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MaiKangWei: /* Our Team's Achievements */
2012-12-16T14:43:07Z
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Beyond [[Team_1640_Mission_and_Program#Our Robots' Trophy Case|our engineering-related accomplishments]], we're much more proud of our community outreach and [http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/gracious-professionalism Gracious Professionalism] and STEM inspiration-spreading efforts. Our team regularly participates and hosts outreach events and volunteering efforts within and beyond our community. Here's just a bit of what we do:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Beyond [[Team_1640_Mission_and_Program#Our Robots' Trophy Case|our engineering-related accomplishments]], we're much more proud of our community outreach and [http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/gracious-professionalism Gracious Professionalism] and STEM inspiration-spreading efforts. Our team regularly participates and hosts outreach events and volunteering efforts within and beyond our community. Here's just a bit of what we do:</div></td></tr>
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MaiKangWei: /* Our Robots' Trophy Case */
2012-12-16T14:42:36Z
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MaiKangWei
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Siri at 00:59, 16 December 2012
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Beyond [[Team_1640_Mission_and_Program#Our Robots' Trophy Case|our engineering-related accomplishments]], we're much more proud of our community outreach and [http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/gracious-professionalism Gracious Professionalism] and STEM inspiration-spreading efforts. Our team regularly participates and hosts outreach events and volunteering efforts within and beyond our community. Here's just a bit of what we do:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Beyond [[Team_1640_Mission_and_Program#Our Robots' Trophy Case|our engineering-related accomplishments]], we're much more proud of our community outreach and [http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/gracious-professionalism Gracious Professionalism] and STEM inspiration-spreading efforts. Our team regularly participates and hosts outreach events and volunteering efforts within and beyond our community. Here's just a bit of what we do:</div></td></tr>
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Siri
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">We're now going into our ninth year of service to students in the Downingtown Area. We started with just 3 mentors and 8 students, but now include nearly 30 students and over a dozen active mentors. Our robots, once unassuming "kit" bots, are now highly engineered machines.  Students have grown from mechanical and controls novices to programming [[4-Wheel Pivot Drive|advanced drivetrains]], customizing [[DEWBOT_V_Drive_Train#Drive-train Development|transmissions with tight tolerances]], and [[DEWBOT_IX_Welding|welding the robot frame]] in-house. Mentors who once reviewed the basics now teach [[engineering|advanced engineering]].  The 2005 team would not recognize us today.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Expanding Inspiration===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">We truly believe in FIRST's ambitions For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.  We've expanded our program to deliver [[FIRST LEGO League]] and [[VEX Robot Challenge]] opportunities to elementary and middle school students and even helped on the core management committee creating DASD's new [http://dasd-stem.org STEM Academy]. We also actively volunteer for all these competitions and can be found within the community at outreach events like the [[Upper Uwchlan Block Party]], [[Downingtown Good Neighbor Day]], and [[Uwchlan Day]].</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Cultivating Partnerships===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Our goal is to develop a top-notch [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_organization learning organization]. First and foremost, our partnership is between students and our mentors. Mentors respect students as colleagues, working beside each other to learn and grow. Together, students learn confidence, leadership and life skills to leverage for the rest of our lives. Our partnership with team parents augments this mentorship relationship, strengthening students and the team as a whole. Our partnership with other local teams has made each of us stronger, as we share, adapt and expand each others ideas, on and off the field</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">About Team 1640</del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Our Accomplishments==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Team 1640 is 6 years old </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2010</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Starting with 3 mentors and 8 </del>students, we <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">now include </del>over <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">35 roboteers and 14 active mentors</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Our robots</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">once unassuming kitbot based robots</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">now are highly engineered robots</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Students have grown from mechanical novices to building advanced drive trains</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">custom transmissions with tight tolerances</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and welding </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">robot frame </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">house</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mentors once reviewed the basics</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">now teach advanced engineering</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> The 2004 team would not recognize today</del>'s <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">team</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Our Robots' Trophy Case=</ins>==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">From our humble beginnings as a [[Media:DB1_robot_051105_csm.jpg|simple rookie robot]], we've become very successful on-field team -- winning 4 of our 9 competitions </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[DEWBOT VIII|2012]]</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Though we're clear that awards are simply a side effect of truly inspired </ins>students, we <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">still couldn't be prouder of the team's efforts in wining 13 performance and engineering awards </ins>over <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">our 8 years!