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Programming 2013
This year, we started programming right after kickoff. Our team had a fairly large programming team consisting of the following people: Matt Arroyo, Dale Keith, Sam Lewin, Liz Maurais, Cody Paquette, and Jacob Tilton. While waiting for the CADD model and the prototype, we began lessons in Java and object oriented programming, led by our […]
Bowling
This past weekend, Team 501 participated in our second ever “Bowlathon” fundraiser at Merrimack Ten Pin. We had a fantastic turn out, with 39 bowlers coming out to support us. The event was equally successful at the 50/50 raffle table, where not only did we sell tickets, but also spread the word of FIRST and […]
Team 501 in the Hooksett Banner
This week, Team 501 was featured in the local newspaper, The Hooksett Banner. The article talks about team activites such as: build, programming, and the team website. Several students are interviewed including team captain Nicole Lyle
Programming Workshop
On Saturday December 10th, several Team 501 students went to Pembroke Academy in Pembroke, NH to attend a Programming and controlling the cRIO workshop. At the workshop, WPI’s Brad Miller showed off some new features in the 2012 FRC programming library for Java and C++. Mentors and students got to ask questions and see a […]
Christmas Parade
Team 501 participated in the Christmas parade in Manchester this year. This year we built a frame out of PBC pipes that we decorated with Christmas lights. We also decorated the robot with lights. The final touch was three giant candy canes that we hung from the PBC pipes. After the robot was decorated, the […]