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| − | |Team members: Please look at the '''[[Team Announcement]]''' page to find the latest on the schedule, events, etc. Remember to read about '''[[ DEW_Robotics:Current_events | Current Events]]''' coming your way, and the '''[[News]]''' of what we've done! | + | [[Image:DB9_CMP_130426_csm-12.jpg|frameless|upright=1.1|right|link=DEWBOT IX|alt=DEWBOT up a pyramid]] |
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| | + | |<big><big><big>Latest Events</big></big></big><br> |
| | + | See '''[[FRC Calendar | FRC Calendar]]''' for the latest schedule. Then read about '''[[ DAR_Upcoming_Events | Upcoming Events]]''' and the '''[[News]]''' of what we'd done! |
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| + | [[DEWBOT XIX Seneca | FMA District Seneca Event]] was [[DEWBOT XIX]]'s competition debut. 1640 finished qualification matches ranked 2<sup>nd</sup> in a field of 27 teams. we captained the 2<sup>nd</sup> alliance, joined by teams 272 (Cyber Crusaders) and 6860 (Equitum Robotics). We won our first two Playoff matches, but then we[[DEWBOT XIX Bensalem | FMA District Bensalem Event]] suffered failure of our scoring mechanisms and were eliminated in the next two. |
| − | '''<big>Congratulations to [[FRC Team 1640]], Winner of the [[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional | Philadelphia Regional]]! [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/ Click here] for video of [http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=432 the FIRST Robotics Championship]</big>'''.
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| − | '''<big>Congratulations to the VEXMEN!!! At the World Championships the entire team won the Teamwork Award, Team 81 won the Think Award for their autonomous programming. Team 80 won the highest award the Excellence Award for the combination of their robot, engineering notebook, video and web site.</BIG>
| + | The team received the Innovation in Control Award and earned 54 District Points. |
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| − | <br> | + | [[DEWBOT XIX Bensalem | FMA District Bensalem Event]] was 1640's 2<sup>nd</sup> Qualifying Event. The team finished qualification matches ranked 11<sup>th</sup> in a field of 31 teams with an (8-4-0) record. Sab-BOT-age was invited by team 4373 (RooBotics) to join the 3<sup>rd</sup> Alliance which was completed by Team 9014 (Vulcan Mechanics). We made it through Quarterfinals but were eliminated by the 4<sup>th</sup> Alliance in Match 12 (Round 4). |
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| − | <BIG>At the same time at the PennState Fire Fight contest, VEXMEN teams were winning more awards:
| + | Team 1640 received the Innovation in Control Award. We earned 44 District Points at this event bringing our total to 90. |
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| − | :1st Place: Awesome Tacos
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| − | :2nd Place: Ostap Connection: (Matt and Dad - Mike)
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| − | :3rd Place: Team Walrus (Melissa and Claire)
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| − | :Innovate/Create - Awesome Taco
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| − | :Innovate/Create - Lady Death Strike
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| − | '''We have moved into the new [[Downingtown Robotics Center]] 320 Boot Road.''' VEX Meets Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30PM. During the FRC build season the FRC team meets Monday-Friday from 6:15-9PM, Saturday and Sunday from Noon-6PM. The [[DEWBOT VII Build]] page has all the daily action!
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| | + | '''Dates for upcoming events: '''<br> |
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| − | '''Congratulations to Foster Schucker and Steve Rhoads for winning [[2010 VEX Mentor of the Year|Mentor of the Year at the VEX World Championships]]'''
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| | + | '''Contact us at FRC1640@gmail.com - All team meetings are at 190 Exton Square Mall''' |
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| | + | !colspan="8"|Meeting Schedule |
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| | + | |[[FRC Team 1640 | FRC 1640]] |
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| − | ==Who we are ==
| + | | [[Image:FIRSTRobotics_IconVert_RGB.jpg|200px|alt="FRC Logo"|link=http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc]] |
| − | '''Downingtown Area Robotics''' in Downingtown Pennsylvania, is a group of Students, Mentors and Sponsors, that knows it's important to get students interested in '''STEM''' ('''S'''cience, '''T'''echnology, '''E'''ngineering and '''M'''athematics) based careers. We do this through competition robotics. Our robots work in teams of two or three, working together as team on a common goal (not the robots that try to destroy each other.)
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| − | Driving the robots in Competitions is a small part of what we do. From the beginning we teach each roboteer valuable life skills like communications, planning, getting a group consensus, cooperation and negotiations. We also bring to life STEM skills in areas of electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, programming by planning, designing, building (and sometimes rebuilding), testing and driving our robots.
