We learned many of new things at Thursday's meeting.
1. Linda showed everyone how to find and read the TaskMaster's blog and how to make comments on posts without having to log in. Some members accepted the invitation to join the blog as a contributor. Now these people can make their own posts.
2. We reviewed the challenge video again and started discussing strategy.
3. We opened the newly arrived Tetrix kit and started exploring the parts. The kit came without the battery charger because of a recall. So we will have to wait until the charger comes to operate our robot.
3.5 We learned that the robot controller only operates on Windows 7,8 or Vista. The laptops we use are XP. So... This problem is going to have to be solved before we can use the robot controller.
4. We talked about how we are going to build the playing field, what items we still need to order, and additional parts we want to purchase.
5. Linda shared that the 4-H Program bought the Tetrix Kit. YEAH!! Now the money we need to fund raise is less. If you missed that past 2 meetings, you missed the great news that we received a FIRST grant for FTC of $500. This paid for our FTC registration and part of the Textrix kit.
6. Fundraising letters are ready for distribution. Linda has sent letters to SUNY Research Foundation, Novelis, and Entergy. Who needs a letter? Email Linda
Next Meeting: October 10th at CCE Oswego. Beofer you come to this meeting, make sure you have watched the video of the game. http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/game AND come to the meeting with some strategy suggestions.
Many Thanks. Linda
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