Area 515 Visit

Metal Pounders visited Area 515 Workshop on Oct. 7 evening. Team had a good discussion and Q/A session with Area 515 engineers. Here are a few pictures from the visit.

ISU FLL Meet The Experts

The Team visited ISU FLL Meet The Experts event on Oct. 2, 2015 (9 AM - 11 AM).

Robot : 

Ask questions with the Specialists of the Robot
Ask questions with the Specialists of Design Documentation

Project: 

Ask questions with Specialist of Reusing of waste
Ask questions with Specialist of Recycling of waste
Ask questions with Specialist of Documentation of Project

Takeaway:

Review the answers  from the Specialist
Discuss the answers from the Specialist
Use the information in the Project and Robot.

Team Work - Oct 2

Things to do

Robot: 
Read and understand each mission in the Game Manual
Assemble the motors to the EV3
Finalized the drive-train ( the system of wheels and motors)

Project: 
Brainstorm ideas for solutions
“New useful applications for the electronics and control system of video game consoles (electronic waste)
Research on how electronic waste is currently disposed.
How electronic waste is reused and recycled.

Takeaway:
Project team research about useful applications for the electronics and control system of the video game consoles
Team members to visit Iowa State Experts Meeting Oct 3, 2015.

Metal Pounders - Team Logo - Second Try

Team Logo by Sanjana Amatya

Team Work - Sept 30

Things to do

Robot:
Go through the rules in the manual
Go through all the missions
Decided the criteria for the missions the team wanted to do.
Discussed the missions the team were interested in doing
Organized the missions into 3 categories:
Pushing
Pulling
Placing (with some overlap)
Start designing and building the robot

Project: 

Discuss ideas we have for the project
Review Homework - Discuss everyone’s ideas
Narrow down to one problem we’d like to solve
Brainstorm ideas for solutions
Finalize problem and solution
Brainstorm “outreach” research (i.e. interviews, phone calls, etc.)

Takeaway:
Regional Qualifier registration
Register for Iowa State Experts Meeting Oct 3.

Metal Pounders - Team Logo - First Try

Team Logo (First Try) by Sanjana Amatya

Team Work - Sept 27

Things To Do

Finish Building Mission Models
Attach Mission Models to Table
Read Manual, Understand Each Mission

Takeaway

Come up with 5 problems (which fits within what is described in the Project section of manual) that we could solve.
Applying for Grants
Download EV3 Programming Software
Documentation Plan
Finalize Logo

Kickoff Meeting

Things To Do

Introduction to FLL by Mentor
What is FIRST
Watch Robotics demo http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms
FIRST Experience by Mentor
What is FLL?

• Robot
• Project
• Core Values
• Student Driven
• Competitions
• Awards
• Role of Students 
• Role of Mentors
• Role of Coach

2015/2016 Game Overview watch video
Challenge Overview
Commitment & Dedication
Future Logistics
Team Imagery/ Apparel/ Logo Design
Setting the groundwork for future meetings

Takeaway

Read FLL Game Manual

Summary

Excellent presentation and good discussion by the team. Team got a chance to meet each other and get to know each other and share their passion knowledge of Robotics.

FLL 20427 Is Created

We have exciting news!

Today we registered new FLL Team 20427 - The Metal Pounders! 

Congratulations to the team!

Mentor: Priyanka Koratpallikar

Sub Mentor: Sanjana Amatya

Coach: ShilpaKortpallikar

Sub Coach : Manish Hood

Team Members:

• Amogh Koratpallikar
• Manthan Shah
• Sarthak Hood
• Suyash Amatya
• Vir Patel