On December 3rd, Trial and Error Robotics attended our first qualifier of the 2022-2023 Power Play season hosted by Team #6302 Odyssey at Hartfield Academy in Flowood MS. During the competition, we interacted with and competed in alliances alongside ten other teams from across the state. Since our team’s roster boasts many members new to…
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Colonel Patterson Visit!
On November 17th, Trial and Error Robotics had the pleasure of hosting ERDC’s Colonel Christian Patterson in our workshop at ERDC’s Future Workforce Development (FWD) Center. During his visit, we presented the Colonel with the operations of our team, as well as information on Gracious Professionalism and the FIRST organization as a whole. We spoke…
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: Shan Patel
This is Shan Patel, our new member here at Trial and Error Robotics. Shan attends school at River City Early College as a junior. Having always held an interest in robotics, Shan joined the team to gain experience for his future career in mechatronics engineering. The only prior robotics experience Shan has is in FIRST…