TDT members enjoying a video of a Middleton Madness match
Team Duct Tape members enjoyed an evening with IEEE-RAS (Robotics and Automation Society) members last night,including Explaining robot componentsthe surprise gift from IEEE member,Sean Denny,of a beautifully mastered video of a couple of
Explaining robot components
their matches at the Middleton Madness qualifying tournament in December. Then students gave a short presentation on this year’s Get Over It! game,their design process and engineering solutions for the game.
IEEE-RAS chair George Schott tried his hand at driving the TDT bot,and IEEE members took the time to ask good questions about FIRST,TDTs robot and the game. It was a great opportunity to showcase what students have learned during the season,and to reach out to IEEE members to encourage mentoring to other teams,and to share a call for volunteers for the upcoming Florida FTC State Championship at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach in February.
IEEE-RAS president George Schott tries his hand at robot driving
After their presentation,TDT members were treated to a great short history of LEGO Mindstorms by IEEE-RAS member,and FTC mentor Jim Melton. He’ll be giving a longer presentation at the March IEEE-RAS meeting and we’re looking forward to learning more. He has a great collection of Mindstorm’s products through the last decade,including an RCX and Microscout.
IEEE-RAS member Jim Melton showing a Mindstorms sensor
