Now that our team has completed the FIRST Robotics Competition, we are all looking ahead: some to the rest of the semester, and some to next year. Two first-year students in particular are thinking of ways to improve our team's performance. The ideas I have heard include reorganizing the Robotics room, purchasing different supplies that fit with the materials we typically use, have a mock competition for students who didn't go to the competition last week, and have informational sessions about how to work with components of the robot (for example, teaching people about the mechanics of a gearbox).
With that, I am creating the SECOND Robotics Program. SECOND stands for "Stuff Especially Created On New Demands" and it's SECOND because it comes after FIRST. It's corny, but I want to keep the students engaged and active even though we won't be attending any other competitions this year.
As SECOND Robotics grows, I will use this blog to chronicle our journey. If you are another team that wants to collaborate on some post-season project in the Kansas City area, let us know! I'd also be interesting in following other team blogs.
I talked with one of the co-presidents and he was able to take footage of our robot going over the ramp in the practice field. I will try to get that posted in the near future.
~Coach Matt
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