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Supporting AIR is easy:
- Click here and print out the AIR Applebee’s flyer.
- Eat lunch and/or dinner at the Middletown, RI Applebees and give the wait staff your flyer.
- Applebees will donate 20% of your bill to AIR!
Quick Notes:
- This fundraiser is only for the Applebee’s at 349 West Main Road, Middletown.
- Tax, tip, and alcohol do not count for the 20% donation.
- Some AIR adults will be there for “Trivia Night” starting at 9PM! Come join the fun!
All students and parent/guardians: please read and sign the 2009-2010 AIR Handbook. FRC/FTC students turn in signature pages to Tom Dolan by Saturday January 23. Students continuing with FLL, turn in signature pages to your FLL coach at your next meeting.
Well AIR Strikers, the 2010 FRC challenge BREAKAWAY has been announced. Our kickoff this past Saturday was a great success. 50 students, mentors, and family members gathered at Building 80 to view the kickoff live from Manchester, NH. After viewing the game animation, students broke into groups to analyze the game and understand its’ rules and constraints.
At our meeting today, students recapped our kickoff meeting for members not in attendance on Saturday. We discussed the many ways to play this game and our top priorities for design. Students then broke up into mechanical, electrical, programming, and strategy sub-groups.
Summary:
Two alliances of three teams each compete on a 27′ x 54′ field with bumps attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in their goals. Additional bonus points are earned for each robot not touching the field at the end of the match.
Robots:
• Dimensions at start of game 28″ x 38″ x 60″
• Max. dimensions during last 20 seconds of game not to exceed 7′ in diameter or 90″ in height.
•Weight not to exceed 120 lbs., excluding batteries and bumpers.
Simplified Game Play Rules:
• Robots may not possess more than one ball at a time, but they may herd and kick multiple balls at a time. Balls must remain in contact with the floor while in robot’s possession.
• Alliances must return scored balls to the field quickly.
• Only one robot at a time is permitted to play defense in front of the opponent’s goals.
Link to the game animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex90Aw4PdAI&feature=player_embedded
Link to rules: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=452
Our meeting schedule this week is Monday through Thursday, 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm at Building 2 on the Naval Station. Saturday we will be meeting from 12-4 at Building 2 and then go over to Building 80 for a game night! The game night is for our FRC team members to get to know each other. More details later this week. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE READING THE RULES! Especially section 7 about the game.
If families or students have any questions, please reply to this email.
Great kickoff everyone!
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 78 student members, it is very important to complete the electronic consent form on the FIRST website. Link here: https://my.usfirst.org/frc/goteams/site.lasso
For all FRC 78 members, mentors, and families here are some reminders for Saturday:
- We will start at 9:30 AM and finish at 3:00 PM. Doors open at 9 AM. Family members are encouraged to stay for kickoff.
- The kickoff will be viewed in the basement of Building 80. Directions are here.
- No food will be served, but members are encouraged to bring a bag lunch. We have both a refrigerator and microwave in Building 80.
- Notepads and pens/pencils will be made available for our game analysis and brainstorming session after the kickoff video.
- Students and mentors will be given name tags to wear for the first week of the build season so we can all get to know each other better.
- For those of you attending the FLL event Saturday, we will have the game animation and rules available for the Sunday meeting at Building 2.
- If you are attending kickoff and have a laptop please bring it to view the rules.
Also, please check out the calendar page for the build season meeting schedule.
An exciting build season awaits! Get ready to have some fun!
For AIR student members that are on FIRST Robotics Team 78, AIR Strike, please take the time to fill out the release form in the FIRST Student Team Members&Parents/Legal Guardians Information System. Once you register, please have a parent or guardian complete their section. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Blight.
FIRST Student Team Members&Parents/Legal Guardians Information System
Good Morning Teams, If you’re attending a kickoff, consider bringing a dolly or hand truck with you to make kit of part pick up easier on your back. Also, heads up. While you are picking up the kit this year, you will be asked to open a s…
Good Afternoon Teams, As 2009 winds down, we’re putting the finishing touches on the plans for Kickoff. We have most of the pre-recorded sections of the kickoff broadcast ready to go and we will start converting the SNHU gym into a sound stage …
Below are all the important dates for AIR in January 2010. The calendar of events may change. Please check the calendar page regularly.
FIRST Lego League
- January 9, 2010 – RI FLL State Championship
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
FIRST Tech Challenge
- January 2, 2010 – All Day Meeting
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Building 2 - Build Meetings
Sundays: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Mondays: 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Building 2 - January 15, 2010 – Delaware Travel Decision Deadline
Contact Mike DeSousa or Rick Blight - January 27, 2010 – Delaware Pack Up
6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Building 2 - January 29 – 31, 2010 – Delaware State FTC Championship
FIRST Robotics Competition
- January 9th, 2010 – FRC Season Kickoff
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Building 80 UCTOC
No food will be provided. Please bring your own snacks/bag lunch (refrigerator and microwave available). - Build Meetings
Monday through Thursday: 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Saturdays: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sundays: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM - January 22, 2010 – BAE Regional Travel Decision Deadline
Contact Sue Violet
The AIR Wall
: Season three of American Robot starts soon!
: Getting ready for FRC!
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