March 27, 2015. 1:30 Gym Set-Up 2:30  Team Sign-In  3:00  Gym Opens 3:10  Opening Ceremony 3:20  Coach's Meeting 3:30  Start Practice Round/Referee, Score Keeper, Table Re-setter, Time Keeper Training 4:10  End Practice Round 4:20  Start Round 1 4:52  End Round 1 5:00  Start Round 2 5:32  End Round 2 and Gym Clean-Up Begins 5:50  Start Awards Ceremony in the Auditorium 6:15  End Awards Ceremony DATE: 5/1/2015 (Fri 3:00PM - 6:30PM) LOCATION: Roosevelt Middle School

Robotics This Week - FYI

Lunch Time

Monday - 11:45 - 12:45

Tuesday - I will be at Hoover. NO LUNCH MEETING

Wednesday - 11:45 - 12:45

Thursday - 11:45 - 12:45

Friday - NO SCHOOL


After School

Tuesday - 2:30 - 3:30 -- Mr. Bruyere will start your off. I will be at Hoover and will be at Keppel vy 2:45.

Thursday - 1:30 - 3:00

Friday -- No School

More Info on Robotics Tournament

http://rooseveltms.com/Page/445

FYI - Robotics Tournament Updates

Two missions from last year have been updated.  

Volcano: Instead of placing a ball in the volcano vent, we have changed the mission. The goal is to remove the ball from the vent. 60 points if the ball is returned to base.  40 points if the ball is removed but not in the base.

Fumarole

Update 1:  Instead of removing the sensor from the Middle Fumarole, the sensor will be removed from the Left Fumarole.  

Update 2:  Instead of inserting the sensor in the Left fumarole, insert the sensor in the Middle fumarole.

When you examine the 3D printed fumaroles, you will see the Left fumarole is shorter and the vent is smaller than the Middle fumarole. Point values do not change, only the position of the sensor.

http://rooseveltms.com/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=557&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=649&PageID=445

  

We will discuss these changes at our next tournament planning meeting on Monday, April 13, 20015 at Roosevelt Middle School.

Also, if you haven't done so already, please sign-up for the tournament at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d48a4aa2fa64-7thannual

Please send me any questions or comments.

Tournament Rules

I have you registered for two teams. Each team may run two robots during the performance round but only one robot is on the game field at  time. Each robot may have two operators. During the competition, each team may have 4 robot operators, two for each robot. 

A school that registers two teams has the opportunity to run 4 robots and have 8 robot operators. Other team members may have been involved in robot design, solving the mission challenges, or programming support, but they are not allowed at the competition table. They are allowed on the gym floor to support the team. 

The tables inside the gym are for the robot operators and the programmers. Other team members should sit in the stands with their coaches. During the robot performance rounds, all team members are allowed on the gym floor to support the team, but only 4 students are allowed at the competition table.

At the tournament planning meeting, we asked schools with large numbers of students to stage outside the gym. We have two covered eating areas outside the gym or you may bring your own tables and chairs if you would like to set up closer to the gym. Verdugo Woodlands has a large group and this is what they do. 

Another item we discussed was the robot performance round schedule. Because several schools requested multiple performance rounds, we've scheduled one practice round and two rounds for score. There will only be 5 minutes between the practice rounds and 4 minutes between the rounds for score. Teams will not be able to practice on the competition tables during the tournament.

We also discussed expectations for the students, coaches, and parents. Only students are allowed at the competition tables. Coaches and parents are not allowed at the table and they are spectators only. Coaches and parents should not be giving the students instructions during the performance round and they should not handle the robots or computers on the competition floor.  If a team has concerns during the tournament, only the students may communicate with the officials.