Mentor Workshop
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| - | + | <BIG> Our next 7 week Mentor Workshop starts on September 15 at the [[Downingtown Educational Center]]. If you are interested please contact us! </BIG> | |
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| - | + | == Mentor Workshop Overview == | |
| + | We are holding a 5,7,10 week mentor workshop on a regular basis. The intent is for people with a casual interest to come to the basic 5 week session. For more advanced users interested in programming, the next two weeks (week 6 and 7) will be of interest. The last three weeks covers advanced robot designs and team dynamics. | ||
| - | == Mentor | + | [[Summer 2009 Mentor Workshop]] that we started on 9 June is detailed here. It was a great time and we have new Mentors! |
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| + | == Mentor Workshop 5 Week Cycle == | ||
We meet once a week on Tueday nights from 6:30-8:30 PM at the [[Downingtown Educational Center]]. | We meet once a week on Tueday nights from 6:30-8:30 PM at the [[Downingtown Educational Center]]. | ||
:[[Media:VEX for the Technically Challenged.pdf]] We will cover some house keeping issues and then do the Introduction. We'll spend about an hour discussing this section. | :[[Media:VEX for the Technically Challenged.pdf]] We will cover some house keeping issues and then do the Introduction. We'll spend about an hour discussing this section. | ||
| - | :In the second hour we will construct the ''Tumbler Robot'' that can be found in these plans [http://www.vexrobotics.com/docs/Vex-Quickstart-Guide-10072008.pdf Vex Quickstart Guide]. | + | :In the second hour we will construct the ''Tumbler Robot'' that can be found in these plans [http://www.vexrobotics.com/docs/Vex-Quickstart-Guide-10072008.pdf Vex Quickstart Guide]. |
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| + | It would also be helpful to have the controller and transmitter guides: | ||
| + | *[http://www.vexrobotics.com/docs/inventors-guide/main-2008/12-d-control-configurations-06272008.pdf VEX 2008 Inventor's Guide Reference - Appendix D, Control Configurations (2.6M pdf, 06-27-08] | ||
| + | *[http://www.vexrobotics.com/docs/inventors-guide/main-2008/13-e-transmitter-menus-06272008.pdf VEX 2008 Inventor's Guide Reference - Appendix E, Transmitter Menus (3.1M pdf, 06-27-08)] | ||
'''Week Two''' | '''Week Two''' | ||
:Finish the ''Protobot'' and race them | :Finish the ''Protobot'' and race them | ||
| - | == Mentor | + | == Mentor Workshop - 7 Week cycle == |
First 5 weeks as outlined above. | First 5 weeks as outlined above. | ||
:Introduction to RobotC - Advanced Sensors | :Introduction to RobotC - Advanced Sensors | ||
| - | == Mentor | + | == Mentor Workshop - 10 Week cycle == |
First 7 weeks as outlined above | First 7 weeks as outlined above | ||
Next three weeks are spent building a competion robot (Game to be chosen by the team) | Next three weeks are spent building a competion robot (Game to be chosen by the team) | ||
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| + | == Additonal Mentor Information == | ||
| + | [[Using VEX to Supercharge your Robot Team]] - a great guide on how to expand the use of VEX into other robot programs. Many FIRST teams use VEX to prototype. | ||
