It’s almost that time again! FTC competitions are two weeks away and the Cascade Robotics teams have been working for nine long weeks to perfect every aspect of their robots. From initial design to finishing touches last-minute changes, the teams have started off a great season! Six work sessions left, and the robots are almost ready to compete. You can see the game animation on the FTC game page.
The BEAR Bots are almost finished
with their robot; they still need to attach the part of the arm that picks up
the blocks, wire the robot, and add some finishing touches to the code. After
that, they will be ready to test all of the robot’s capabilities on the field
that mentor Neil Palachuk built. 
The Hibernotics, being a rookie
team, still have a lot to do on their robot, but will be ready in time for the
first competition. They are currently
working on the arm to pick up the blocks. They still need to wire, program, and
decide what else to add if they have time. They also have discussed the FTC
awards and hope to earn a few like the Motivate Award or the Rockwell Collins
Award. They are ordering flair items to help themselves stand out from the
other teams at the competition.
The overall organization, Cascade
Robotics, is still in the process of ordering T-shirts and we hope to get them
before the first competition round. We are also working on various outreach events, including volunteering for FLL competitions, fundraising, attending school events, and presentations at
local businesses. We are also trying to improve our media presence with Facebook and our blog, and we have plans to start sending out monthly e-newsletters in
the future.
Thanks to all the
mentors, sponsors, and parents for their help so far! Good luck to all the team
members on the rest of their season!