</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><small><gallery widths=175 heights=125 perrow=5></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 DD 121013 csm-30</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT VIII Duel on the Delaware|2012 Duel Champions]] (271</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">341)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 BRBR 120526 csm-33.jpg|[[DEWBOT VIII Bridgewater-Raritan Battle Royale|2012 BR<sup>2</sup> Champions]] (25</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">869)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 Philadelphia 120414 csm-16.jpg|[[DEWBOT VIII Mid-Atlantic Region Championship|2012 MAR Champions]] (341, 25)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 HH 120303 csm-34</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT VIII Hatsboro-Horsham|2012 Hatboro Champions]] (341</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1218)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 RR 111112 csm-38.jpg|[[DEWBOT VII Ramp Riot|2011 Riot Finalists]] (303</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2199)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 DD 111022 csm-35.jpg|[[DEWBOT VII Duel on </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Delaware|2011 Duel Champions]] (365, 87)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 Phila alliance 110409 csm.jpg|[[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional|2011 Phily Champions]] (365, 303, 2607)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 Phila Rockwell award 110408 csm.jpg|[[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional|2011 Philly]] [[DEWBOT VII - Philadelphia - Rockwell Automation's Innovation </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Control Award|Innovation Winners]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 defense setup Phila 110409 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional|2011 341's Coolest Robot]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 2228 award 110305 csm.jpg|2011 2228's [[DEWBOT VII Finger Lakes Regional|Most Creative Robot]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB6 BR Engineering Excellence 100529 csm.jpg|[[DEWBOT VI Bridgewater Battle|2010 BR<sup>2</sup> Engineering Excellence Winners]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB6 Drexel team Xerox award 100326 csm 2.jpg|[[DEWBOT VI Philadelphia Regional|2010 Philly]] [[DEWBOT VI Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox (Philadelphia Regional)|Creativity Winners]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:PARC winning alliance 090509.jpg|[[DEWBOT V PARC XII|2009 PARC Champions]] (222</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2753)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:RockwellAutomationAward(Chesapeake2009)</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT V Chesapeake Regional|2009 Chesapeake]] [[DEWBOT V</ins>'s <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award (Chesapeake Regional)|Innovation Winners]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB4 Duel Delaware knocking Trackball down 081011 csm 2</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT IV Duel on the Delaware|2008 Duel Finalists]] (375, 272)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></gallery></small></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1640 embraces FIRST</del>'s <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ideal to inspire </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">recognize science</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Our FVC 2006 startup team grew to 9 teams with 40+ roboteers</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Our FLL 2009 startup will include 4 robots </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">30 students this spring</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> 7 of our </del>team <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">members serve on the core management committee for DASD's new STEM Academy.  Science inspiration through competition robotics!  Team 1640 can be found </del>within <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </del>community <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">at various events such as the Upper Uwchlan Block Party, Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown, Uwchlan Day, and others</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Our </ins>Team's <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Accomplishments===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Beyond [[Team_1640_Mission_and_Program#Our Robots' Trophy Case|our engineering-related accomplishments]], we're much more proud of our community outreach </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">usfirst</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">org/aboutus/gracious-professionalism Gracious Professionalism] </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">STEM inspiration-spreading efforts</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Our </ins>team <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">regularly participates and hosts outreach events and volunteering efforts </ins>within <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and beyond our </ins>community. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Here's just a bit of what we do:</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Our goal was to create a learning organization</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> There are a large number of successful teams in </del>our <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">area that we've scrutinized and adopted their best ideas as a beginning step</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> We have then tried to extend and adapt those ideas for </del>our <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">team</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> We are standing on the shoulders of giants, not reinventing the wheel.  Each year we pick 3 areas to increase </del>our <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">core competency, this keeps us continually improving</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Team 1640 is a very dedicated team with several past FIRST roboteers now mentors</del>.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><small><gallery widths=175 heights=125 perrow=5></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 DARPENNFLL 121208 csm-32</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Downingtown_Area_Robotics-Penn_FLL_Qualifying_Event|Running </ins>our <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2012 Penn-FLL Qualifier]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Team 1640 has 3 major partnerships</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Our partnership </del>with <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Downingtown Area School District has moved us from a struggling team to a robotics showcase bolstering </del>DASD<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'s awards and ability to obtain grants and state support</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Our partnership with our students has given </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">students many valuable life skills that they have leveraged through college and beyond</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Our partnership with our parents have increased our mentor and roboteer participation, and strengthened all of our partnerships</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 FLLTU 121103 csm-5</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Downingtown