What is Ramp Riot? Ramp Riot is an annual preseason competition between teams in up to 8 states. These teams battle it out in an arena-style competition of robotic prowess. Ramp Riot helps the new members of the club learn how the FIRST program works and is good preparation for Read more…
Last Year’s Results: In 2013, the Montgomery robotics Team 1403 strived to be at the top of their game and maintained the esteemed reputation of the Montgomery spirit. Last year, 2013, was the 14th Ramp Riot ever and the pressure to bring home an award was high. Thanks to the Read more…
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS FIRST PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Popsicle Tower Cougar Class Date: 11/12/14 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 62 Number of Mentors/Adults: 5 Action Items: one hundred popsicle sticks, one hot glue gun, two glue sticks, wooden board, 18″ x 24″ paper, one plastic bag Impact on Team: The Read more…
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS PROJECT/ ACTIVITY: Creating Platform Structure Date: 10/29/14 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 41 Number of Mentors/Adults: 7 Action Items: Sheets of printer paper, masking tape, block of wood, bucket, sand Impact on Team: The class began with a presentation by mentor Michael Leicht about the Read more…
It’s time to get hungry! This time next week we’re gonna be on the second round of qualifiers. We need to do our best here! Mr. Leicht, Team Advisor
In the 2011 build season, Team 1403 was featured on CNN’s documentary “Don’t Fail Me”. Other FRC teams such as Team 842 and Team 3675 were also featured on the same episode. The report by Soledad O’Brien was about the variations in STEM education across the country.
Cougar Robotics is making great progress on the robot with the clock ticking. Two weeks remain of build season and the robot is finally coming together. The excitement throughout build season has grown everywhere in the team.
Mike: Keyur, stop using these childish words. Would you hear these in the industry? Keyur: Maybe the toy industry.
A 3D printer is a marvelous machine used for prints necessary in the third dimension. First a plastic string, called a filament, is held in a cartridge where it is brought to the extruder. The extruder takes the filament and melts it to a certain temperature. After the filament is Read more…
The A/V sub team this year built a powerful new computer. The computer consists of two new 23.3” Asus LED monitors. These dual monitors are arranged side by side for easy access of files. The machine includes a powerful i5-3570K processor running at 3.40Ghz. The graphics card runs 2GB on Read more…