This Week in BMS Robotics: 10/20/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Message From the Coaches:

I am so so proud of our amazing and resilient engineers.  The first meet of the season went so well!  Our engineers were gracious and kind, and also did incredible robot play.

This week we will use those experiences to refine our robot plans and code.

We are giving the individual coaches the night off, they will discuss with the engineers Monday.

Upload Photos:

Families & Mentors can upload photos of our Young Engineers with this Google Form.  We use these photos in our Presentations and Engineering Portfolios.  Please share here (link).

This Week’s Schedule

  Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 10/21 - Monday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (everyone) 

  • 10/23 - Wednesday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (everyone)

  • 10/24 - Thursday

    • 6-8, Programmer Only Night (optional)

  • 10/26 - Saturday

    • 10-2 pm, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • Noon - Student & Family potluck, come see the robot progress

  • 10/31 - Thursday

    • Trick-or-treating out front of the Robotics Center, hosted by the High School Team 1502.  All are welcomed to visit and help out.  

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Competition Schedule

The competition schedule is finalized.  We have applied for a Qualifier (all day competition) and will hear back later in the week.  All four teams will head to Bedford on 11/16.  Also, our meet on 11/13 has moved to Northwest High School in Jackson.

Parent Paperwork

Each parent needs to create an account on FIRSTInspires to e-sign consents and releases for each student.  They use a funny term “apply to a team” but it is just verbage.  Everyone is accepted.  Here are the express links for each team:

Volunteers for Meets and Qualifiers

PDF LINK: Directions on how to sign up as a volunteer for a League Event

We need referees, field reset, robot inspectors, queuers.  Training is available.

Volunteer!  Links added for Quick convenience

  • 10/28 at Columbia

  • 11/02 in Chelsea

  • 11/16 at Bedford (You will get a free breakfast, lunch and snacks and a stylish T-shirt)

  • 11/23 at Saline ( You will get a free breakfast, lunch and snacks and a stylish T-shirt

Parent Coordinator

If you are interested in helping our Parent Coordinator provide food for our Young Engineers, please contact Kyle MacDonald

Pictures of the Week




This Week in BMS Robotics: 10/13/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Message From the Coaches:

Buckle up, this one is a doozy. We have been working SO hard, and the first meet is THIS WEEK.  There is lots of information:

  • This week's schedule, including optional days, parent meeting, and 1st Meet!

  • Competition Schedule

  • Paperwork:  FIRST consent & release (PARENT ACTION REQUIRED)

  • Volunteer help (PARENT ACTION REQUIRED)

This Week’s Schedule

With the meet this Saturday, we are trying to get the robots competition ready.  Programmers need quality time with the bots, so we are going to have building-focused and programming-focused evenings.  Any student engineer can attend any evening, but they may need to do other tasks.

Wednesday, we will have a Q&A session, including help with the FIRST consent & release process.  If you can’t make it, but need assistance, drop in to any session.

Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 10/14 - Monday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (optional - Builders) 

    • Crash, Optional hour 5-6 due to no school

  • 10/15 - Tuesday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (optional - Programmers)

  • 10/16 - Wednesday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (Programmers)

    • 7:30 Parent meeting - As we head into competition

  • 10/17 - Thursday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (optional - All students)

  • 10/19 - Saturday

    • 10-12 pm, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • Noon - Student & Family potluck, come see the robot progress

    • 1-5 pm, MSCRL League Meet (All Students)

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Competition Schedule

The competition schedule is (almost) finalized.  We have applied for a Qualifier (all day competition) and will hear back later in the week.  It will be either 11/09 or 11/16, if we are granted a slot.  We know that this is a lot.  (But it is SO MUCH FUN) Please participate at a level that works for your family.  Meets are 2.5-3 hours.  Qualifiers and Tournaments are all day events, but they come with State’s Invitations(fingers crossed!).

