Team 2470 Research Papers

Atlas Lift Tech collaborates and works with health professionals at hospitals and other healthcare environments to provide safe handling of patients. The California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Section 6403.5 (AB 1136) requires that employers must provide safety devices necessary to ensure employee and patient safety. Atlas Lift Tech offers programs that manage safe patient handling and mobility to decrease the risk of employee and patient injuries. Since nurses have the highest rate of back injuries, lift coaches help alleviate this problem by coaching workers on how to use lift machines, such as Golvo and Viking Lifts. Atlas Lift Tech also promotes teamwork when handling and transporting patients.

I remember stepping through the door into the robotics room, I didn't know what I was getting into and what impact it would have on my life. Robotics became my life for the next 4 years, constantly spending every moment of my free time investing it in robotics. I found my passion; to learn, with a desire to make the team better by passing my knowledge down to them. Robotics taught me countless valuable lessons and skills that shaped my life. Every day I acquired new skills and techniques to improve the robot, exponentially increasing my comprehension of engineering. Learning how to use tools, create mechanisms, and basic fundamentals of engineering; I began to work up the ranks of the team. Starting once as a clueless freshman I earned the

An aspect of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) organization, is that the teams must contribute to their community. The team has spread FIRST to all of the major middle schools and afterschool programs in the district. This wide range of service has allowed me to help the children in the community and the students on the Choctaw High School Robotics Team. I have been capable of teaching the students new ways of building their robots and helping them through their programs. FIRST embodies the vision of community rather than just competing with robots. The organization wants us to spread Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to anyone who wants to listen, and robotics has allowed me to help as well.

As a child, my favorite movie was Robots. It seems an odd choice—I otherwise conformed to stereotypical “girl” things—but the emphasis on mechanics and the central slogan of the film: See a need, fill a need, resonated with me. Eleven years later, I have come to embrace both the science and the motto fully. Thanks to Penn’s unique dedication to academics and service, and its location in my beloved hometown of Philadelphia, it tops my list.

Many people get lost in the idea that FIRST is only notable for the building of astonishing robots, but there’s an underlying importance of connecting with others on a personal level. Despite the fact that this is Jeff Boatright’s first year with the program, he is already helping each team member to grow. As he walks past students in the fabrication lab, he’s smiling, and happily engages in conversation with other team members by asking questions such as “how are you doing”, and “what are you guys working on?” As a mentor, Jeff is constantly searching for ways to assist in constructing and designing many components of the robot. During the development of our shooter, not only did he contribute to the building of the robot, but also helped emphasize the significance of building critical thinking and problem-solving skills for each individual.

In an attempt to promote FIRST and innovation into the community, the Metrobots focus on the use of their fabrication lab. In addition to common tools, the Metrobot lab includes a CNC machine and three 3D printers. This broad selection allows the team to produce plastic, aluminum, and wood products which are used to assist the team in promoting FIRST. Additionally, the Metrobots utilize their resources to practice gracious professionalism and collaboration. 3324 offers other teams free manufacturing services and produces awards for off-season robotics events, including the competition annually directed by CORI, or Central Ohio Robotics Initiative. Furthermore, the Metrobots manage several social networking accounts including Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and Inventables,which allow them to not only partner with FIRST teams, but to reach out to those unaquanited with the program. Through the use of Twitter and Facebook, the team is able to engage viewers with regular updates describing the advancements and achievements of the team whereas Etsy and Inventables serve as outlets to emphasize the ideals of FIRST through showcasing the team's fabricated items.

Rap music has come a long way, since the early 90s. Nowadays people copy each other’s music style because they do not have the creativity to create their own style. Although there is an underground rapper that creates some soul touching music. His name is Big K.R.I.T., short for King Remembered In Time. His music is not popular throughout the US due to the fact that he is not signed to a famous record label. He has his own he named “Multi Till The Sun Die”. Big K.R.I.T. is a self-independent working artist, and according to hotnewhiphop.com he is one of the most soulful artist in the rap game that is still active.

Years of robotics has also given me invaluable experience. I am friends with many teams and their members. I can also handle a variety of tasks, such as building, programming, scouting, contacting sponsors, and much more. After being the Programming Head for three years, and Co-Captain for two years, I am able to step up to a leadership position if necessary. Having both programming and mechanical experience can help make the robot more integrated, as I understand how to build and design mechanisms for autonomous objectives. In addition, my understanding of how mechanical

In the past year, the Roaches have impacted over 3000 parents and students with their robots. Creating a demonstration robot would significantly increase this number, as the goal is to use the robot at various events where science and technology are already cultivated, but also in events where the emphasis is not on these STEM ideas. These events include Pep Rallies, various sporting events (especially the middle/ high school football games), and school orientations. By using the demonstration robot in these events, we hope to appeal to those not involved in STEM and foster a new interest for

On January 12th to the 14th nearly 30-40 teams from around the state competed with their robot designs for first place. This robotics competition primarily focused on the test of the designed robots along with strategy used and programming presented from each team. These teams spent months preparing their robots, starting with their first build at the beginning of the semester and continuing throughout it altering, testing, and redesigning the robots.

Throughout my time on Team 1403 I have seen it grow tremendously. During my sophomore year we won our first district event and during our previous season we won the Chairman award. I believe that in the next few years we can improve to potentially win the MAR District Championship and even win the Chairman award at MAR. Our team has been improving ever since I join it. I believe that our hard work will soon payoff and we will be able to reach new heights. Through the implementation of the second robot we are able to further the knowledge of underclassmen which will be beneficial for our team in the long run. With the increase of skilled members within the team I believe that our team can become even greater. We can build on our past by

Helped lead FRC Robotics Team 2977 to receive the Gracious Professionalism Award at the 2015 Great Lakes Regional Competition

FRC Team 3324, The Metrobots, is a member of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our robotics team is based out of Metro Early College High School, a STEM school located in Columbus, Ohio. Our team consists of 66 students from 26 school districts throughout the state. Each year, we participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition, in which we design, build, and refine our robot in order to compete on a regional and global scale.. However, the success of our team is not attributed just to our robot, but to other aspects of our team as well. Last season alone, our team qualified for the World Championships through receiving the Engineering Inspiration Award, a prestigious award based upon a team’s involvement in its surrounding community.

In the first lab we were tasked to visually inspect the robot, controller, work cell, and the surrounding area of the robot station. We were also tasked to identify robot safety devices used in the robot station. Once we completed identifying the problems with the robot we were tasked with multiple objectives which include; Power the R-30iA robot controller on and off, select jogging frames using the teach pendent, jog the robot joints using the teach pendent, and operating the robot gripper to pick up an object and move it. This lab was created to teach students who have not used a robot before. The tasks that were given were meant to be an introduction into robotics and to identify the safety concerns with using a powerful robot. The importance

Our engineers plan out and design parts of the robot before actually assembling them. They discuss techniques and strategies that will be more successful in competitions. They use geometry and trigonometry to calculate angles for better working mechanisms. Coding is another key aspect of what we do. Without our programmers our robot wouldn’t function at all. It’s crucial our code is correct and corresponds with our engineers. Our programmers and engineers work together frequently to make certain that the build and the code correlate properly and will run.