FIRST LEGO League Tune Up 2012|Running </ins>our <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2012 FLL Tune-Up]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 Pancake 121021 csm-9</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[2012 Pancake Breakfast|Explaining at </ins>our <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2012 Pancake Breakfast]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Team 1640 advertises FIRST Robotics via in school announcements, brochures, community newspapers and websites, and team tshirts</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> We are getting the message </del>out <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">about FIRST robotics and its mission "to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders"  There is no event that we are invited to that we </del>won'<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">t attend</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Our large public exposure generates interest in robotics and the many FIRST programs</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> The message is getting </del>out<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, we</del>'<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ve gone from 8 roboteers to over 100 today</del>.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:BoBVolunteers-happy</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[News#Team_1640_Volunteers_at_Battle_O</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">27_Baltimore_-_15-September-2012|Volunteering for Battle o' Baltimore 2012]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 BSA181 120626 weissman-8</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Boy Scout Troop 181 Demo|Working </ins>with <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the Boy Scouts]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Team 1640 has worked hard at increasing brand awareness</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> We have expanded our communications past our website </del>at <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">team1640</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">school announcements</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> We are now appearing in local newspapers, on our school district website, and on several internet robotics news web sites</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">At community functions sponsors and families enjoy seeing robots and hearing about our challenges</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> We</del>'<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ve gone from being unknown, to getting nods of recognition from other robotics groups</del>.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 </ins>DASD <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Board 120613 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|R[[DEWBOT VIII|ecognized by </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">DASD School Board]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB8 Sugartown 120510 csm-21</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Sugartown Elementary Robot Fair|Inspiring at Sugartown's 2012 Robot Fair]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Team 1640 is hugely proud of our growth in </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">last six years</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> Our founding mentor, a physics teacher, writes</del>: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"I took a big risk with no mentors and little money and applied </del>for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the NASA grant with a dream of creating a team that would grow each year and become a self-sustaining entity</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"  Sadly, our founder became disabled and is unfortunately no longer able to participate as a mentor.  His greatest joy is "watching that team grow in every way the FIRST envisioned in its beginning."</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 Uwchlan Day FRC 110709 skm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">JPG|[[Uwchlan Day|Reaching out at 2011 Uwchlan Day]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB7 Phila Featherman 2895 110407 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional|Helping </ins>out <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(</ins>won <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">365</ins>'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s & 203's GP Awards)]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB6 UU Block Party Kenneth Maley 100619 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Upper Uwchlan Block Party|Inspiring at U</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Uwchlan's 2011 Block Party]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB6 Franklin pointing </ins>out <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">101009 csm.jpg|[[Franklin Institute Robot Conflict|Teaching at Franklin</ins>'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s Robot Conflict]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB6 Sugartown q&a 100416 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Sugartown Elementary Robot Fair|Teaching at Sugartown's 2010 Robot Fair]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:STEM DB6 crowd 100519 csm 1.jpg|[[STEM Defined|Exemplifying STEM at STEM Defined]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB6 Fiatech 101005 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT VI|Representing FRC </ins>at <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">FIATECH 2010]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB6 PARC Gracious Professionalism Award 100508 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[DEWBOT VI PARC XIII|Helping out to win PARC's 2010 GP Award]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:Dtwn Science Fair DB6 & crowd 100503 csm 1</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Downingtown Science Fair|Exciting at DASD's 2010 Science Fair]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:VEX DEC Event </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">both score 100313 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[2010 Eastern Pennsylvania Regional|Running VEX's 2010 Eastern PA Regional]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB5 Uwchlan Dewbot games 090711 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Uwchlan Day|Raising excitement at 2009 Uwchlan Day]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB5 Sugartown shooting 090417 csm 3</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Sugartown Elementary Robot Fair|Exciting at Sugartown</ins>'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s 2009 Robot Fair]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image:DB5 GETT Siri Heather 090328 csm</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg|[[Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology (GETT)|Presenting at GETT 2009]]</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Image</ins>:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">DB4 M² queued 080531 csm.jpg|[[DEWBOT IV Monty Madness|Surviving </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">M<sup>2</sup>'s 2008 Team Spirit Award]]</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 is 6 years old in 2010. Starting with 3 mentors and 8 students, we now include over 35 roboteers and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">9 </del>active mentors. Our robots, once unassuming kitbot based robots, now are highly engineered <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">robot</del>.  