Parent Paperwork

Each parent needs to create an account on FIRSTInspires to e-sign consents and releases for each student.  They use a funny term “apply to a team” but it is just verbage.  Everyone is accepted.  Here are the express links for each team:

11617 Glitch: https://my.firstinspires.org/JoinTeam/Welcome/3f61df78-8987-11ef-ad53-00505699b848

11618 Gremlins: https://my.firstinspires.org/JoinTeam/Welcome/2856262e-88b7-11ef-8746-00505699b84

11729 Crash: https://my.firstinspires.org/JoinTeam/Welcome/4061a6b1-8988-11ef-ad53-00505699b848

26293 Surge <<Will be available soon>>

Volunteers for Meets and Qualifiers

PDF LINK: Directions on how to sign up as a volunteer for a League Event

We need referees, field reset, robot inspectors, queuers.  Training is available.

Meet Link:  https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=74592

  • Coach Marka

Gremlins

We were proud of all the progress we made last week.  The robot is finally coming together, with lexan parts for the 4-bar intake and the linear slide being installed.  The programmers were also busy getting all the new motors and servos working.  We’ll be continuing to push hard this week to get as much done before our first league meet next Saturday.  Don’t worry if everything is not completely done, however.  We will compete with what we have and continue building and improving through the rest of the season.  

  • Sarai and Kirk 

Glitch

We are nearly ready to assemble all the parts of the robot and get it ready for programming.  Monday will be an intensive build day so we can meet our goals.   Later in the week please come prepared to learn how to drive and operate the robot before our first MSCRL Meet.   The Glitch coaches are very proud of all our Glitchies.  

  • Coach Steve

Surge

We are in the final stretches before our first meet this Saturday. This week we need to make our finishing touches on the build side on Monday so that our programmers have the robot to do a deep dive on tele-op and autonomous. Plan to have some drive practice throughout the week as well as  some CAD for our second stage climber. It's exciting that our First meet as a team is this Saturday but let's be calm, collected and focused going into the week so we are prepared for it. Everyone is doing a good job and I’m proud of all our young engineers.

  • Coach Anson

Crash

Wow! Everything's coming together so quickly, just last week we had a bare chassis and now the 4 bar and linear slides are mounted. I am proud of everyone's dedication and I cannot wait to get the rest of the mechanisms built up. This week we will be prepping for our first meet. With all the hard work that is being put in I can’t wait to see it all come together.

  • Coach Kepler

Parent Coordinator

If you are interested in helping our Parent Coordinator provide food for our Young Engineers, please contact Kyle MacDonald.


Photos of the Week

This Week in BMS Robotics: 10/06/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Message From the Coaches:

Keep up the great work.   Just a few weeks till our first scrimmage!  

Huge shout out to all the parent helpers this week.  I appreciate the help.Please continue to give us a hand! We have no one signed up this week.

Java Programmers - Please create your github.com account.

Seeking Engineers and those in STEM based fields.  Part of FIRST’s mission is to connect our students to those who use STEM in their work lives.  If you are that person, or know someone that would like to talk to our students, please let me know.  We can use technology - so video conferencing is definitely possible. 

  • Coach Marka

Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 10/07 - Monday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 10/09 - Wednesday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • 6:30, Fundraising Committee Meeting

  • 10/10 - Thursday

    • 8-9, Booster Meeting

  • 10/12 - Saturday

    • 10-2 pm, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • Noon - Student & Family potluck, come see the robot progress

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Gremlins

After a quick pause early in the week to wait for parts the Gremlins jumped in to work hard on Wednesday and Saturday.  The intake has been assembled and tested.  We'll need a couple of quick modifications on Monday and then we'll be able to mount the intake and the 4-bar to the robot and hopefully pick up samples from the sub and deliver to the lower net.

We're also moving forward with the linear slides that will allow delivery to the high net and enable the first stage climb.

Glitch

The robot is together and we need to wire it up and start testing so we can identify issues, and potential changes we’ll need with the climb.  This week we will be focusing on Claw and digging into the notebook.  

Surge

I’m very proud of what everyone has accomplished so far. This next week we are looking to finish up the claw designs and do some more programming. Expect us to finish putting together the claw mechanism and the stage 1 climber. We are also going to start working on drive practice so everyone is familiar with driving the robot for our first competition.

Crash

I just want to say how proud I am of everyone’s work so far! We got the linear slides and intake mounted onto the robot and it works really cleanly! Next step is the hopper and refinement. The 4 bar is progressing smoothly with help of one of our programmers Chris Lesser teaching our young engineers the mathematics of how to find our gear ratios needed for the mechanism!Next step is working with fabrication mentors to start cutting out the parts and then finishing up the claw mechanism. 

