Robotics Competition InformationalSign up Meeting

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Robotics CompetitionInformational/Sign up Meeting

• Sponsored By DEEP

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Meeting Agenda

• Competition Overview
• General Game Description
• Timeline
• Competition Launch
• Team structure
• Qualifications/Sign Up
• Questions

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General Game Description

• De Anza team robots will compete against the
  Foothill team robots
• Purpose To gain experience building a product
  that meets a certain specifications (product
  development), gain transferable skills, and
  experience real life situations (teamwork)

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Game Timeline

• Feb 8th Game Launch/Training Phase Begins
• March 14th- Training Phase Ends/Checkpoint
• May 23rd- Practice Session (Optional)
• (Highly Recommended)
• June 6th - COMPETITION DAY

12 weeks until competition day to build robots
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Competition Launch Feb 8th

• Reveal the game rules
• Give out materials
• Give training instructions
• Q A
• Meeting Details
• Time 2pm-4pm
• Location De Anza Math Tutorial Center (S-43
  bldg)

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Team Structure

• Each school has an alliance of two teams
• Each team can have up to 10 people (But flexible)
• Each team will construct their own robot

De Anza Alliance
Foothill Alliance
T1
T2
T2
T1
Importance of alliances and team skill leveling
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Qualifications

• Must be a DEEP member
• Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM)
  Major
• Currently enrolled at De Anza and/or Foothill
  College
• Committed through the Spring Quarter
• Motivated
• Team player
• Proactive

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Sign-up

• Sign ups start NOW
• Must have the following at the Feb 8th Launch
  meeting
• An advisor and at least one team representative
  present
• List of DEEP students that want to participate
  in your alliance
• If there are more than 20 people interested,
  we will consider expanding
• Students can participate in either college
  team, but will be committed to that team for the
  whole competition
• DO NOT decide who is on what team until after
  the Launch meeting

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Questions ??

• Fieldtrip UCSC Robotics Class/ Lab Visit
• Tues, Feb 19th or Thurs, Feb 21st (330pm-9pm)
• Attend Robotics undergrad class
• Observe lab projects
• Dinner at Dining Hall