Students have grown from mechanical novices to building advanced drive trains, custom transmissions with tight tolerances, and welding the robot frame in house. Mentors once reviewed the basics, now teach advanced engineering.  The 2004 team would not recognize today's team.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 is 6 years old in 2010. Starting with 3 mentors and 8 students, we now include over 35 roboteers and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">14 </ins>active mentors. Our robots, once unassuming kitbot based robots, now are highly engineered <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">robots</ins>.  Students have grown from mechanical novices to building advanced drive trains, custom transmissions with tight tolerances, and welding the robot frame in house. Mentors once reviewed the basics, now teach advanced engineering.  The 2004 team would not recognize today's team.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 embraces FIRST's ideal to inspire and recognize science.  Our FVC 2006 startup team grew to 9 teams with 40+ roboteers.  Our FLL 2009 startup will include 4 robots and 30 students this spring.  7 of our team members serve on the core management committee for DASD's new STEM Academy.  Science inspiration through competition robotics!  Team 1640 can be found within the community at various events such as the Upper Uwchlan Block Party, Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown, Uwchlan Day, and others.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 embraces FIRST's ideal to inspire and recognize science.  Our FVC 2006 startup team grew to 9 teams with 40+ roboteers.  Our FLL 2009 startup will include 4 robots and 30 students this spring.  7 of our team members serve on the core management committee for DASD's new STEM Academy.  Science inspiration through competition robotics!  Team 1640 can be found within the community at various events such as the Upper Uwchlan Block Party, Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown, Uwchlan Day, and others.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Our goal was to create a learning organization.  There are a large number of successful teams in our area that we've scrutinized and adopted their best ideas as a beginning step.  We have then tried to extend and adapt those ideas for our team.  We are standing on the shoulders of giants, not reinventing the wheel.  Each year we pick 3 areas to increase our core competency, this keeps us continually improving.  Team 1640 is a very dedicated team with several past FIRST <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Robotics students</del>.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Our goal was to create a learning organization.  There are a large number of successful teams in our area that we've scrutinized and adopted their best ideas as a beginning step.  We have then tried to extend and adapt those ideas for our team.  We are standing on the shoulders of giants, not reinventing the wheel.  Each year we pick 3 areas to increase our core competency, this keeps us continually improving.  Team 1640 is a very dedicated team with several past FIRST <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">roboteers now mentors</ins>.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 has 3 major partnerships.  Our partnership with Downingtown Area School District has moved us from a struggling team to a robotics showcase bolstering DASD's awards and ability to obtain grants and state support.  Our partnership with our students has given the students many valuable life skills that they have leveraged through college and beyond.  Our partnership with our parents have increased our mentor and roboteer participation, and strengthened all of our partnerships.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 has 3 major partnerships.  Our partnership with Downingtown Area School District has moved us from a struggling team to a robotics showcase bolstering DASD's awards and ability to obtain grants and state support.  Our partnership with our students has given the students many valuable life skills that they have leveraged through college and beyond.  Our partnership with our parents have increased our mentor and roboteer participation, and strengthened all of our partnerships.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 advertises FIRST Robotics via in school announcements, brochures, community newspapers and websites, and team tshirts.  We are getting the message out about FIRST robotics and its mission "to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders"  There is no event that we are invited to that we won't attend.  Our large public exposure generates interest in robotics and the many FIRST programs.  The message is getting out, we've gone from <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">10 </del>roboteers to over 100 today.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 advertises FIRST Robotics via in school announcements, brochures, community newspapers and websites, and team tshirts.  We are getting the message out about FIRST robotics and its mission "to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders"  There is no event that we are invited to that we won't attend.  Our large public exposure generates interest in robotics and the many FIRST programs.  The message is getting out, we've gone from <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">8 </ins>roboteers to over 100 today.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 has worked hard at increasing brand awareness.  We have expanded our communications past our website at www. team1640.com and school announcements.  We are now appearing in local newspapers, on our school district website, and on several internet robotics news web sites. At community functions sponsors and families enjoy seeing robots and hearing about our challenges.  We've gone from being unknown, to getting nods of recognition from other robotics groups.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Team 1640 has worked hard at increasing brand awareness.  We have expanded our communications past our website at www. team1640.com and school announcements.  We are now appearing in local newspapers, on our school district website, and on several internet robotics news web sites. At community functions sponsors and families enjoy seeing robots and hearing about our challenges.  We've gone from being unknown, to getting nods of recognition from other robotics groups.  </div></td></tr>
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Foster
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Foster
https://team1640.com/wiki/index.php?title=Team_1640_Mission_and_Program&diff=5503&oldid=prev
Foster: Created page with '==Mission== To inspire and educate pre-college students within the greater Downingtown Area school district in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on ...'