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| − | | + | | <big>'''[[FRC Team 1640]]'''</big> |
| − | Contact us at DEWBOTROBOT at Yahoo dot com for more information.
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| − | | + | | <big><big>'''''[https://darfll.wordpress.com REGISTER FOR FLL]'''''</big></big> |
| − | ==Competitions==
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| − | We build robots for three different competitions, [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] the [[VEX Robot Challenge]] and the [[FIRST Lego League]].
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| + | * [https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc FIRST Robotics Competition] |
| − | [[Image:FRC logo.jpg|150px|right|alt="FRC Logo"|link=http://usfirst.org]] | + | * [[FRC Calendar]] |
| − | :FIRST Robotics Competition robots are large (120 lb) and complex. A new robot is designed and built each year in 6 weeks using diverse materials and methods to meet the unique challenges of the year’s competition. A commercial industrial controller controls the robot. The team must brainstorm, prototype, design, procure materials, build, program and test the robot within a very limited time and financial horizon. Robots are fully designed in CAD prior to building. Mathematical models are created and used as design aids. A bill-of-materials is generated and utilized to manage procurement, cost and weight (the latter two are constrained) in real time. This is a real engineering project! Building methods utilize a range of power tools (mill, lathe, band saws, drill presses,...), MIG welding, polycarbonate vacuum forming and composite materials. New materials and methods are added each year. Students benefit from mentors' experience in a wide range of technical disciplines.
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| − | | + | * [[Robot Archives | ''The Robot Archives'']] |
| − | ::'''Team 1640 competed''' at the [[DEWBOT VII Finger Lakes Regional | Finger Lakes (RIT, Rochester NY 3-5 March-2011)]] and [[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional |Philadelphia (Temple University, Philadelphia PA 7-9 Apr-2011)]] Regional Competitions, '''''winning the latter as alliance captain.''''' The team has received a number of awards highlighting their demonstrated engineering & innovation skills including the [[DEWBOT V's Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award (Chesapeake Regional) | Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award]] at Chesapeak in 2009, the [[DEWBOT VI Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox (Philadelphia Regional) | Xerox Creativity (Philadelphia)]] and (BR)<sup>2</sup> Engineering Excellence Awards in 2010 and the [[DEWBOT VII - Philadelphia - Rockwell Automation's Innovation in Control Award | Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award]] at Philadelphia in 2011. This year, for the first time, Team 1640 attended the [[DEWBOT VII FRC Championship | FRC Championship]] at St. Louis on 27-30 April-2011.
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| + | <big><big>'''''[[How to Volunteer]]'''''</big></big> |
| − | [[Image:VEX logo.jpg|right|alt="VEX Logo"|link=http://www.vexrobotics.com/]] | + | | |
| − | :[[VEX Robots]] must fit into an 18" cube and do not have a weight limit. Parts may only be purchased from [http://vexlabs.com VEX], but they can be cut and shaped any way provided there are no sharp edges. Parts may only be bolted together, no assembly with glue or tape is allowed. There is a limit of ten motors and/or servos. The robot is powered by a single 7.2 volt battery.
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| − | ::We have 15 teams that participate in the [[VEX Robot Challenge]]. In 2010 [[VRC_Team_80 | Team 80 - Pegasus]] along with [[VRC_Team_81|Team 81 Longshot]] went to the VEX World Championships. Two of our mentors, Foster Schucker and Steve Rhoads were awarded Mentor of the Year.
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| − | ::Our regular season is from September to May, but we do summer activities. Starting in fall of 2010 we compete under the name [[VEX-MEN]] (yes, a play on X-Men).
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| − | | + | |<big>'''[https://darobotics.org/ Downingtown Area Robotics]'''</big> |
| − | [[Image:FLL logo.jpg|150px|right|alt="FLL Logo"link=http://usfirst.org]] | + | *'''[[Steering Committee]]''' |
| − | :[[FIRST Lego League]] are smaller robots that are made out of Lego parts. Teams build robots to perform autonomous missions. These missions may require the robot to do one or more steps. This is a very exiting robot competition allowing students to bring special skills to the competition table.
| + | *'''[[Frequently Asked Questions]]''' |
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| − | ::The 2009/2010 FLL competition season is over, but watch this space, we are planning a spring session to do a different set of missions. See us at the May 3 Science Fair
| + | |<big>'''Resources'''</big><br> |
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| − | ==Teams==
| + | |<big>'''[[Sponsors 2019 | Our Sponsors!]]'''</big> |
| − | There are a number of teams that make up Downingtown Area Robotics(FRC, VRC and FLL):
| + | <big>'''[[DEWBOT XVIII Students | Our Students]]</big><br> |
| − | | + | <big>'''[[DEWBOT XVIII Mentors | Our Mentors]]</big> |
| − | ;:[[FIRST Robotics Competition]] -- [[FRC Team 1640]], Team [[Sab-BOT-age]] - Every year we build a new robot, they are all called DEWBOT (from Downingtown East and West roBOT) and are numbered. The 2011 robot is called DEWBOT VII. Start with the [[DEWBOT VII | overview of DEWBOT VII]] to get an idea about this years game ''Logomotion'' and our robot.
