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Day 1 is wrapped up and Bethpage Regal Eagles are ready to compete tomorrow and Saturday; looks like we've got a LOT of work (and fun) to accomplish!

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week 1 video is up!!

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Today's progress.

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1/9/15 Tomorrow marks the end of the first out of 6 weeks, and we have already accomplished so much. Without the normal electrical person around, the next in line stepped in and did something no one thought was possible. Michael and I - with little FRC electrical experience - quickly researched everything and made a lot of progress. They connected 3 talons, rewired the robo rio to the breakout board, wired the light, and wired the d-Link wireless bridge. Basically eveyrthing is wired and ready to roll. However, we also made progress on the rest of the robot. With the prototype finished for now we focused our efforts on the drive train. Drew, Mr. Zabell, and Harshil built the entire thing other then connecting the wheels. All we need to finish it is a trip to Lowe's which Mr. Zabell is doing before our robotics meeting tomorrow. That means we will have a fully functioning omnidirectional drive train tomorrow. That also means we are ahead of our schedule. On some things not completed related to the robot; Smiti, Brianna, and Mackenzie did some major research that is while listening to the He-Man "HeyYeaYeaYeaYea" Song. They got all the info we need for our Chairman's award entry and researched other awards as well. Hopefully by applying for these awards, we will be able to come home after competition with at least one or more of them.

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Brianna getting ready to cut churros for the chassis

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1/8/15 Chris and Devin completed 3D drawing of crucial field pieces, in order to begin building them next week.

Mr. Zabell

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Drew using the drill press and hard at work.

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1/5/15 Okay, so it's the first day back from our long restful break (okay maybe not that long) but regardless after our 9 periods of work the team came to the robotics room eager to start. We first decided whether to use omnidirectional wheels or the normal "KOP" drive train. We opted to use our omni wheels but that came with some challenges of its own. All this while the electrical team led by Melissa and the Coding Team, led by Harshil, began to work on the brand new control system for the first time. The Prototyping team was also hard at work using 3D modeling software to figure out the best way to execute the robot we want to build. The day was long and hard but a lot of work was done.

Sam Perkowsky