Upcoming Dates (check TeamSnap for more information)
- Friday, July 15 - Team Movie Night
- Thursday, July 21 - Presentation to Career Explorer Class
- Regular subteam meetings will continue -- check with leads and mentors for more information
2022-2023 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS: Through lots of discussion, we are pleased to announce the upcoming year's leadership team! Thank you to everyone who submitted an application this year. There are still a few remaining leadership positions, so contact TimBD if you have interest! The leads for next year are:
- Overall Lead - Nick Sweetland
- Integration Lead - Aditi Bhaskar
- Business Lead - Katelyn LeBlanc
- Strategy Lead - Anish Goswami
- Scouting Lead - (open)
- Project Manager - (open)
- Software Lead - Rubi Martin
- Mechanical Lead - Rhet Leman
- Design Co-Leads - John D'Sousa and Aasha Patel
- Electrical Lead - Lily Vu
- Safety Lead - Taylie Smith
SWERVE DRIVE: In the past few years on the team, we've been using a 6 wheel tank drive, better known in FRC as a West Coast Drivetrain. Other teams, especially in the past couple years, use what is called a swerve drive. A swerve drive moves in the way that a rolling desk chair would. The wheels can roll across the floor, but also rotate to move in another direction. With a swerve drivebase, both of these axes of motion are driven by motors to make one ultra maneuverable drivebase and robot. Team 1425 recently bought swerve modules (one corner of a square swerve drivebase) from a company called Swerve Drive Specialties, owned by an FRC mentor. We bought these modules to construct our very own robot with a swerve drivebase in an effort to explore mechanisms in FRC which are foreign to us as a team. We'll be working through much of the off season to build this robot. Once it's built, we will be competing at unofficial (for fun more than ranking) off season competitions. It takes a whole, cooperating team to make a robot, so come stop by and help out!
TEAM MOVIE NIGHT: The business team is planning a team bonding event -- an outdoor movie night! We will be meeting from 8:00-11:00pm at Ainsley Kennedy's (business team) house. We are meeting late to ensure we can see the movie on the outdoor projected screen. Everyone make sure to bring blankets, camping chairs, or anything else to sit on! The business team will prepare plenty of snacks and drinks for everyone. This event will be for students and alumni on the team only! We are hoping everyone can have a lot of fun, and there will be more events for mentors and family to attend in the near future. Address: 2911 SW Turner Rd, West Linn
CAREER EXPLORER CLASS PRESENTATION: Over the summer, we will be able to give a presentation to the summer Career Explorer Class. This class is for freshmen to explore different technical skills and career paths, and will be a perfect recruitment opportunity for us! We have a brief presentation and will give a tour of the shed. There will be three separate presentations for the different classes. If you are interested in helping out with the presentation, please email Katelyn (kmleblanc75@gmail.com) for more information.
CANS AND BOTTLES DONATIONS: Throughout the 2021-2022 season, please collect all of your cans and bottles for team 1425. The can donations provide funds to help pay for travel for students and mentors. Last year from cans and bottles alone, we made over $1200. Please continue to collect cans and bottles and drop them off at the Kassab's house (28911 SW Cascade Loop). Thanks for your help!
SUBTEAM UPDATES:
- THE BUSINESS TEAM is working on summer recruitment, team bonding activities, and prepping for future outreach.
- THE DESIGN TEAM is working on training new students.
- THE ELECTRICAL TEAM is working on training new students.
- THE MECHANICAL TEAM is working on tidying up the shed and training new students. Also, the mechanical team is manufacturing the swerve robot's cargo manipulating subsystems.
- THE SOFTWARE TEAM is working on training new students.
- THE STRATEGY & SCOUTING TEAM is taking a much needed summer break!
TEAM 1425 STORE: The business team launched our team store, where everyone can buy all of Team 1425 merchandise! We have all sorts of products, from sweatshirts to reusable bags, with more items to come. A portion of the proceeds goes directly to the team, so every purchase helps us! We hope you enjoy the store. To shop, go to: https://www.wilsonvillerobotics.com/shop/
FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Instagram: frcteam1425
- YouTube: Error Code Xero
- TikTok: frcteam1425
AMAZON SMILES PROGRAM: To sign up for the Amazon Smiles program, there are only a few simple steps. First, sign in to your Amazon account through https://smile.amazon.com/. Then, under "Account & List" go to "Your AmazonSmiles". Once you are there, look for "Your current charity" and please use "Wilsonville Robotics Stewardship Group". After doing this, on all your future Amazon purchases, order from smile.amazon.com, and the team will receive a small percentage of your purchase total. Every purchase helps and is anonymous!
FRED MEYER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM: To join the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program, visit https://www.fredmeyer.com. Log into your Fred Meyer account and search for "Wilsonville Robotics Stewardship Group", then click "Enroll". If you don't have an account, all you have to do is create a new account, enter some basic information, a valid email address, and a rewards card. Every purchase you make will donate a small amount of the total to the team if you swipe or enter your Fred Meyer rewards card! Purchases will not count until you have registered with a rewards card. Thank you all for your help with raising funds for the team!