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over the summer
Over the summer, we learned the basics of programming using Java to ensure we were ready for the new season. We also learned how to use Computer-Aided Design to help us build our robot.
august 29th, 2025
We had our first meeting, where we talked about the new season and did some preparation for the year.
September 5th, 2025
We prepared for our kickoff event the next day.
SEPTEMBER 6th, 2025
We participated in an FTC event where we were introduced to the 2025-2026 FTC topic, Decode. We gained insights into the field and the specific missions, as well as an understanding of the associated rules. Additionally, we engaged in discussions with other teams and gave invitations for them to participate in the Maryland STEM Festival Closing Ceremony, which we're hosting in November. We also gave a presentation introducing the basics of CAD to other teams.
SEPTEMBER 13th, 2025
We had a meeting in which we discussed ideas for the new season upon having our year's theme available to us.
SEPTEMBER 19th, 2025
We had a meeting and sorted materials, as well as began designing our robot on CAD.
October 3rd, 2025
We had a meeting and began cutting materials and working on hardware.
october 4th, 2025
We attended a China Day event in which we sold traditional Chinese food to raise money for our team, as well as taught other people about FTC and demonstrated our robot.
October 10Th, 2025
We had a meeting and continued building our robot.
October 17th, 2025
We had a meeting and furthered our work on hardware, as well as continuing our designing on CAD.
October 24Th, 2025
We had a meeting and worked on hardware.
november 7th, 2025
november 7th, 2025
We had a meeting and finished up our CAD, as well as furthered hardware and software.
November 9th, 2025
November 9th, 2025
This year, we hosted the Maryland Stem Festival. Running from 11 AM to 2 PM, the festival encouraged students of all ages to explore STEM through projects created by the many teams that attended. Throughout Duncan Hall, visitors stopped by exhibits to watch demonstrations and learn about this year’s challenges. FLL teams presented their robots and ideas for the UNEARTHED theme, explaining how their designs tackled archaeology-based missions. FTC teams showcased their robots for this season’s competition, Decode, and answered questions about coding, building, and driving. Their displays gave younger students a close look at the engineering process, from planning to testing. More than 300 people attended this year’s festival, and the responses were overwhelmingly positive.
november 2ND, 2024
november 2ND, 2024
We used CAD to 3D print more pieces today! We needed to insert screws in the robot, so we drilled some holes. We tried to improve the robot's pull-up as well.
November 9th, 2024
November 9th, 2024
We worked on our robot and 3D printed objects today to try out for our robot.
November 16th, 2024
November 16th, 2024
We improved the coding of our robot and designed some more 3D parts. Our STEM Festival is tomorrow (!) and we worked on some final touches of our robot today.
NOVEMBER 17TH, 2024
NOVEMBER 17TH, 2024
Today was the day of our Maryland Stem Festival Closing Festival! We invited 6 FLL teams, 5 FTC teams, 2 FRC teams, and various engineering firms, and over 800 people came. Special guests that attended were the Maryland STEM Festival Founder and Director Phil Rogofsky, State Senator Clarence Lam, and former NASA astronaut Don Thomas, who inspired young attendees as they engaged with our robot and 3D printer. Phil Rogofsky specifically invited our team to have a podcast interview with him!
November 25th, 2024
November 25th, 2024
We built the official sides for a formal match and relayed the foam pieces for the flooring as well as tested the robot; however, it appears that there are significant issues with the coding, so we need to find solutions and track the problems quickly.
December 6th, 2024
Today, we tested our robot and rehearsed our scripts.
December 13th, 2024
We improved our robot
We practiced running the robot
December 20th, 2024
We practiced driving the robot, improving fluidity of movement
We made the Viperslide slanted to allow it to fully hang
January 4th, 2025
- We each practiced running the robot
- We added the team pictures to the engineering notebook
January 10th, 2025
- We practiced running the robot
- We reviewed what we did at the scrimmage Static hosted
January 17th, 2025We edited the website, portfolio and rehearsed revised script for the qualifier tomorrow!
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