January 2018

FIRST Robotics Power Up – Week 2 Update We are on our way!!  Non-robotic construction has been working hard on our scale. Sheet metal has arrived and the drivetrain is moving!   Software team has been busy flashing and reprogramming our RoboRio. Our prototype of the double reverse four bar lift and intake is underway.   The […]

FIRST Robotics Power Up – Week 1 Update And we’re off! Team 1296 – The Full Metal Jackets 2018 build season has begun. In our 1st week, we started off with talking about design, by asking our team to design robots that would complete the challenge most efficiently and effectively. Through our designs, we set

FIRST Robotics Kick-off, January 6, 2018 Each year, Kick-Off marks the beginning of the build season for FIRST Robotics.  This is a time for each FRC team to gather at their shop (in our case, we gather at “The Bunker“) or attend an official Kick-off event. Once the team watches the live stream of the