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== [[DEWBOT V Duel on the Delaware|Duel on the Delaware]] - October 10, 2009 ==
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[[FRC Team 1640]] and [[DEWBOT V]] gave a good performance at Duel on the Delaware.  We won 3 of 5 qualifying matches, placing 14th of 24.  Selected for the 1st Alliance (1218 ''Vulcan Robotics'' - alliance captain, 433 ''Firebirds'' and 1640), we won the won the quarterfinals, moving up to the semi's.  Lost the first semi-final, won the second, but lost the third.  Kenneth (Operator) and Praveen ([[DEWBOT V Payload Specialist|Payload Specialist]]) joined the New Field Team.  Thanks goes to Corey for an excellent scouting job.
  
 
== Robot repairs successful - October 4, 2009 ==
 
== Robot repairs successful - October 4, 2009 ==

Revision as of 16:12, 11 October 2010

This page is the News Archive. The main news page has items for up to a year, after that they are moved to this page.

Duel on the Delaware - October 10, 2009

FRC Team 1640 and DEWBOT V gave a good performance at Duel on the Delaware. We won 3 of 5 qualifying matches, placing 14th of 24. Selected for the 1st Alliance (1218 Vulcan Robotics - alliance captain, 433 Firebirds and 1640), we won the won the quarterfinals, moving up to the semi's. Lost the first semi-final, won the second, but lost the third. Kenneth (Operator) and Praveen (Payload Specialist) joined the New Field Team. Thanks goes to Corey for an excellent scouting job.

Robot repairs successful - October 4, 2009

Returning from an extensive tour of the high school and middle schools in the area, DEWBOT V was found to have a damaged compressor. Surgery was performed by Carly and Clem McKown, with Matt & Gary Deaver helping out. Matt & Faith McKown rebuilt our spare game piece trailer getting it ready for practice for our up-coming off season competitions. DEWBOT V is ready to go to Duel on the Delaware on October 10th.

Parents' Sessions at Back to School nights wrap up - October 1, 2009

The last back to school night was completed. We had done two sessions at each middle school (one for 6th graders, the other for 7th and 8th graders. We also did sessions at the high schools. We had a lot of interest by parents and it explains the recent increase in both VEX (44 roboteers, 11 parents) and FRC (22 students, 6 parents) participation in the last few weeks. We expect record turnout at the October 7th meeting.

STEMRobotics.org and Downingtown Area Robotics travel to Reading - September 24, 2009

Foster Schucker of STEMRobotics.org and Faith McKown of Downingtown Area Robotics traveled to Reading to inaugurate the Reading Red Riders Robotics Program. Foster gave two presentations to over 400 students while Faith kept 10 VEX demo bots running and and answered 100's of questions. Both Faith and Foster spent time with 12 middle school students from a nearby science magnet school.

STEMRobotics and Downingtown Area Robotics will continue to work with the Reading school district in getting their program up and running.

Parents' Meeting Presentations - Sept 16,2009

We held the 2009-2010 Parent Meeting at DEC. We had over 40 parents and 50 students! We also had guests from Coatesville and Reading that were here to look at our program.

Remember that our first student night is Wednesday 23 September. Interested parents are still welcome at our Adult VEX Mentor Workshops on Tuesday nights. Both sessions are from 6:30 - 8:30.

Downingtown West Faculty Meeting Robotics Demo - Sept. 2, 2009

The FRC Team introduced the robotics programs and the robots to the faculty of Downingtown West to kick off our 2010 Season Recruiting Effort.

FIRST Lego League new for 2009-2010

As part of the Downingtown Robotics program, we are starting a FIRST Lego League team. See FIRST Lego League 2009 for more details and the schedule.

FRC Summer 2009 Build Sessions

It was a busy summer for the FRC team building a swerve drive prototype, tuning up DEWBOT V and doing a major cleanup of the shop. You can see pictures and a description of the summer here Team 1640 2009 Summer Program

VEX Summer 2009 Build Sessions

We held the last VEX Summer 2009 Build session on August 19th. We spent the evening sorting,organizing and taking apart unused robot parts.

Across the summer we worked on robots for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2009 and spent time building the game pieces. We also had four new roboteers and their parents build and race squarebots.

Upper Uwchlan Block Party - July 18, 2009

Our third and last community event of the summer. DEW Robotics demonstrated DEWBOT V and Vex robots at the Upper Uwchlan Block Party. DEWBOT is reconverted to a shooter. Thanks to Steve Rhoads & Jack for the excellent Vex action (with Matt & Praveen in the pit keeping the robots running). Thanks to all who helped with a special thanks to those who worked the garage clean out in the morning and the Block Party in the evening.

Garage Clean Out - July 18, 2009

18 months after our emergency move out of Downingtown East High School (with the start of the Teacher's Strike), we finally moved the last of our equipment out out the Maley garage. Three trailer loads. Thanks, Leslie, for all of your patience.

Pool Party - July 12, 2009

We ate. We drank. We swam. We shot paint balls (but not at each other). Awards were presented for conspicuous excellence among graduating seniors. The Pool Party was a great draw.

Uwchlan Day - July 11, 2009

Uwchlan Day was our second summer community event. DEWBOT V and Vex robots worked the crowd all day. Steve Rhoads & Jack make a solid vex team. Paul reprogrammed DEWBOT on the fly. Alex turns out to be a solid shooter.

Good Neighbor Day - July 4, 2009

DEW Robotics demonstrated DEWBOT V and Vex robots at the July 4th, 2009 Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown, PA.

Bartholomew - June 24, 2009

Bartholomew the stair climbing robot came to Downingtown on 24 June. His builder and driver Petra Hartman, came from Lower Marion High School to talk and present the robot. Click on the link for more details of her Senior project.

Seniors Graduate in June 2009

Congratulations to our graduating Seniors - Siri, Beth, Alex, Anna, James, Ashley, Hans, and Heather!!!

Beth received the DEWBOT Builder award
Heather received the DEWBOT Machinist award
Hans won the VEX Builder award
Siri received the All Around Roboteer Award

The award ceremony was part of the pool party in July

Bridgewater-Raritan Battle Royale (BR)2 - June 6, 2009

DEWBOT V and team competed in (BR)2 placing 3rd out of 18 teams.

Monty Madness - May 16, 2009

DEWBOT V and team competed at Monty Madness placing 21st out of 42 teams.

DASD School Board recognition of Robotics team - May 13, 2009

DASD School Board recognises Team 1640

Members of the team received Certificates of Achievement in recognition of their success as members of 2009 FRC FIRST Robotics Team 1640 "Team Sab-BOT-age" Season with DEWBOT V. The certificate noted that "The entire district applauds you achievements and success in this years competitions."

Team Sab-BOT-age wins at PARC XII - May 9, 2009

PARC XII Winning Alliance - L>R Teams 1640, 222 & 2753

We WON! Team Sab-BOT-age won at PARC XII. We were chosen by the first place alliance and with them won the next six matches to take the win.

This was our fifth year at PARC and our best showing ever

DEWBOT V's Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award (Chesapeake Regional) 21-March-2009

Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Event - February 28, 2009

The finals of the 2009 Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Tournament for Roboteers took place on Saturday at Downingtown Educational Center.

Team 81 wins Chairmans Award at Christoper Dock Scrimmage - January 24, 2009

Downingtown’s Team 81 received the Chairman’s Award for Best Young Robotics Team, with their robot with an extendable claw on top, he said. Team 1640 was a finalist at the competition. Article and pictures from the Daily Local News on February 4, 2009