Parent Coordinator

If you are interested in helping our Parent Coordinator provide food for our Young Engineers, please contact Kyle MacDonal.

This Week in BMS Robotics: 09/29/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Message From the Coaches:

Our good friends Team Hungary placed 34th in almost 200 teams in the FIRST Global Competition! 

Show and Tell

Please join us at 7:30 on Wednesday for a show and tell us about the progress of the robots.  Teams need to practice speaking!  

Huge shout out to all the parent helpers this week.  I appreciate the help.Please continue to give us a hand! We have no one signed up this week.

Java Programmers - Please create your github.com account.

Seeking Engineers and those in STEM based fields.  Part of FIRST’s mission is to connect our students to those who use STEM in their work lives.  If you are that person, or know someone that would like to talk to our students, please let me know.  We can use technology - so video conferencing is definitely possible. 

  • Coach Marka

Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 10/01 - Monday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 10/03 - Wednesday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • 6:30, Fundraising Committee Meeting

  • 10/05 - Saturday

    • 10-2 pm, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • Noon - Student & Family potluck, come see the robot progress

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Crash

Everyone is doing well with reaching our milestones. The intake is taking shape and looking really promising. The 4 bar, although going together a bit slower is starting to take shape and should be ready to test soon. With the competitions drawing ever closer I hope to speed up our development of mechanisms and get the bot ready for testing. I am really proud of everyone and especially impressed with each sub team's note taking and documentation.

Gremlins

Congratulations girls!!  You have achieved a driving robot and you have the ability to score (limited) points by simply pushing the the scoring elements on the field. The programmers are working hard on teleop controls and learning to use odometery to control robot positioning on the field autonomously.  You've also refined your intake and sample delivery mechanisms.   This week we plan  to work on assembly and programming of these elements.

You worked really hard this past week, and we are proud of your focus and your progress.

Glitch

We are hitting our milestones, our assemblies are coming together with the proxy parts and our programmers are making big progress.   This Saturday we look to assemble robot with the final polycarb parts and really dig into the gripper mechanism. 

Surge

Surge is coming together like a veteran team.  This last week we got the robot moving, the linear slides attached and now we are ready to look at the next mechanism.  Come ready to participate, share, program and build.

Parent Coordinator

If you are interested in helping our Parent Coordinator provide food for our Young Engineers, please contact Kyle MacDonald (Check email for contact info)

This Week in BMS Robotics: 09/23/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Message From the Coaches:

Huge shout out to all the parent helpers this week.  I appreciate the help.Please continue to give us a hand! We have no one signed up this week.

We are busy with a lot of small group projects - Java Programming, Java-with-Blocks programming, prototyping, assembling, and CAD-ing.  So much progress!  I love watching students create a program that turns a motor for the first time!  We will have a driving chassis by the end of the week.  Sometimes it is hard for a student to settle into a particular project.  If you student is having a hard time, please let us know.

Seeking Engineers and those in STEM based fields.  Part of FIRST’s mission is to connect our students to those who use STEM in their work lives.  If you are that person, or know someone that would like to talk to our students, please let me know.  We can use technology - so video conferencing is definitely possible. 

  • Coach Marka

 Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 9/23 - Monday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 9/25 - Wednesday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • 6:30, Fundraising Committee Meeting

  • 9/28 - Saturday

    • 10-2 pm, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • Noon - Student & Family potluck, come see the robot progress

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  



This Week in BMS Robotics: 09/16/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Message From the Coaches:

Now that we aren’t strategizing as a team, but working in small groups, there is definitely a need for mentor assistants.  We only have 1 out of 20 slots signed up for this week.  Please give us a hand!

This week was filled with progress - chassis are coming together, new programmers learned to control a servo. And the whiteboards are filled with great ideas.  Parents, there is a small container of safety glasses just outside the rear door of the assembly room - feel free to grab a pair and come see what fantastic things your child is doing!

  • Coach Marka

Crash

I just want to say how impressed I am with Crash this week! We have progressed a lot farther this week than we have in years past, with our chassis almost completed and both of our mechanisms farther along than expected. I am really excited for this upcoming week as we should start to see these take shape beautifully. I am hoping to get our chassis done by the end of monday to hand off to the programmers. 

