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SUPPORT THE GATORZILLAS AS WE BUILD A WINNING ROBOT!!!
Your support will help the Dickinson, TX High School Gatorzillas (FRC Team #2936) design, prototype and build a fully-functional robot for the 2012 Lonestar Regional FIRST Robotics Competition. The competition is on April 5th through April 7th, at the George R Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, TX.
Our goal is to compete in (and win) the Lonestar Regional. Our backers and KickStarters will help us do that!
We are about to start our 4th year as participants in the FIRST Robotics Competitions. It is quite expensive to maintain our team due to competition entry fees, buying robot parts (motors, servos, computers, gears, raw material, etc.), travel and other expenses. The money spent for these items is ultimately used to help us 'build' future scientists, mathematicians and engineers.
Our students are learning real-world engineering skills while building the robot. The students are exposed to real-world challenges, such as:
- - System Design: understanding requirements, design considerations
- - Electrical engineering: circuits, wiring, soldering, etc
- - Computer programming: Labview, HTML
- - Mechanical engineering: motors, gears, servos, hardware
- - System integration: teamwork, system testing
- - Prototyping: 3D modelling, manufacturing, lessons learned, etc.
- - Shop Skills: machine tools, table saws, drill presses
As you know, these skills are the same type of skills that Makers and Kickstarters LIKE YOU already have. It is our goal that the Gatorzilla students will become tomorrows innovators! Your KickStarts will be greatly appreciated.
The game challenge for each season is completely different from one year to the next, the following video explains the challenge that our students had to overcome during the 2011 season:
During the 2011 season, our students finished 2nd overall in the Lonestar Regional out of approximately 60 teams. We hope to match and even exceed that accomplishment in the upcoming season. Here is a video showing the FINALS of the Lonestar Regional
Our team video is shown below. This video was made just prior to the end of our 2011 build season (last Spring) as we prepared for competitions.
YOUR BACKING WILL HELP OUR STUDENTS MEET THE GOAL OF COMPETING IN THE FIRST ROBOTICS LONESTAR REGIONAL IN EARLY APRIL 2012!
HELP US BUILD A SUCCESSFUL ROBOT!!!
FAQ
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"The Varsity Sport For The Mind" FIRST Robotics is a high-tech, high school robotics competition. Each Spring, thousands of teams from all over the country design, prottype, build, test, deliver and compete with complex robots. Unlike traditional sports, our game is completely different each year (see the video in Update #1). The goal of FIRST is to inspire students to pursue careers in mathematics, science, technology and engineering. Teams are composed of students, teachers and professionals from industry working side-by-side to solve the game challenges.
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