Autodesk Oregon Regional Champions!

On March 6th, 2010, Mortorq became regional champs for the first time ever at the Autodesk Oregon Regional. The alliance of teams 1515, 2130, and 997 cruised through the elimination matches, winning 6 games, tying once, and losing once. Teams 1515 and 2130 played excellent defense in the middle and far zones, while team 997 kept racking up the points from close range. In addition to winning the regional championship, Mortorq also picked up the Motorola Quality Award for its innovation at the driver's station with a touchscreen.

Crunch Time

Animation finished their project and turned it in this week and their finished result looks amazing. Season is nearing the end, with final touches on the robot being made. The VEX robot is done and functioning. Business is finishing up Chairman's Award, as it is due tomorrow, February 18. The robot unveiling is this weekend, and the families of our members are excited to seeing the robot. We have a California Pizza Kitchen fundraiser soon and we hope lots of people come to support our team. Keep reading for more information and updates about our team.

Week Four

Building is almost done with the robot and are receiving their final parts tomorrow. Yay!! Animation is wrapping up their project, as it is due in the beginning of next week. Business was successful in raising money and school spirit this past week when members sold Crumbs cupcakes, Pinkberry, and Jamba Juice to their fellow classmates. Our very own programmers, Alex and George, showed off their amazing DJing skills, playing music for our supporters. The first episode of MorTorq TV is airing on KBEV, the local news station. With the final days of the season coming up, all members of the team are working to finish their objectives. Keep reading for dates of more fundraisers and other news about MorTorq.

FUNdraiser Week

Business is having a fundraiser this week!! On Tuesday, we will be selling Crumbs Cupcakes. On Wednesday, we are sellig Pinkberry and on Thursday we will sell Jamba Juice. We just received our care package from our sister school in Darfur. Animation is working hard to finish their project before their due date, February 15, and now are in the rendering stage. Building only has 16 days until the robot is due and the building team is working hard to finish. The first episode of MorTorq TV is done and will air on KBEV. The TV crew is currently working on the second episode of this year's season. Keep reading for more information on MorTorq air dates. Please support our team this week by buying delicious treats during lunch.

Week 4

Our first episode of MorTorq TV will air by the end of this week. The TV production team has been working extremely hard to finish editing this season's first episode. While finishing that up, the production team is also busy writing more scripts for upcoming episodes. Our building team is also working relentlessly. We even finished our chassis! On top of that, Chairman's Award is coming along nicely and its members are writing fabulously. Another newsletter is due to be sent by the end of the week. The animation team's project is also coming along at a snapping pace, and they are about to implement new technologies to create a more realistic feel for this year's video. Stay tuned for the next post!!! :)

Eileen's Birthday

Today is Eileen's birthday! The team wishes her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Now that finals are over, Mortorq is kicking into high gear. The shipping date is coming soon, February 23. Lets get down to business. GO MORTORQ!!!

Finals/Robotics Crunch!

This week was finals week at Beverly Hills High!! Everyone on the team was not only studying like crazy but also working on the robot like crazy! Luckily finals are finally finished! Now the team can focus all our energy on building the robot!! We are making some serious progress on the robot, and we will provide more detailed updates shortly. And as always GO MORTORQ!!!!!

35 days and counting

Happy MLKJ Day(Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) Though we had no school that day, Mortorq was hard at work on Monday started building our robot. I am happy to report that we have a finalized design ideas. Yay! Only 35 more days until we have to ship out our robot. Keep reading our posts for more news about fun events we have planned.

First week of FIRST

The first week after kick-off has been a busy one with meetings, brainstorming, and prototyping our robot for competition. We celebrated a member's birthday this Wednesday with cake, cookies, and milk for all who attended. Animation was given their own challenge for this year's prompt "Changing the World." Business is hard at work with Chairman's Award articles and fundraising plans. Stay tuned for some exciting, upcoming events that include soda pop tabs and cupcakes! TV group has been working hard to create skits for MorTorq TV. Thanks for checking in and keep reading our blog for new posts, events, and dates about Beverly Hills High's robotics team.

FRC 2010 Kickoff: Breakaway

On January 9, 2010, our Robotics team gathered bright and early at Beverly High for Kick-Off. We watched the Kick-Off video, which informed us about this year's game, Breakaway! This year's game is played with standard sized soccer balls, modeling after the classic spectator sport. The objective is to score as many soccer balls into two of four goals, with one point being rewarded for each goal. In the last 20 seconds of the game, a team may also hang their robot on one of two towers, which will gain them two points. An additional 3 points is rewarded if a robot hangs off another robot. There are two alliances, each composed of three teams working together to compete against the opposing alliance. To stay awake and avoid grumpiness, our team then had a MorTorq breakfast. After breakfast, the team members discussed the rules of the game and possible strategies, as well as beginning the design process. It was a productive day, but we called it quits early enough to rest up and prepare for the six difficult weeks ahead.