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.