Glitch

Excellent teamwork Glitch, we have the chassis nearly assembled and ready to be wired while other team members are busy prototyping and the programmers have started preparing.  It will be a fun and busy week, don’t forget your iPads and keep on researching game design ideas on Youtube.

  • Coach Steve

Surge

Good job Surge, really proud with all the awesome prototypes. We have completed the sides of our chassis and are looking to complete the chassis on Monday or Wednesday. As we go into to the week let’s keep building our foundational knowledge. Keep looking at different mechanisms and let’s keep the energy up

  • Coach Anson

Gremlins

The Gremlins are doing great!  We have hit some bumps assembling a new chassis variant and these sometimes lead to needing to take a bit apart and try again - Every Gremlin's least favorite activity :-(

But overall, much progress has been made.,

We've also made a ton of progress in terms of figuring out how the girls want to play the game. They have a plan to progress and improve their robot's abilities over the season and eventually conquer all the game's challenges.   Our first mechanisms, one to reach and one grab and hold onto the sample game pieces, have gone from vague ideas, to sketches, to discussions, to CAD and cardboard prototypes in just a week!!!!  That's incredible work.   Mechanism pieces are being 3D printed over the next couple of days, so hopefully we'll be able to combine them and move forward into testing the prototypes this week.

Programing also began on Saturday.   Those new to programming are being introduced to working with java blocks that will eventually lead to the program used to drive the robot in the tele-op phase of game play.   Our programmers with at least a year of FTC programming under their belts will be exploring Java while working on the autonomous program.

There's so much going on!  We know that it can be hard for middle schoolers to grasp how much is being done right now.  This can lead to thoughts of  “there's nothing for me to do” or “they don't need me” or “ I can't” from the more naturally pessimistic girls.   It's ok…we absolutely do need them, they can and they will. Please know that more tangible successes are on the way.  

Please remember iPads this week.  Also the kids are using a lot of energy mentally and physically right now. Eating before meeting (a meal or a snack depending on your family's schedule) can really help gremlins focus better and feel more successful.

  • Coach Sarai

 Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 9/16 - Monday

    • 6-9, Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 9/18 - Wednesday

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 9/21 - Saturday

    • 10-2 pm, Team Meeting (All Students)

    • Noon - Student & Family potluck, come see the robot progress


Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up. 

Photos from the Week

This Week in BMS Robotics: 09/8/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Message From the Coaches:

Wow!  What a cool game.  Here are a few links:

Feel free to bring in drawings or ideas for the game.

This week ahead is a lot of planning and prototypes and the start of the chassis build.  We will also talk to the Hungarian FIRST Global Team.They will show off their robot that will compete in the FIRST Global Event in Athens Greece in late September.  

  • Coach Marka

Crash

Great job Saturday! Everyone did a great job brainstorming and strategizing. Monday we plan to nail down our strategy. Wednesday we will start building the chassis and design process. I can’t wait to hear everyone's great ideas!

  • Coach Kepler

Glitch

Great job thinking and brainstorming around the game.   If you can 3D Print game elements, please do.  Bring your iPads with the Game manual (read) on them for Monday where we will be thinking about our scoring priorities.  

  • Coach Steve

Surge

Hey Surge, Congrats on surviving your first Kick off. This wee k come prepared with a charged iPad (game manual downloaded and read). On Monday we’re  first doing priorities and figuring out how we want to play this game. We will also be talking about mechanisms and maybe even do some prototypes. Wednesdays and Saturday are build/programming days.

  • Coach Anson

Gremlins

The Gremlins are off to a great start!  You all did a great job considering the available points and establishing your initial robot goals.  We'd like each of you to think about ways to control and move the samples.  Diagrams and measurements for the samples can be found on page 53 of the game manual.

Please bring your ideas, drawings, models etc. and your ipads on Monday!

We plan to begin our chassis build and to discuss both game element manipulation and a climber mechanism this coming week.

