Happy Pi Day! 🎉

Hello everyone! Today is PI DAY! 🎉🥧

You might be asking yourself, what is pi? Or do you mean pie, like the food? 🤔

We are talking about π! In simple terms, Pi (π) is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and is approximately equal to 3.14159. 🔢 It’s a very important number!

Of course, pie is very important, too! 🥧 Some might even say it’s irrational how much we love pie. 😆

Whether you love π or pie, let us know your favorite in the comments! ⬇️

We got a Gantt Chart!

To aid in our project management, we at Trial and Error Robotics have recently employed the use of a Gantt chart. A Gantt chart is popular project management tool that acts as a visual representation of a team’s schedule along with the resources needed throughout it’s duration. It also displays how deadlines relate to our…

Louis DeMola and ADDiTEC

On October 13th we at Trial and Error Robotics hosted friend of the team Louis DeMola. Louis is a mechanical engineer for ADDiTEC, a company on the cutting edge of multi-laser metal 3D printing technology. Vicksburg’s ERDC (Engineer Research and Development Center) recently purchased ADDiTEC’s MilleBot accessory which modifies the MilleBot, enabling large prints of…

New Member Spotlight: Lucas

Hello my name is Lucas Jeffers, I’m 17 years old, and I go to River City Early College. I am interested in joining Trial and Error robotics because I want to learn how to program, drive, and compete against other teams using robots. I have always been interested in anything to do with electronics and…

New Member Spotlight: Shayne

The following introduction has been written by our new recruit to the team, Shayne Thompson! Shayne is a Sophomore at River City Early College with extensive programming and building experience. Despite this fact, Trial and Error is Shayne’s official introduction to the FIRST program. We look forward to working with Shayne and give him a…