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<p>Created page with '==Mission== To inspire and educate pre-college students within the greater Downingtown Area school district in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on ...'</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Mission==<br />
To inspire and educate pre-college students within the greater Downingtown Area school district in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on experiences with robotic technology. Build knowledge, an understanding of planning and project management and life skills (especially gracious professionalism, team work, effective communications, coopetition and leadership). Promote expansion of this program both within and beyond the Downingtown District. Use the core concepts in FIRST robotics as our foundation. <br />
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==About Team 1640==<br />
Team 1640 is 6 years old in 2010. Starting with 3 mentors and 8 students, we now include over 35 roboteers and 9 active mentors. Our robots, once unassuming kitbot based robots, now are highly engineered robot. Students have grown from mechanical novices to building advanced drive trains, custom transmissions with tight tolerances, and welding the robot frame in house. Mentors once reviewed the basics, now teach advanced engineering. The 2004 team would not recognize today's team.<br />
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Team 1640 embraces FIRST's ideal to inspire and recognize science. Our FVC 2006 startup team grew to 9 teams with 40+ roboteers. Our FLL 2009 startup will include 4 robots and 30 students this spring. 7 of our team members serve on the core management committee for DASD's new STEM Academy. Science inspiration through competition robotics! Team 1640 can be found within the community at various events such as the Upper Uwchlan Block Party, Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown, Uwchlan Day, and others.<br />
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Our goal was to create a learning organization. There are a large number of successful teams in our area that we've scrutinized and adopted their best ideas as a beginning step. We have then tried to extend and adapt those ideas for our team. We are standing on the shoulders of giants, not reinventing the wheel. Each year we pick 3 areas to increase our core competency, this keeps us continually improving. Team 1640 is a very dedicated team with several past FIRST Robotics students. <br />
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Team 1640 has 3 major partnerships. Our partnership with Downingtown Area School District has moved us from a struggling team to a robotics showcase bolstering DASD's awards and ability to obtain grants and state support. Our partnership with our students has given the students many valuable life skills that they have leveraged through college and beyond. Our partnership with our parents have increased our mentor and roboteer participation, and strengthened all of our partnerships.<br />
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Team 1640 advertises FIRST Robotics via in school announcements, brochures, community newspapers and websites, and team tshirts. We are getting the message out about FIRST robotics and its mission "to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders" There is no event that we are invited to that we won't attend. Our large public exposure generates interest in robotics and the many FIRST programs. The message is getting out, we've gone from 10 roboteers to over 100 today. <br />
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Team 1640 has worked hard at increasing brand awareness. We have expanded our communications past our website at www. team1640.com and school announcements. We are now appearing in local newspapers, on our school district website, and on several internet robotics news web sites. At community functions sponsors and families enjoy seeing robots and hearing about our challenges. We've gone from being unknown, to getting nods of recognition from other robotics groups. <br />
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Hardcopy document of the Team's [[Media:FIRST_Robotics_Team_1640_program.pdf|''Mission'' and ''Program'']]<br />
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[[Category:Organization]]</div>
Foster