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| − | [[image:Downingtown_Area_Robotics_100317_csm.jpg|400px|right|thumb|Downingtown Area Robotics (FRC & Vex)]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 80]] -- our "All girl team" for 2009-2010
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 81]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 82]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 84]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 89]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 90]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 92]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 96]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 98]]
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| − | ;:[[VEX Robot Challenge]] -- [[VRC Team 1640]]
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| − | ;: [[FIRST Lego League]] -- [[FIRST Lego League 2009]] Teams 2028 & 7230
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| − | Team Sab-BOT-age, the FRC team and the VRC teams meet year round. Below is the latest information on their meeting times and places.
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| − | '''FRC Team 2011 Season''' -- [[DEWBOT VII]] - Please look at the [[FRC 2011 Calendar]] to see all the work nights in the build season. Team members should also check the [[Team Announcement]] page for the latest updates. Click here for the [[DEWBOT_VII_Build | DEWBOT VII Build Season]] daily activity! | |
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| − | '''VEX 2010-11 Season''' -- Wednesday 6:30-8:30 [[Downingtown Educational Center]]. Our 2010-11 season playing [[Round Up | Round Up (info and schedule)]] has started. | |
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| − | :We have started an "All-Girl" VEX Team 80 - Pegasus, come join them
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| − | '''FIRST Lego League''' -- The season for our [[FIRST Lego League 2009 | FIRST Lego League team]] is over. Watch for news of our spring missions. | |
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| − | '''Come to one of our team meetings''' or contact us: Dewbotrobot at Yahoo dot com | |
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| − | == Other committee meetings ==
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| − | The [[Steering Committee]] meets on the last Friday of the month at 6:15PM With build season going on and there being a large number of the Steering Committee at the build sessions, there are no formal meeting until the last Friday in April. If you have an item for the Steering Team contact them at the build session.
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| − | == People ==
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| − | [[Image:Namewordle.jpg|300px|right|alt="People Names""|link=:Category:Students]]
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| − | '''Thank you very much to all of our [[Sponsor | sponsors]]!''' | |
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| − | '''We would like to express our appreciation to all of our [[Mentors]] that work with the roboteers on a day to day basis.''' | |
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| − | Each [[:Category:Students | student]] that worked on a robot is listed with that[[:Category:Robot | robot]]. Across the years we have graduated some very impressive students, you may be or soon will be working for our [[Alumni]].
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| − | And a final thank you to all the [[parents]] that help us out.
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| − | ==[[Engineering]]==
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| − | We do a lot of engineering. There are a lot of details and information that go into making a robot right. For example if you are going to drill a hole for an 8-32 screw you use a #16 drill, but if you want to tap the hole (thread it) you use a #29 drill. Most of us can't remember all that, so we've created a series of pages that holds all that information.
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| − | Click here for [[Engineering]] references and links.
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| − | == Safety ==
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| − | We are very safety oriented, we have a safety captain to monitor all aspects of our build process.
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| − | All of our middle school students are trained on hand tools before they are allowed to use them. They use hacksaws and files while wearing safety glasses. Middle schoolers are supervised by either a mentor or one of our senior FRC students while they cut and form metal parts.
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| − | All of our high school students are trained on the power tool before they use it. Safety eyeware is worn at all times in the shop. First year FRC roboteers may only use power tools under the supervision of a mentor or one of our senior FRC students.
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| − | We hold regular safety meetings to reinforce our safety policy.
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| − | == Website ==
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| − | The Downingtown Area Robotics website is made with valid [http://validator.w3.org/check/referer XHTML] and [http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator CSS] and complies with
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| − | [http://www.contentquality.com/mynewtester/cynthia.exe?Url1=http://www.team1640.com Section 508 accessibility guidelines.] This site is powered by [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki], the same software that powers [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia].
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| − | As of 1 August 2010 there were over 289 pages of content, 2500 pictures (with captions) and 280 documents that describe our robots. If you have problems finding a specific page, try the search box at the left.
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| − | If you have questions or comments please contact us at DEWBOTROBOT at yahoo dot com.
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