Here is our shirt design for 2022-23
Here are our shirt desigs @ Tee-Public for 2023-24
These are our colors: Teal and Red
This is because they contrast very well and are quite bright - they will stand out. Here is a site that gives details and complimentary colors to those but here are the hex codes for the colors:
Teal - Hex: #007E7E, Zomp - Hex: #309898, Orange Peel - Hex: #FF9F00, Halloween Orange - Hex: #F4631E, Blood Orange - Hex: #CB041F and Dark Candy Apple Red - Hex: #AD0000.
We are now officially called:
random()
which is a programming function that picks a random number (or randomly from a list of things, depending)
Items for our wishlist (here is a link to our current budget for reference):
Donations of used things:
Tools - we use metric AND imperial units - 1 small allen key/hex key sets, 1 set of calipers, set of small to medium screwdrivers (currently these are Ms. Randall's), small hammer, more duct tape, more electrical tape, more painter's tape, very small needle nose pliers, scissors (currently using Ms.R's), tape measure (metric and/or imperial units is fine), weatherstripping (for grip on robot claw) (Ms. R bought), any size 3 (M3) screws and nuts (these are not available at Lowe's, they only get as small as 4s in the stores), sandpaper (Ms. R bought), 2nd metal file, 4 clamps,
Tool chest - half height on wheels so we can push the robot and tools between our pit area and the field during tournaments but it will also fit into the back seat of a car. It could be a box for the robot Either way, we put the tools inside and the robot rides around on top during the meets. Basically, we need a box slightly bigger than the robot on caster wheels. They are awfully expensive new so used or built would be ideal. Build this with the Infento stuff?
Extra chargers of various sorts (Android, computer), and a battery re-charger with an XT-60 port that automatically turns off so we don't overcharge our batteries
Some plexiglass/clear plastic cut to specific sizes. One for our team number or 2 for the sides of our robot and we add our number to it, then some for the pusher. We might be able to source some at school from leftover materials from COVID barriers.
Donations of new things:
A banner with our team name/graphic (for our pit at competitions) (Delaney's will sponsor this again - Ms. Randall's sister who went here)
A tablecloth with our team name/graphic (for our pit at competitions) - Development is letting us borrow a Canterbury tablecloth in the meantime!
Snacks for meetings and tournaments
Donations of cash:
Wow, really? Great! This should go through the business office and development though.
Items we want to raise funds for in order to buy:
Extending arm (we have some parts from REV, we could also buy door sliders)(Probably won't need it for the 23-24 season, but will need it in future years)
battery charger that turns off automatically It should be able to charge with an XT-60 connector (ouT of stock at REV currently 11/10/23)
Another slim battery set (or two) so we can always have a charged battery ($110) (ouT of stock at REV currently 11/10/23)
A multimeter
more parts from Rev Robotics - main struts, etc (these must be from the approved list) ($200)
servos with various gearing (these must be from the approved list) or a servo box that alleviates pressure on the arm ($100) High torque servo,
field parts - We will need new field elements this year, they probably won't use last year's items for another 2 or 3 years. (grant will cover this)
Belt sander
Drill press (grant will cover this)
3D printer with lots of PLA+ 1.75 mL, (grant will cover this)
Presenting robotics to K-4 students
Clara explains this year's game
Turning off the lights for cool effects
We presented our robot and how robotics works at Science Central, the local hands on science museum.
Interested kids used our robot to make drawings on the blue paper.
On 2/18/24 we travelled to the Indiana Statehouse to promote robotics to the legislature. We met other robotics students (to the right), and various State House and Senate members (below). They gave us challenge coins and a pin!
Playing around with AI to develop a logo.
They are all interesting but not exactly right.
We are also pursuing creating our own logo.
Last year's was owned by Custom Ink.
Chester made this logo for our team - we combine human knowledge with robotics every day!
Mustafa created this pixelation-inspired design, looking into different combinations of colors.
He is an artist and our Safety Officer.
Mae Designs created this for us and bought us a banner for events/tournaments
Mr. Van Zandt created these for us: