To be held May 3rd, 2014
at New York City College of Technology
300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
We October 17 and 24 -- FRC Control system basics. Mentors/Technical Coaches Only. Demo
of working mini robot, review of driver station, teleoperated and
autonomous mode. Become familiarized with FRC key components, speed
controllers and speed control via PWM. Diagram wiring review, overview
of network communications and addressing, software stack overview and
laptop configuration 6-8pm Alliance Bernstein - 1345 Ave of the
Americas. REGISTER HERE
Sat Oct 20 -- Real Time Computer Programming. Open to all NYC teams and mentors. An
opportunity to meet old friends, meet new and old mentors, and apply
your CRio programming skills on 2012 robots by slightly re-adjusting/
changing programming and playing a mini game. Bring your team and your robot. 10a - 3pm @ Francis Lewis High School.
Sat Oct 27 and November 3 -- Chassis Design, Mechanical and Electrical Systems. Mentors/ Technical Coaches Only. All things technical except Programming. 10a - 3p @ New York City College of Technology - 5th Floor.
We Nov 7, and 14 - Programming the FRC control system in Java – OPEN to team students and mentors. Workshop will cover: Runtime and Development Environment, Robot Templates, FRC API and Sensor Basics. 6-8pm @ Alliance Bernstein
Sat Nov 10, 17 -- Workshops (Bootcamps) for Mentors and Team members – Overview of season; Mechanical, Electrical and Programming systems. 10 to 3pm NYC Tech College 186 Jay Street Brooklyn.
Every WeekMechatronics Club Meeting
for City Tech Students
Every Thursday at Club Hour 12:45pm to 1:45pm (when school is in session)
Room V-508
2012Maker Faire @ NY Hall of Science September 29 & 30, 2012
First Annual RTC (4/28/2012)
The first Annual Robotics Tournament of Chamions (RTC)
took place in City Tech's very own Voorhes building. The event was a
success and incorporated various kinds of engineering and technology
skills. There was a huge turn out of participants as well as spectators .
The RTC competition was not only an event where the main goal was to
win forst place, but an even in which team work, knowledge, and pure fun
was incorporated. Many of the students and bystanders were fully
involved in the spirit of competition as well as learning new techniques
and skills in the technology field. At the end of the competition, the
three top winning teams were announced. In third place was City Tech's
team "Work hard, Play Hard, Be Hard" which consisted of members Ethan
Wong, Alexander Barbaran, Adian Murphy, Fritzpatrick Roque, Binjin Bayat
Mokhtan, and Peter Segal. In second place was Queensborough Community
College's team "Robo-Mech" which included team members Ryan Rampersad,
Luis Solares, Giacomo Parmiren, Carlos Garcia, and David Shokumbl.
Finally, the team who received the first place position was City Tech's
" fasTrak_MS" which was advised by Professor Dexter Patrick and
included team members Raymond Yap, and Ali Harb. Overall the event was a
great success and everyone is enthusiastic to participate in next
year's event.
Here are a few images from the events:
City Tech has collaborated with Science Skills Central
High School in order to mentor aspiring robotic development students.
The team Robee # 1 consists of Science Skills Central High School
students Rama Sagna, mechanical engineer, Tiara Mills, industrial
engineer, Adrian Ayuso, electrical engineer, and Eduardo Arguello
computer engineer. The team's supporting faculty members are City Tech's
Dr. Andy Zhang, Dr. Iem Heng, and coach Ivonne Barreras.
 
Robee#1
prototype
Robee#1 in practice playing field
FTC (3/17/2012 - 3/18/2012)
On April 21st, 2012, New York City
College of Technology brought the students from Mechatronics Technology
Center (MTC) to compete in the Cooper Union ASME Competition. This
competition entailed 3 engineering design mini-projects. The 3 projects
are: downhill car competition, parachute drop, and tallest freestand
tower. The MTC teams had a great time as well as winning two prizes. We
have 6 MTC teams participated in this year Cooper Union ASME
Competition. One of the MTC teams won the 1st place in creativity and
design in "downhill car event" . That was Team#2, and the winning team
members are: Fritzpatrick Rogue, Bijin-Bayat Makhtan, An Lin, and Ethan
Wong. Whereas, the Team#5 from MTC won 3rd place in the overall ASME
Competition. Team#5 members are: Raymond Yap, Mohammad Faizan Mohsin,
and Toluwalope Olaniyan.
Here are a few photos of the Cooper Union ASME Competition and students from City Tech and other colleges:
 
Mini FTC Scrimmage on February 18, 2012 in City TechTime: 9:30AM to 3:30PM
Location: 186 Jay Street, 2nd floor Voorhees Cafeteria
Brooklyn, NY 11201
2011
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Maker Faire (9/17/2011-9/18/2011)
 City Tech Went To Maker Faire 2011! New York, Sept. 17 & 18
New York Hall of Science
Saturday - 10am to 7pm • Sunday - 10am to 6pm
The City Tech Mechatronics Center, and Mechanical
Engineering and Industrial Design Dept Clubs exhibited at Maker
Faire New York. It was awesome, 35,000 people came!
2010Last FRC Mentor Workshop of 2010 (12/18/2010)
It was in the middle of Finals but First wanted to do one more workshop - on December 18!
We
did not know what to expect but it turned out to be a full house. These
folks would rather learn about robots than do Holiday Shopping. Well, I
feel the same way. If only I did not have to study for finals, I would
have been there too.
Second Bot Accepted to RICC Competition (12/5/2010)
The
students submitted a second submission to the RICC competition which
was also accepted, and also received a grant to defray build costs. This
is the SpiderBot. A testimony to the fine work done at MTC and the
advisement of our Professors.
Profs. Zhang, Heng, and Zia Present a CUNY I.T. Confrence (12/3/2010)
On
December 3, 2010 Profs Zhang and Heng presented the work of the
Mechatronics Technology Center at City Tech. The reported that the
information was very well received.
CUNY's 9th Annual I.T. Conference 2010 at John Jay College,
Profs. Zhang, Heng, Berri and Zia present:
"New Approach to Teaching Product Design that Breaks the Disciplinary Boundaries"
We Make the RICC (11/23/2010)
The
Robotic Innovation Conference and Competition (RICC) has accepted a
team from The Mechatronics Technology Center at City Tech for the 2011
competition..
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NSF Support Mechatronics Technology Center (11/19/2010)
The
Mechatronics Technology Center at City Tech, The New York City College
of Technology received support from the National Science Foundation
under its Advanced Technology Education. The core concept is to teach
engineering in a hands-on environment through the vehicle of
Mechatronics and Robotics. These technology are becoming vital in our
developing high technology society. With this support City Tech will be
at the cutting edge of technology and technology education.
National Instruments Visits CIty Tech (11/11/2010)
At
club hour on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 we were treated to a visit from
Jeff Steel of National Instruments makers of some of the most advanced
robot and instrumentation control gear out there (which we have in our
labs, by the way). Jeff presented a really helpful seminar on the
LabView software for creating useful interfaces.
You never know
what you might learn at club hour, its always a good idea to stop by.
Room V-508, Thursdays at 1pm, or come and say "hi" anytime.
NSF ATE Conference, Washington DC (10/26/2010)
City Tech Goes to Washington
In
late October, several of our Professors attended the Advanced Technical
Education conference in Washington DC. Several students went along to
exhibit the robots and devices developed at City Tech. We made a very
positive impression on the people attending the conference. In fact, we
were photographed for Community College Times. Click to see the photo and read the article.
In
the booth at the conference from left Prof. A. Zhang, Peter
Segal, Carla Araile, Anthony Francis, Maria Vanegas, Prof. I. Heng. Also attending but not in photo: Prof. S. Berri, and Prof. F. Zia.
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Mechatronics Technology Center
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Mechatronics At City Tech:
A Collaborative Effort of the
Mechanical Engineering Technology and
Computer Engineering Technology Depts. |
Mechatronics Will Change Your World.
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