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~-Read this!- Announcements:~

-+-Fold for Benson Robotics!! - For no particular reason, we've started a folding@home team. Go to the site to learn more, and if you decide to install it, enter 158067 for "team number" in the control options.
-+-The new sections of the 2009 FRC Competition Manual are available here.
-+-If you were unable to attend a Kickoff, NASA has the video available online here.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Update on the state of things

- Kevin and I are working on making the relative-position control code work with the mecanum wheels, which should be done soon.

- The Lincoln High team has graciously offered us the use of a robot to build on for the bunny-bot challenge. This bot should be arriving relatively soon.

- The Cleveland-Franklin team may be able to lend us some spare motors and bits of metal. I'm still looking into this, and will post more info as it comes up.


Once we get a working robot, it would be a good idea to drive it around the school several times a week at times like lunch, before and after school, or in tech classes, to get people interested in the club.


~~Nolan

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Oregon Regional Robotics Competition

Team 2951 is now registered to attend the Oregon Regional Robotics Competion. This event will take place Mar 05-07, 2009 in Portland, OR USA in the Memorial Coliseum. In addition to the $6000 Boeing grant that has paid for the entry fee into the competition and purchase of robotic equipment for this competition, Benson Robotics has received $3660 from Murdock foundation for our team and we still need to confirm with PGE that Benson HS is the team they are choosing to support. PGE grant is for $2500.