Come watch my robotics team finish our robot!!

[ThomSirveaux]

I'm sure some of you guys are familiar with the fact that I coach a HS Robotics team. Well, I finally convinced them to stream!

Everything starts at 1pm PST. Come on over, ask questions, and support my students!

View: https://youtu.be/TIOgM6FuA1c

 

[Mich Angel]

That is cool, what a great IDEA! :D

 

[Montoya]

Who is that handsome man?!?!

 

[Printimus]

ROBOTS!

 

[BUTUZ]

This is cool keep up the good work!!!

I think the next robot you should look at having a gas turbine as your power source - I've been out of R/C helis and planes for a long time and now you can get cheap Taiwanese turbines really cheap!!

Of course a turbine would be much more inferior to Lipo batteries but what the hell it would look and sound so cool.

 

[ThomSirveaux]

This is cool keep up the good work!!!

I think the next robot you should look at having a gas turbine as your power source - I've been out of R/C helis and planes for a long time and now you can get cheap Taiwanese turbines really cheap!!

Of course a turbine would be much more inferior to Lipo batteries but what the hell it would look and sound so cool.

That would definitely be something for the off-season. The robots we build to compete with are limited to the 12V 18Ah batteries we get through the competition. They're actually standard motorcycle batteries. Would be fun to make a robot powered by a turbine, though...

 

[ThomSirveaux]

So, something awesome happened on Saturday, which was caught in the last few minutes of the second stream: one of our VEX Robotics teams (smaller robots, think robotic Erector Sets for those of us who are old enough to remember Erector Sets) won the Excellence award at the competition they were competing in!

This is akin to "Best in Show" and qualifies them for a spot at the State tournament, which if they win, qualifies them to go to the World Championship! While that's a ways away, it's the first time we've qualified for State in almost 5 years.

Suuuuuper excited!

 

[Murderer]

Honestly, i miss assembling those delicious BBQ sandwich robots we had while visiting LA, but this looks way cooler!!

 

[ThomSirveaux]

Honestly, i miss assembling those delicious BBQ sandwich robots we had while visiting LA, but this looks way cooler!!

You're welcome to come back, anytime, but @UbEcLoWn has since moved back to Nor Cal/Sacramento... asshole.

 

[UbEcLoWn]

You're welcome to come back, anytime, but @UbEcLoWn has since moved back to Nor Cal/Sacramento... asshole.

That just means you guys have to come visit in Sacramento now!