  • Coach Sarai

Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 9/9 - Monday

    • 6-9, Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 9/11 - Wednesday

    • 6:30, Fundraiser Committee (Parents & FRC Students invited)

    • 6-8, Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 9/14 - Saturday

    • 9- 10 am, Hungary/Chelsea Global Friendship Video Call Meeting (optional)

    • 10-2 pm, Team Meeting (All Students)

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Parent Coordinator

If you are interested in helping our Parent Coordinator provide food for our Young Engineers, please contact Kyle MacDonal. His email is in the TWIR Email.

Photos from the Week:

Kick off!

This Week in BMS Robotics: 09/2/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

Message From the Coaches:

T-Minus 5 days till Kick-Off!!!  This Saturday is the official start of the Competition Season where the new game will be revealed.  It’s a big day for the club full of excitement and possibility.  Please bring $5 for pizza lunch.  

For those interested in Programming, check out https://ftcsim.org where you can program a virtual robot to play on a Virtual Game Field.  An excellent resource for novices and veterans alike.   

Parents, please sign up for Volunteer time and review the Info Night Slide Show if you were not able to make it last Wednesday.

TWIR emails can also be read at www.chelsearobotics.org  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

  • Assistant Coach Steve 

Coaches & Mentors Needed!

We have more students than ever registered for this fall, necessitating the addition of a fourth team.  Let me introduce the Chelsea Surge, # 26293!   The Suge will be joining Chelsea Crash, Glitch and Gremlins this fall.   

We are in serious need of new Coaches and Mentors to help support our teams.  In particular we are looking for Coaches for the Chelsea Glitch and Surge.   Coaches are expected to work with another Coach and be present on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Mentors support the team broadly by providing support building the robot, documentation, supervising activities and feeding the students.   If interested, please complete this form:

https://www.chelsearobotics.org/registration/ftc-mentor

All volunteers will work alongside veterans and be provided all the training necessary.  No experience needed to help out in any of these roles other than a desire to help our students grow and have an amazing experience.  

Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

  • 9/4 - Wednesday

    • 6-8 Team Meeting (All students)

  • 9/7 - Saturday

    • 10-2 Kickoff!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 9/9 - Monday

    • Team Meeting (All Students)

  • 9/11

    • Team Meeting (All Students

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Photos from the Week:

Photo from our Parents Night.  Thank you all for attending! 




This Week in BMS Robotics: 08/26/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

Message From the Coaches:

Happy first week of School Beach Middle School Robotics Families!  Exciting times, doubly so because it means the official start of the Robotics Season!   Please review the dates and times below and we’ll see you at the Robotics Information Meeting this Wednesday at 7pm.  

Moving forward, we will be emailing This Week in BMS Robotics as well as posting at  www.chelsearobotics.org (minus contact information).  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

  • Assistant Coach Steve 

Coaches & Mentors Needed!

We have more students than ever registered for this fall, necessitating the addition of a fourth team.  Let me introduce the Chelsea Surge, # 26293!   The Suge will be joining Chelsea Crash, Glitch and Gremlins this fall.   

We are in serious need of new Coaches and Mentors to help support our teams.  In particular we are looking for Coaches for the Chelsea Glitch and Surge.   Coaches are expected to work with another Coach and be present on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Mentors support the team broadly by providing support building the robot, documentation, supervising activities and feeding the students.   If interested, please complete this form:

https://www.chelsearobotics.org/registration/ftc-mentor

All volunteers will work alongside veterans and be provided all the training necessary.  No experience needed to help out in any of these roles other than a desire to help our students grow and have an amazing experience.  

 Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

8/26 - Monday

  • 6-9, Mentor & Coach Planning Meeting

8/28 - Wednesday

  • 7-8 FTC Parent Meeting - All Robotics Families

9/4 - Wednesday

  • 6-8 Team Meeting (All students)

9/7 - Saturday

  • 10-2 Kickoff!!!!!!!!!!!

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Photos from the Week:

Thank you to all the families who helped with Fair Parade this last weekend.  We won the 3rd Place Youth Float Prize!







This Week in BMS Robotics: 08/19/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

Message From the Coaches:

Greetings Students & Families, we are so close to the start of the season.  Wednesday night is Middle School Open House so there are no meetings for students this week.  Do look for Coach Sarai to be advertising our Robotics Program at the open house.  Give her a big thanks and a cheer for helping out.  

