Team 1403
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Our Team As our team approaches the end of build season, many subteams have been wrapping up projects and other unfinished tasks. The Logistics Side of the team has been finishing up the Woodie Flowers essay and beginning to write the Donald Bowers essay. Meanwhile, the Robot Side has been assisting the Challenge Teams with […]
Our Team As tensions are high during Build Season, Team 1403 is in full gear with preparing and finishing up projects. The Robot Side has been collaborating with each other to complete their tasks, as well as assisting the project teams with their submissions. On the Logistics Side, members have been finalizing their assignments and […]
Our Team With only two more weeks left in Build Season, every subteam in Team 1403 has been busy with numerous assignments. Deadlines are starting to approach closer, leaving the Robot Side, Logistics Side, and Project Teams with more responsibilities to allow for the best performance during the Competition Season. From finalizing the Chairmans Essay […]
Our Team In the third week of Build Season, Team 1403 has made a substantial amount of progress. Each subteam focused on either continuing their work from the previous week or starting a new task. Both the Logistics and Robot Sides have been completing their respective tasks, as well as new advancements made on both […]
Our Team This week, the subteams have worked on teaching new members certain skills while delegating other tasks to experienced members. As the team gets closer to competition season, subteams have been collaborating with each other to increase productivity. While significant progress has been made, there is still more to do, and we are looking […]
Our Team Team 1403 started off the build season with a virtual team kickoff where our team gathered together to watch the announcement of the upcoming season by FIRST. Afterwards, we got straight to work. This week was extremely productive, with members arriving at meetings focused and prepared to work hard. Due to the ongoing […]
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICSPROJECT/ACTIVITY: Culture Class Date: 12/16/2020Where: Virtual Meeting via Zoom Impact on Team: This cougar class’s main focus was on the variety of cultures within the team as well as the overall culture of Team 1403. The presentations started with a fellow robotics team, 4481 Rembrandts, from the Netherlands. They spoke about the […]
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICSPROJECT/ACTIVITY: Networking and Internships Date: 12/2/2020Where: Virtual Meeting via Zoom Presentation: This cougar class focused on networking and internships. Team mentors, Rachel and Mike, presented a slideshow where they discussed how to present yourself to others, whether it is a job opportunity, interview, or any other situation where you are asked to […]
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICSPROJECT/ACTIVITY: Introduction to Robotics Date: 12/21/2020Where: Virtual Meeting via Zoom Number of Participants: 76 Impact on Team: After the more serious topic discussed last week, Team 1403 mentor Mike decided to give a lighthearted presentation on pizza. After giving brief insight into how pizza is made and the different varieties of it, […]
TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICSPROJECT/ACTIVITY: Introduction to Robotics Date: 11/11/2020Where: Virtual Meeting via Zoom Impact on Team: This cougar class focused on a serious issue that has been heavily impacted by the pandemic. The primary emphasis for the class was to inform the members about different mental illnesses and to explain methods to improve mental health […]