The Night Owls are a third-year robotics team and are part of ECG Robotics. This year, we are determined and focused to achieve our highest goals while implementing creativity and unique processes in our engineering and building designs.
Outreach
In our past outreach events, we have joined ECG Robotics Events as well as our chosen outreach events at several middle schools. This year, we are planning to attend more middle schools and display our outreach robot. Outreach enables us to connect with others, especially small kids and precipitates a profusion of salient principles and fundamentals to allow for their success in the near future in the robotics community. Outreach also allows for middle-schoolers to be able to have regulations and standards in which they can establish their own FTC robotics youth team, which will interest them in the STEM field. Outreach is a crucial part of robotics as it connects the community and raises interest in both STEM and robotics.
CAD
The CAD department of Team 10195 is in charge of designing the robot on a program called Parametric Creo 3.0. This program allows us to build a model of our robot digitally which saves us time compared to using paper and pencil to draft our ideas and troubleshoot. When there are defects in our robot, it can be a nuisance to look at a sketch on a piece of paper which may not be kept safely. Another huge advantage of using CAD is because our world is getting more computerized, it is important to incorporate as much technology as we can into our robot. Using CAD can also help us during competitions because teams which use CAD can show the judges the familiarity that we have with our robot and how show the dedication we had into building the robot.
Marketing
This year (2017-18), our marketing members are focused on creating our flyers and banner to be displayed at competitions. We are working on combining the hands-on aspect of Robotics into creative and eye-catching displays. Also, we have created our team mascot, which consists of colorful owl wings and face paint. Marketing allows us to share our team with all other people, familiar and unfamiliar with the FTC. In addition to presenting ourselves to the market, marketing also improves on our outward appearance and motivates us to improve our inner one. It also advances the public perception of our team which leads to a profusion of significant beneficiaries. In addition, marketing enables us to expand our brand and build a sustainable community in the robotics environment.
Outreach
In our past outreach events, we have joined ECG Robotics Events as well as our chosen outreach events at several middle schools. This year, we are planning to attend more middle schools and display our outreach robot. Outreach enables us to connect with others, especially small kids and precipitates a profusion of salient principles and fundamentals to allow for their success in the near future in the robotics community. Outreach also allows for middle-schoolers to be able to have regulations and standards in which they can establish their own FTC robotics youth team, which will interest them in the STEM field. Outreach is a crucial part of robotics as it connects the community and raises interest in both STEM and robotics.
CAD
The CAD department of Team 10195 is in charge of designing the robot on a program called Parametric Creo 3.0. This program allows us to build a model of our robot digitally which saves us time compared to using paper and pencil to draft our ideas and troubleshoot. When there are defects in our robot, it can be a nuisance to look at a sketch on a piece of paper which may not be kept safely. Another huge advantage of using CAD is because our world is getting more computerized, it is important to incorporate as much technology as we can into our robot. Using CAD can also help us during competitions because teams which use CAD can show the judges the familiarity that we have with our robot and how show the dedication we had into building the robot.
Marketing
This year (2017-18), our marketing members are focused on creating our flyers and banner to be displayed at competitions. We are working on combining the hands-on aspect of Robotics into creative and eye-catching displays. Also, we have created our team mascot, which consists of colorful owl wings and face paint. Marketing allows us to share our team with all other people, familiar and unfamiliar with the FTC. In addition to presenting ourselves to the market, marketing also improves on our outward appearance and motivates us to improve our inner one. It also advances the public perception of our team which leads to a profusion of significant beneficiaries. In addition, marketing enables us to expand our brand and build a sustainable community in the robotics environment.