YEARLY OVERVIEW
Project Title: "FIRST Robotics Competition: 2023-2024
Season Objectives: To design, build, and program a robot to compete in the “2024 FIRST Robotics Competition.”
Season Objectives: To design, build, and program a robot to compete in the “2024 FIRST Robotics Competition.”
- Introduction to FIRST Robotics (August-December): Provide an overview of the FIRST Robotics Competition, explaining its significance, core values, and the importance of Gracious Professionalism. Students will use an LMS system (Canvas) that will detail each sub-teams (Programming, Electrical, CAD, and PR) purpose and engage in modules that details safety and the engineering design process.
- Offseason competition (September): We will be taking new team members to an offseason competition in ARK to gain enthusiasm for Robotics. This will provide a hands on learning experience for those new to FIRST Robotics.
- Host FIRST Lego League Competition (November): Students will host a FIRST lego league competition (Pre-K-8th grade) to assist younger students in their Lego Challenge.
- Game Analysis (January 2024): Analyze the current season's game rules and objectives, understanding the challenges that the robot design must address.
- Robot Design and Strategy (January-March): In teams, students will brainstorm robot design ideas and develop a strategy to excel in the competition.
- Prototyping and Building (January-March): Using the FIRST Robotics Competition Kit of Parts and additional components, students will prototype and construct their robots.
- Programming and Testing (January-March): Students will program their robots using LabVIEW or Java and conduct rigorous testing to optimize performance.
- Practice Matches (March): Organize intra-team practice matches, encouraging iterative design improvements and teamwork.
- Regional Competition (March, April): Participate in the regional FIRST Robotics Competition event, showcasing the robot's capabilities and competing against other teams. Our team participated in 2 regional competitions last year, and would like to compete in 2 or more in the 2024 season
- Post-Competition Reflection (April-May): Conclude the project with a reflection session, where students will discuss the lessons learned, challenges faced, and ways to improve future robot designs.
- Summer Season (June-August): Students will prepare for the upcoming year, as well as securing funding from local community and national sponsors. Students will participate in volunteer opportunities within our community events to help encourage STEM and
OFF SEASON WEEKLY SCHEDULE (AUG-DEC)
Monday:
Tuesday: 4:00-6:00pm
Wednesday:
Thursday: 4:00-6:00pm
Friday:
Saturday:
(Times are subject to change)
Tuesday: 4:00-6:00pm
Wednesday:
Thursday: 4:00-6:00pm
Friday:
Saturday:
(Times are subject to change)
BUILD SEASON WEEKLY SCHEDULE (JAN-APR)
Monday: 4:15-8:00pm
Tuesday: 4:15-8:00pm
Wednesday: 4:15-8:00pm
Thursday: 4:15-8:00pm
Friday: 4:15-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00-4:00pm
(Times are subject to change as build season progresses)
Tuesday: 4:15-8:00pm
Wednesday: 4:15-8:00pm
Thursday: 4:15-8:00pm
Friday: 4:15-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00-4:00pm
(Times are subject to change as build season progresses)
SEASON COMPETITION DATES
Off Season Competition: September 22-23, 2023-Arkansas
March 2024 (TBD)
April 2024 (TBD)
March 2024 (TBD)
April 2024 (TBD)
Previous Years COMPETITION DATES
March 22-25, 2023 - Sedalia, AR Regional Competitions
April 5-8, 2023 - Tulsa Regional Competition (Expo Square)
April 5-8, 2023 - Tulsa Regional Competition (Expo Square)
