2012 Robot Boot Camp Subjects
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Monday, October 1
6:30 - 8:30pm Battery Safety and Battery Spill Clean-Up
Teamwork Challenge Welding Electrical Tools Measuring a Hole Drilling and Tapping a Hole End Effectors LabVIEW Entrepreneurship Fasteners |
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2011 Robot Boot Camp
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Monday, October 1st
Fasteners
Mechanical Tools Batteries Electrical Tools Measuring Tools Minute to Win It Challenge End Effectors Alliance Selection and Scoring Systems Mill |
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2010 Robot Boot Camp
Day One:
BrainstormingParticipants were given a challenge: "How many pennies can you keep afloat using only one piece of Aluminum Foil?" Each group competed against the last, and had only 5 minutes to build, and 5 minutes to test their design.
FastenersLearn about everything from nuts, bolts, pop rivets, various caps, threads, and many more. Proper application techniques were reviewed.
Common Mechanical ToolsEverything from a standard hammer to Phillips and Flat Head Screwdrivers! Students were shown common tools and their uses.
Using a MIllStudents were given the opportunity to receive training on how to properly use a Bridgeport Mill. Tool & Dye Manufacturer and Mentor Dave Bolinger showed students how to use Numerical Controls to accurately Mill a hole into a block of aluminum.
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"Minute to Win It" Challenge"This Blows" - Player must continually blow up a balloon and expel the air from it to knock cups off of a table.
BatteriesLearn how to properly carry, install, and charge an FRC regulation battery. Instructions for proper spill clean-up were included.
Springs and GearsSprings and Gears have many more applications than most people think. Learn how to create more torque, speed, and efficiency using these.
SafetyGeneral safety knowledge, as well as some training in Safety outside of the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Common Electrical ToolsWire Cutters, zip ties, soldering iron and more!
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Day Two:
BrainstormingParticipants were challenged to build a paper airplane, and then competed in a contest to see whose could fly the farthest.
Alliance Selection and Scoring SystemHow FIRST Robotics Competition Alliance selection works, along with review of scoring systems from previous games
Marking and Measuring a HoleUse a scribe to properly mark and measure a hole before drilling and tapping it.
Drilling and Tapping a HoleUse a drill press to properly drill and tap a hole into a piece of material
WeldingA hands-on demonstration on TIG and MIG welding, with an opportunity to operate the Welding machine
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"Minute To Win It" Challenge"Contagious"- Start with a stack of 3 empty cans in 1 hand, 3 full cans in the other. Without setting them down, transfer stacks into opposite hands.
Wire and Electrical MaterialsLearn which gauge of wire to use when installing specific components and all of the common components of electrical systems.
LabVIEWA brief overview of LabVIEW, one of the programming languages that is available for your FIRST Robotics Competition Robot.
End EffectorsCommon methods for developing and improving an End Effector
ChassisMotors, transmissions, drive train, and wheels
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Day Three:
BrainstormingScouting and StrategyScouting Captain Zach Orr shared information on what it is like to watch teams, create a pick list, and strategize for game play.
Robot ControlsOperator feedback, gaming controllers, driver station
Using a LatheStudents were given the opportunity to receive training on how to properly use a Lathe. Participants were shown how to use a lathe to turn down a piece of aluminum.
More than Just RobotsFIRST Robotics is about more than just Robots. From community service to outreach to spreading the word about Science and Technology.
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"Minute to Win It" Challenge"Worm Diving" - Get a pretzel out of a fishbowl using a sticky gummy worm attached to the end of a fishing line.
Sensors and FeedbackSensors that are used on robots and their common applications
Building MaterialsParticipants will become familiar with materials that are used to create robots, learn their practical applications, and how to standardize the materials they choose.
Pneumatics
Proper applications of Penumatics, including the pros and cons of using them, and learn about pneumatic components
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