FIRST
What does FIRST stand for
FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Is FEAR awesome
YES!
What is our next upcoming COG
Admirals Game, Saturday March 9th, 6 pm
What are SAGs
Sponsorship Acquisition Groups
What is our robot's name
Apollo
What division of first are we in
FRC
How many years have we been active
12
How many COGs have we run over the past 3 years
40+ with 9 planned upcoming events
Why do we need to fundraise so much money
To keep team fees low - we don't want to limit who can join based of off financial situations / FRC teams cost a lot of money through materials and registration fees
Describe our human player signal
Uses LED lights on the side of the robot to communicate with the human player when to amplify, cooperate, or take notes from the source
Blue=amp
Yellow=coopertition
Orange=notes from the source
What does FRC stand for
FIRST Robotics Competition
What award sent us to worlds two years in a row
Engineering Inspiration
What is a COG
Community Outreach Group, helps us engage our community through STEM events, robot showcases, and public service events
What should you never ask sponsors for
A specific amount of money
Describe our launcher
Adjustable wrist to launch from anywhere,
Launcher hold to pause the note in the launch while flywheels are spinning up, this is achieved with a beam break
Flywheels, with different number and durometer wheels on both side to create spin
What is the name of the 2023-24 FRC season
CRESCENDO
How many members on the team
55 students 31 mentors
Why do we do COGs?
Nicolet FEAR prides themselves on their ability to grow and impact the world through a team environment to expand opportunities in STEM for all ages
What is the fundraising goal
$60,000
Describe our intake
Two parts, carriage and wrist, carriage is connected to the elevator, wrist connects to carriage and is what we pick notes off the ground with, polycarb/black teflon hood to guide the transfer of notes
Each section has small orange flex wheels and long orange poly belts that allow us to move the note
Who is the founder of FIRST
Dean Kamen/Woodie Flowers
What is our mission statement
Giving people the tools and opportunities to grow and impact the world through a team environment
What are STEM days
A type of COG where we broadcast STEM into the community through instant challenges
What are the drivebase dimensions
26x26 in no bumpers, 32x32 in with bumpers