FIRST Robotics is planning some new projects, and taking a small break from building its firefighting robot. Before the semester ends, FRC would like to hold a social event for students to practice a robotics skill and have fun. Yes, this would be a great event to bring together the art department and the engineering departments. Just you wait.
FRC is also looking to future robotics events; for instance, there are FIRST competitions all over the country, for robotics events of all types: skateboarding robots, yoga robots, robots that can sail, robots that can make you french toast. Finally, our robotics lab will have a Halal Cart Robot. Sorry Halal Guys; this may cut into your fortunes.
Lastly, this is a great time during the semester to keep learning some new skills related to different areas of engineering. For instance, today I’m getting friendly with SolidWorks, as I’d like to learn to print enclosures for future robot-cars. I’d also like to learn to draw 3D parts to be cut out of wood on a CNC. If I learn SolidWorks well, there’s almost nothing I can’t build. In my engineering toolkit I’ll have:
- Circuit design skills
- Robotic automation skills
- Programming skills
- Enclosure/product design skills
And I can practice all of these things at FIRST Robotics, which has been a great complement for me to apply what I learn in engineering.
What does this even mean?
CCNY FIRST Robotics Club 