High School's Robotics Team

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Experiences shape who we are as a person. The experience I have had being a part of my high school’s Robotics team is by far the most impactful one I have had yet. I have been a part of my Robotics team since my freshman year of high school and have thoroughly enjoyed learning and competing throughout the years. In this team we are given a challenge to solve. We have six-weeks to design, build, and program a robot that can complete that year’s challenge. Since I am the programming team captain on the team, I am responsible for the coding and testing of the robot. It is of utmost importance that we program with celerity and effectiveness. On our robotics team we use the programming language C++ to accomplish goals. Being a part of the robotics …show more content…

I have gained quite a bit of knowledge working with professional machinery such as the porta-band, the hack saw, and the drill. By spending my time helping around I learn new skills while helping my team accomplish their tasks faster. Since I am the captain of the programming team it is my responsibility to ensure that the underclassmen learn the skills necessary to lead the team when I leave. I teach them how to program efficiently and make sure that they are prepared to take the mantle in the following years. Having the job of teaching underclassmen important skills as given me a greater purpose in the robotics team. I enjoy learning and teaching alongside the students. Recently, all of our hard work programming the robot paid off when we won the Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation. This award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide unique machine functions. We won this award because we used vision tacking and motion mapping in order to score goals. The motion mapping essentially plot points along the field which effectively allows the robot to navigate across the

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