ERDC Alumni tour

On 3/15/19 we opened the doors to our shop for the ERDC (Engineering Research and Development Center) Alumni Association. The ERDC Alumni Association is comprised of people who have a passion for STEM and have formerly worked at ERDC. We opened our shop to them so that they could experience what have accomplished in furthering…

Mega Meetings #4

Today’s the day! The wait is finally over. The epic conclusion to the most revered series of the century…. no, of all time…………………………………….MEGA MEETINGS NUMBER FOUR The programmers have been working on encoder positions for our lifting mechanism “The Evan”. Once they finished work on that, they worked on programming “The Evan” to raise and…

Mega Meetings #3

It’s your favorite time of the week again! The day you’ve been waiting for. I know you’ve had sleepless nights because “They haven’t released Mega Meetings three yet!” Well now it’s here………….. MEGA MEETING NUMBER THREE!! Our programmers have been working on a few tweaks, such as the servo that rotates the phone for more viewing…

Mega Meetings #2

Hey! you know what time of week it is! Saturday! That means another Mega Meeting™ in preparation for state competition.   Our builders: Katie, Jacob, and Evan have been working on our lifting mechanism “the Evan” (Yes evan worked on “The Evan, Self improvement? I guess.)  “The Evan 2.0” should be done by the end…

Teen Chaos.

  Today we had special visitors at our shop! Team “Teen Tech #11375”, and team “Organised Chaos #14073.” Wow!   They are sister teams, that share a coach and a building. Team #11375 asked for assistance on their drivetrain, attaching a gripper to their hanging arm, and autonomous. Team #14073 graciously requested help on attaching…