{"id":15951,"date":"2017-03-13T21:04:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T02:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=15951"},"modified":"2017-03-13T21:26:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T02:26:07","slug":"a-first-robotics-demonstration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=15951","title":{"rendered":"A First Robotics demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend we went to check out a demonstration by the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/robotics\/frc\">First Robotics Competition<\/a> (FRC) team, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frcteam95.org\/wp\/\">The Grasshoppers<\/a>. FRC is the next level up from FLL, which we&#8217;ve been doing for the past few years. FRC typically starts in 9th grade, but the coaches told me that they have taken a few middle school kids over the years and would be willing to consider my boy next year. It looked pretty awesome!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15946\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-87509119jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15946\" class=\"wp-image-15946 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-87509119jpg-402x500.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-87509119jpg-402x500.jpg 402w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-87509119jpg-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-87509119jpg-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-87509119jpg-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-87509119jpg.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is their demo robot. The competition one is sealed up in plastic, ready for the next meet. The kids got a great close up of the workings in this thing and the high school kids and coaches did a fantastic job explaining it all.<\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/CJe7rES6H7w?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15947\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1889289906jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15947\" class=\"wp-image-15947 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1889289906jpg-281x500.jpg\" width=\"281\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1889289906jpg-281x500.jpg 281w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1889289906jpg-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1889289906jpg-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1889289906jpg-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1889289906jpg.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This robot can climb a rope!!! They said it&#8217;s not finished yet and they still need to put guides on the robot to help it climb more straight, but it&#8217;s still pretty impressive!<\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2oOhFWY-S6A?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We also got a tour of the workshop area and a demo of a bunch of machines they use to make the parts for the robots.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15948\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1436355313jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15948\" class=\"wp-image-15948 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1436355313jpg-410x500.jpg\" width=\"410\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1436355313jpg-410x500.jpg 410w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1436355313jpg-768x937.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1436355313jpg-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1436355313jpg-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1436355313jpg.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lex got to adjust the something on the big grinder machine. It&#8217;s late and I forget the right words. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15949\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-332077781jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15949\" class=\"wp-image-15949 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-332077781jpg-281x500.jpg\" width=\"281\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-332077781jpg-281x500.jpg 281w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-332077781jpg-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-332077781jpg-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-332077781jpg-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-332077781jpg.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dark goggles on! Time for the plasma cutter!<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">The plasma cutter can cut holes and entire pieces out of sheet metal. \u00a0It makes a dangerously bright light though, so everyone had to wear dark goggles.<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/62UHbxC5VXc?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15950\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1812559562jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15950\" class=\"wp-image-15950 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1812559562jpg-281x500.jpg\" width=\"281\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1812559562jpg-281x500.jpg 281w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1812559562jpg-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1812559562jpg-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1812559562jpg-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1812559562jpg.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The guy is holding the piece of aluminum he cut on the plasma cutter. It needs to be cleaned up, bent (another neat machine they showed us), painted, then attached to the robot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was a pretty cool demonstration over all. \u00a0The team has their next match in a few weeks and we might check it out. \u00a0I think it would be pretty impressive!<\/p>\n<p>When the team starts up again in the fall Lex will have a chance to join them for a few meetings to see if he feels up for it and if they think he&#8217;s old enough. \u00a0If not, we can try again in 8th or 9th grade. \u00a0No rush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend we went to check out a demonstration by the local First Robotics Competition (FRC) team, The Grasshoppers. FRC is the next level up from FLL, which we&#8217;ve been doing for the past few years. FRC typically starts in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=15951\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15951"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15955,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15951\/revisions\/15955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}