It's the Fair Parade this week!   We’ll be decorating the Float Friday night and walking in the parade on Saturday.  All robotics students and families are invited to help decorate the float and walk.  If you have a robotics uniform, please wear it and bring extra water on Saturday.  Please bring candy to give out, the only rule is no “Sticks”  Details & schedule is below.

Students and Families can join our Chelsea Robotics Discord server and participate in the Friends & Family Channel.  If you are not familiar with Discord, good chance your children are and can help you out.  We’ll use Discord often to post club news, such as Parade updates. Use this link to join: https://discord.gg/QbFnhChXaB  

Moving forward, we will be emailing This Week in BMS Robotics as well as posting at  www.chelsearobotics.org (minus contact information).  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

  • Assistant Coach Steve 

Coaches & Mentors Needed!

We have more students than ever registered for this fall, necessitating the addition of a fourth team.  Let me introduce the Chelsea Surge, # 26293!   The Suge will be joining Chelsea Crash, Glitch and Gremlins this fall.   

We are in serious need of new Coaches and Mentors to help support our teams.  In particular we are looking for Coaches for the Chelsea Glitch and Surge.   Coaches are expected to work with another Coach and be present on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Mentors support the team broadly by providing support building the robot, documentation, supervising activities and feeding the students.   If interested, please complete this form:

https://www.chelsearobotics.org/registration/ftc-mentor


All volunteers will work alongside veterans and be provided all the training necessary.  No experience needed to help out in any of these roles other than a desire to help our students grow and have an amazing experience.  


 Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

8/19 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/20 - Tuesday

  • Chelsea Robotics Boosters -  All adults welcomed

8/23 - Friday

  • 6-8, Float decoration CRC Parking Lot

8/24 - Saturday

  • 8 AM, (Rain Date) Float decoration

  • 10:00 AM Robotics Float moved downtown to join the queue.  Students can join us downtown or work over from the CRC.  We’ll announce in Discord where the float is parked. 

  • 12:30, Parade starts.  

  • End of parade, Students picked up at Old Manchester Rd by families, Return to CRC to help tear down float and put away robots.   

8/26 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/28 - Wednesday

  • FTC Parent Meeting - All Robotics Families


Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up. 

This Week in BMS Robotics: 08/12/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

Message From the Coaches:

Greetings new and returning robotics families.  It’s exciting to think that the season is about to kick off in just over a Month!  There will be an activity on this Wednesday, 6-8PM at the CRC for just the boys.

  • sign up link for those planning to attend.  

  • Please bring appropriate shoes for robot driving!  No Crocs or Open Toed Shoes.

  • Adults are welcome to stay and help out (Try out mentoring!)  

  • Coach Marka

Moving forward, we will be emailing This Week in BMS Robotics as well as posting at  www.chelsearobotics.org (minus contact information).  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

  • Assistant Coach Steve 

Coaches & Mentors Needed!

We have more students than ever registered for this fall, necessitating the addition of a fourth team.  Let me introduce the Chelsea Surge, # 26293!   The Suge will be joining Chelsea Crash, Glitch and Gremlins this fall.   

We are in serious need of new Coaches and Mentors to help support our teams.  In particular we are looking for Coaches for the Chelsea Glitch and Surge.   Coaches are expected to work with another Coach and be present on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Mentors support the team broadly by providing support building the robot, documentation, supervising activities and feeding the students.   If interested, please complete this form:

https://www.chelsearobotics.org/registration/ftc-mentor

All volunteers will work alongside veterans and be provided all the training necessary.  No experience needed to help out in any of these roles other than a desire to help our students grow and have an amazing experience.  

 Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

8/12 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/14 - Wednesday 

  • 6-8, Boys Preseason Orientation - All Rookie and Veteran boys welcomed

Complete this form to let us know you will be attending (link)

8/19 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/20 - Tuesday

  • Chelsea Robotics Boosters -  All adults welcomed

8/21 - Wednesday

  • 6-8, Gremlin Preseason Meeting

8/24 - Saturday

  • Robotics March in Fair Parade, more details to follow

8/26 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/28 - Wednesday

  • FTC Parent Meeting - All Robotics Families


Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up. 


This Week in BMS Robotics: 08/05/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

Message From the Coaches:

Greetings new and returning robotics families.  It’s exciting to think that the season is about to kick off in just over a Month!  There will be an activity on this Wednesday, 6-8PM at the CRC for the boys. Gremlins also have an activity.

