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Robotics Winter Competition
Recap (December 3rd, 2016)
On December 3rd, our school attended our
second competition in Hesperia. We went
back, with improved robots, to try to do
better than the last time we were there.
With or new and improved robots, we
needed to do a little bit better at least. At
the competition, there is always something
to do. In between rounds, everyone is
trying to quickly improve and fix their Robot “8490” inside the pit, getting ready
robots. We have very tough competiton, for a match.
and there is no room for error (like a robot
tipping over.) When rushed, it is very easy
In the pit, there is shouting and chaos, just
to miss a screw, bolt, or even a simple line
trying to tell the driver what to do. It is a
of code, that can cost you the entire match.
very intense and stressful moment.
You can have problems with something
However, it can pay off by you winning a
falling off, a motor not working, or a
match. Before every match, group “8490”
button on you controller not working.
went to their respective allied teams, to
There are many things that can go wrong.
plan strategically on what’s going to
This is why everyone needs to be focused,
happen. That way, you don’t bump into
and not mess around.
each other, or mess up the other person’s
plan (Although, let’s be honest, messing
with the other team is always fun. Too bad
you might get disqualified if you do so).
Mr. Myers giving Aiden Ayala advice on
how to improve team 8490B’s robot.
Thank you for taking the time
to read our article! It means a
lot to us if you could come
and give us some feedback
on how we did.
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