Archive 2017 and Before

We took our “mobility platform” to the pre-ship scrimmage at Harvey-Mudd College on Sunday, Feb 17. Three students had the opportunity to drive the robot on a competition field with other teams. Here’s a picture of our functioning drive base with our red bumpers:

Team 980 is in the home stretch of build season with just two days until we stop work on our robot!

Team 980 members are working hard, building our 2013 competition robot!

We are meeting Mon-Thurs from 6 pm to 9 pm and Sat from 10 am to 4 pm at 907 Flower St in Glendale.

Here is a CAD image of our robot climbing up the leg of a pyramid:

Team members are prototyping a frisbee catapult, laying-out electronics and pneumatics, assembling the chassis and drive train, and designing our control system. As an example, we’re deciding how to approach the pyramid leg when ready to climb: can we use the camera or should we design mechanical guides to properly align the robot?

We plan to take our robot to the scrimmage at Harvey-Mudd on Sun. Feb 17 (just 2-1/2 weeks from now).

Team 980 greeted the 2013 FRC Season with a Kickoff Event at our new build site.

The new game is called Ultimate Ascent! Here’s the game animation:

This year’s game has some really tough challenges! Teams can score by having the robots toss frisbees into goals on the far end of the field. Teams can also score by having the robot climb a “monkey-bar” pyramid, with three levels of difficulty.

Team 980 will analyze the game, develop our strategy and brainstorm during the first week.

Go, ThunderBots!

Team 980 has relocated to a spacious facility in Glendale provided by Walt Disney Imagineering, a major sponsor of FIRST Robotics Competition teams. The facility is located within a warehouse at 907 Flower St. in Glendale (near the Glendale Power Plant).

We’re ready for FRC 2013 Season Kickoff on Sat. January 5!

Check it out  here:  FRC_2013_Kick-off_Flyer

 

Team 980 hosted the Southern California Regional Robotics Forum (SCRRF) 2012 Fall Classic robotics competition at John Burroughs HS (Burbank) on Saturday, October 27.

This year’s event featured 26 robots competing in a one-day FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Rebound Rumble tournament.
Each robotics team played 6 qualification matches before alliance selections determined the field of six elimination alliances. The #1 and #2 teams received a first-round bye while the #3 through #6 alliances had a single-match play-n to the semi-finals. An elite group of judges interviewed and evaluated teams for five awards and a “Peer Favorite Robot” was selected by the teams themselves. Results of the event are shown below:

SCRRF is a segment of LA Robotics, producer of the event. Team 980 has hosted the Fall Classic since 2008, with John Burroughs Main Gymnasium serving as the venue for the past three years. The competition was played on an official Rebound Rumble playing field by arrangement with FIRST, the Western Region Robotics Forum and LA Robotics.