January Update

This January, we have been hard at work for the 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition, Rapid React. We split into four mechanism groups: intake, shooter, climb, and internals. Each group spent the first week brainstorming and prototyping so we wouldn't come to a hasty decision without testing. Over the next two weeks we worked on 3D modeling, more prototyping, and redesigning. During the last few days of January we started machining parts for our first complete robot this season!

Our animation team also submitted the 2022 FIRST animation: Droid Drop Off on January 27.

November Update

Throughout November, GRT has been competing between our two class periods in a competition designed to simulate build season for the FRC tournament. GRT uses this competition as training to discover and solve problems and to develop team coordination and planning to further prepare us for the FIRST robotics tournament.

October Update

During the month of October, GRT has been passionately working on the annual haunted house project for our community. We constructed pneumatically-operated "haunted house" mechanisms inspired by elementary schoolers' drawings. We showcased our haunted house during the last week of October at Juana Briones Elementary School.

In addition to haunted house mechanisms, shop time has focused on additional training during October for controls, drivetrain, pneumatics, CNC, welding, animation, and business. New members accepted into these subgroups will help our team in future projects.