  • sign up link for those planning to attend.  

  • Please bring appropriate shoes for robot driving!  No Crocs or Open Toed Shoes.

  • Adults are welcome to stay and help out (Try out mentoring!)  

Coach Marka

Moving forward, we will be emailing This Week in BMS Robotics as well as posting at  www.chelsearobotics.org (minus contact information).  The posts will be found under the FTC 6-8 menu. 

Assistant Coach Steve 

Coaches & Mentors Needed!

We have more students than ever registered for this fall, necessitating the addition of a fourth team.  Let me introduce the Chelsea Surge, # 26293!   The Suge will be joining Chelsea Crash, Glitch and Gremlins this fall.   

We are in serious need of new Coaches and Mentors to help support our teams.  In particular we are looking for Coaches for the Chelsea Glitch and Surge.   Coaches are expected to work with another Coach and be present on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Mentors support the team broadly by providing support building the robot, documentation, supervising activities and feeding the students.   If interested, please complete this form:

https://www.chelsearobotics.org/registration/ftc-mentor

All volunteers will work alongside veterans and be provided all the training necessary.  No experience needed to help out in any of these roles other than a desire to help our students grow and have an amazing experience.  

 Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

8/5 -Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/7 - Wednesday

8/12 - Thursday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/14 - Wednesday 

  • 6-8, Boys Preseason Orientation - All Rookie and Veteran boys welcomed

Complete this form to let us know you will be attending (link)

8/19 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/20 - Tuesday

  • Chelsea Robotics Boosters -  All adults welcomed

8/21 - Wednesday

  • 6-8, Gremlin Preseason Meeting

8/24 - Saturday

  • Robotics March in Fair Parade, more details to follow

8/26 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/28 - Wednesday

  • FTC Parent Meeting - All Robotics Families

Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

This Week in BMS Robotics: 07/28/24

Greetings Beach Middle School Robotics families, this is your “Week in Robotics Update.”

Message From the Coach:
Greetings new and returning robotics families.  It’s exciting to think that the season is about to kick off in just over a Month!  To help prepare our new students and veterans alike there are upcoming activities planned.  Note, there are no Student Activities this week.  Remember, all summer activities are optional and family time and vacation take priority.   

  • Coach Marka

If you are receiving this email and have yet to register your student, do so ASAP.  We have only a few spaces left.  Next week I’ll be updating the email groups and removing non-registered families.  

  • Assistant Coach Steve 

Coaches & Mentors Needed!

We have more students than ever registered for this fall, necessitating the addition of a fourth team.  Let me introduce the Chelsea Surge, # 26293!   The Suge will be joining Chelsea Crash, Glitch and Gremlins this fall.   

We are in serious need of new Coaches and Mentors to help support our teams.  In particular we are looking for Coaches for the Chelsea Glitch and Surge.   Coaches are expected to work with another Coach and be present on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Mentors support the team broadly by providing support building the robot, documentation, supervising activities and feeding the students.   If interested, please complete this form:

https://www.chelsearobotics.org/registration/ftc-mentor

All volunteers will work alongside veterans and be provided all the training necessary.  No experience needed to help out in any of these roles other than a desire to help our students grow and have an amazing experience.  

Schedule: All events at Chelsea Robotics Center unless noted otherwise

7/29 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/5 -Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/7 - Wednesday

8/12 - Thursday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/14 - Wednesday 

  • 6-8, Boys Preseason Orientation - All Rookie and Veteran boys welcomed

Complete this form to let us know you will be attending (link)

8/19 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/20 - Tuesday

  • Chelsea Robotics Boosters -  All adults welcomed

8/21 - Wednesday

  • 6-8, Gremlin Preseason Meeting

8/24 - Saturday

  • Robotics March in Fair Parade, more details to follow

8/26 - Monday

  • 6-9, Programming Workshop - Mentors Only

8/28 - Wednesday

  • FTC Parent Meeting - All Robotics Families

Team Google Calendar Link - All robotics activities will be on our Google Calendar with updates posted as they come up.  

Photos from the Week:

Thank you to all the students who helped out at the KidZone this last weekend!