Fight Like a Girl 2019-20
This season we have 6 girls as returning members on FLAG. Our team is made up of one 8th grader, five 7th graders and five 6th graders. We're proud of our recruiting of new team members and know that if we can keep adding new members and keeping past members like this, then our team will remain sustainable. We are doing this by making presentations to fifth grade classrooms at our three elementary schools.
For the Skystone challenge we built a robot that picks "stones" up from above. We used linear actuators for both a vertical lift and horizontal arm. These gear driven slide mechanisms don't have slipping issues. The only drawback is that they don't reach very high.
Our competitions this year are November 9 at Bedford High School and November 23 at Rochester High School. We're hoping to win our way to States for the third year in a row but know that we're facing some challenges.
For the Skystone challenge we built a robot that picks "stones" up from above. We used linear actuators for both a vertical lift and horizontal arm. These gear driven slide mechanisms don't have slipping issues. The only drawback is that they don't reach very high.
Our competitions this year are November 9 at Bedford High School and November 23 at Rochester High School. We're hoping to win our way to States for the third year in a row but know that we're facing some challenges.
Team FLAG 2018-19
Our 2018-19 team was nearly a rookie team, with 8 sixth graders and only two returning team members. We worked hard on a robot for the Rover Ruckus competition at Bedford High School on November 10 and Oxford on December 7.
Bedford event - Think Award
Oxford event - Inspire Award Finalist
On to STATES!
Bedford event - Think Award
Oxford event - Inspire Award Finalist
On to STATES!
Team FLAG 2017-18
It’s way more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (10+ members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to play a floor game in an alliance format. Participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have!” Guided by adult Coaches and Mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles (like keeping an engineering notebook), while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and sharing ideas. The robot kit is reusable from year-to-year and can be programmed using a variety of languages. Teams also must raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach for which they can win awards. Participants have access to tens of millions of dollars in college scholarships. Each season concludes with regional Championships and an exciting FIRST Championship.