Goodbye Robot!

Our robot, Sam Shark, has officially left our hands! We got a lot of practicing done during our last day of Crunch Weekend, but sadly Sam Shark had to leave us at 4:30 to be crated up and shipped away, just waiting to meet us at the Baltimore Convention Center for the Chesapeake Regional.

So we can all rest, our next meetings aren't until March. We will have a meeting on March 1 and March 3 from 5:30 until 8. We will go to the New Jersey Regional on Saturday from 7am until 7pm to observe and get a feel for what this year's game is played. It will also give the veteran students a chance to introduce our rookie members to the pits and to the competitions before we actually are in the middle of our own.

The students have some homework between now and Tuesday:
- The pre-scouting information must be completed and emailed to Sam.
- The robot book must have the different sections completed.
   * Jaw - Rachel and Dana
   * Ladder - Ally and Christian
   * Drive System - Mat and Jakob
   * Electronics/Pneumatics - Sam and Gain
   * Programming - Nick
   * Minibot & Deployment - Christian and Mike
   * Bumpers - Issa
   * Safety Features - Rachel

The robot book is useful when a judge comes to talk to the students because if they are unsure of an answer, they are able to grab the book to use as a reference or as a quick reminder. Plus, it'll show the judges that the team is prepared with a helpful guide.

There is Sam Shark on our last day! We are all very excited to be back with Sam Shark soon!

24 days until Chesapeake! 52 days until Philadelphia! 64 days until Championships!
-Sam