It’s the end of the Build season and we’re off to Duluth Regionals as part of Week 2 competitions. Take a look at our sixth weekly newsletter and learn about how we performed at the Eagan Week Zero event.
Lightning Turtles Build Season Week 5 Newsletter Published
It’s the end of Build Week 5 and there’s just 9 days left in the robot build season. Take a look at our fifth weekly newsletter and learn about how we have achieved full assembly of the bot and have finishing touches and programming next!
Robot Complete! Ready for Competition Open House!
THE HENRY SIBLEY HIGH SCHOOL FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION (FRC) TEAM CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO OUR:
Robot Complete! Ready for Competition Open House!
Who’s invited: Our Team Sponsors, ISD 197 District and School Faculty, Staff & Board Members, Students, Mentors, Family, Friends & just about anyone else interested in STEM and Competitive Robotics
When: Friday, Feb 16, 2018
What Time: 4:00p – 6:00p (snacks provided)
Where: Henry Sibley High School – (map) – enter front door – follow signs
1897 Delaware Avenue, Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Who we are: We’re a 25 student coed team, open to all, that students can join to learn real-world design – including computer-aided design (CAD), programming, fabricating, assembling, electrical & mechanical engineering and business/media skills in the pursuit of building a competition-ready robot. Our program is an after-school based team program designed to teach students real-world technology based and problem-solving skills. The program uses a combination of mentor-provided expertise as well as guidance, rules and competitions provided by the international FIRST program. The FIRST program – in it’s 13th year – provides exceptional opportunities and over $55M in college scholarships otherwise inaccessible outside of FIRST. The Henry Sibley Robotics Team includes eight industry mentors from Ecolab, 3M, Leidos, Best Buy, Mayo Clinic and professional media as well as two team alumni returning as mentors. Check out our website at: www.team3100.com . Want to know more about the 2018 First Robotics Team Challenge? Watch the challenge video (https://youtu.be/HZbdwYiCY74)
Open House Schedule
4:00p-4:45p Main Presentation
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- Team Introductions (Students/Mentors)
- Thanks to each of our Sponsors!
- Robot Build Season Recap – Hear from each of the Student Division Leaders –
- Computer-Aided Design
- Fabrication
- Electrical / Programming
- Business / Media
- Build Season Recap Video
- Upcoming Regional Competitions – Duluth (Mar 8-10) and La Crosse, WI (Apr 5-7)
4:45p-4:55p Break
4:55p-5:30p 2018 POWER UP COMPETITION ROBOT REVEAL!
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- Robot Reveal
- Working Demonstration of the Team/Robot Competition Capabilities
- Short Teach-out – the Mechanical Features of our Robot
- Competition Strategy & Autonomous Mode Capabilities
5:30p-6:00p Wrap Up and Q&A with the Team
Team Contacts
Charles Nepomuceno – Lead Mentor – Engineering
3100lightningturtles@gmail.com
or
Dan Halsey – Mentor – Business/Media
3100lightningturtles@gmail.com
or
Doug Sisk – Henry Sibley HS Tech Ed Faculty
Find us on:
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/
Twitter (https://twitter.com/frc3100)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/
and at www.team3100.com
Lightning Turtles Build Season Week 4 Newsletter Published
It’s Saturday and there are only 2 weeks left in the build season. Take a look at our fourth weekly newsletter and learn more about how our robot mechanisms are coming to life and being attached to our evolving bot.
Lightning Turtles Build Season Week 3 Newsletter Published
Our third weekly newsletter is out and sums up our continued prototyping, programming and design/fabrication work. Just 3 more weeks left!
Lightning Turtles Build Season Week 2 Newsletter Published
Our second weekly newsletter is out and caps our rapid move forward on prototyping, finishing the robot drivetrain/chassis, CADing all elements of the robot design – including mechanisms and electrical as well as getting initial programming underway for sensors and robot driving.
Lightning Turtles Build Season Week 2 Newsletter
Lightning Turtles Build Season Week 1 Newsletter Published
Our first weekly newsletter is out and caps our first week since the 2018 FRC Game – Power Up – was announced worldwide on Saturday, January 6th.
Lightning Turtles Build Season Week 1 Newsletter
Pre-season is winding down (or is it up?)
As we get closer to winter break, The Lightning Turtles are finishing up training activities in preparation for the Power Up Reveal in January 6th.
Luz and Khai rewire the test drivetrain.
Gabe updates the test wiring board.
Ok – old bin of fasteners on the bottom; new highly organized (1 of 20) parts bins on the top.
Successful fundraising night at Culver’s
We had a great night at Culver’s! Through strong social media outreach and perseverance (including fabricating 3 street signs as well as marketing to customers at the Holiday Station across the street), Tuesday night December 5th was a banner night for Culver’s and for our team fundraising efforts. With the 10% giveback from Culver’s and tips we received, we raised $310 and educated many, many customers and intrigued kids from the community with our ball-shooting robot.
Half our crew delivered meals to customers in the drive lane and the dining room, and the other half talked about the Sibley robotics program, our growth and our passion for problem-solving and engineering.
Thanks to all who came out on a very cold and slippery evening. For a bit, our passion became your passion and we appreciate your patronage and donations!
Members of The Lightning Turtles – ready to serve and inform customers about our team.
The Chandlers stopped by for dinner and a robo-discussion.
All Girls Tech Training with the Robettes
Three members of The Lightning Turtles team participated in the Robettes GRIP (Girls in Robotics Improving Performance) workshop at Visitation School on Sat Nov 12th.
