BEST 2013- Gatekeeper
“As the world of electronics grows larger and larger, the internal components continue to grow smaller and smaller. Transistors, gates, registers, memory, decoders – all working together making electronics simple yet complex. We all agree, future economies will depend on us building the BEST robots and cutting-edge technology. The BEST Robotics motto has always been “no robot left behind”. One challenge remains: Squeaky, the original BEST robot needs serious upgrades to become Squeaky 2.0.
Almost all of the components for Squeaky’s upgrade have been secured through generous BEST sponsors, but one component is still missing: the BEST CPU (Central Processing Unit). Squeaky 2.0 will require the newest and fastest CPU on the market. BEST Robotics will be interviewing corporations on October 26, 2013 to award the contract to upgrade Squeaky. BEST Robotics will base the award on efficiency of each company’s production line (robot performance), engineering notebook, marketing strategy, exhibit booth, and sportsmanship.”
- Emails sent to invite and create events on WAAYTV.com, WHNT.com, WAFF.com, fox54.com, and ZTV to our Game day.
- Facebook updated fairly regularly
- Announcements made within the school during both high school and elementary chapel
- Clue for the trivia question posted within the school while an actual question was posted on the website’s home page.
- Visited Northrop Grumman to learn more about what jobs we can have related to robotics competitions and we presented what our game was about to them
- Mentored a team, St. Petersburg, and by the time Mall Day rolled around they had a robot that picked up pieces successfully
- Set up our field and answered questions at Fall Festival
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