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FRC Season Day #1

Today was an extremely productive day at the lab. We built a significant part of the field, tested the game elements, began design, started manufacturing and continued to work on programming. Field Construction As soon as we got to the lab, a large group of…

2011 FRC Build Season
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The Day Before Kickoff

It's the night before kickoff and what a productive day it's been. The day started out with us ordering over 250lbs of Aluminum from Coast Aluminum in Hayward. The metal will be used to construct the robots for Team 254 and Team 1868. Although we don't yet…

2011 FRC Build Season
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Cleaning up the Lab

Today at the NASA lab, several students and mentors were working together to clean up the workspace and prepare for the build season. The computer workstations upstairs were put together after the painting. All of the wires were nicely ziptied and the process…

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Floor Painting Complete

Today the mezzanine floor was completely dry which allowed the tables and chairs to be moved back upstairs. A few students were present and helped set up the computers and get things ready for the upcoming FRC build season. The office supplies and mentors…

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254D High Hangs!

VEX Team 254D has been working hard since their last tournament to improve on their design as much as possible. After a lot of work, their robot successfully high hangs on the ladder for a whopping 20 points! All of the Team 254 VEX Teams are busy pulling…

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