2014 Cougar Classes #4

TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS PROJECT/ ACTIVITY: Ping Pong Catching  Date: 12/3/14 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 45 Number of Mentors/Adults: 6 Action Items: a block of wood, wooden sticks, tape, Popsicle sticks, rubber bands, hot glue, ping pong sessions in balls, and paper Impact on Team: The meeting started with a presentation from mentor Michael Leicht He taught Number of Mentors/Adults: group about branding and how to present oneself to the judges during Read more

Fall Festival

Montgomery’s Fall Festival, held on Saturday, October 18, 2014, proved to be highly successful. This fun packed event ran from 11am to 1pm. Team 1403: Cougar Robotics arranged a booth that sold LED light bulbs, introduced children to the works of the robot, and clarified and quantified what the Robotics team does. Our booth popularized and successfully sold 75 LED Green e-watt saver light bulbs. We also allowed children to experiment with three remote controlled Read more

2014 Cougar Class #3

TEAM 1403 COUGAR ROBOTICS PROJECT/ACTIVITY:  Favored Weight Date: 11/19/19 Where: Montgomery High School Number of Students: 42 Number of Mentors: 5 Action Items: one hundred popsicle sticks, two cardboard wheels, one hot glue gun, two glue sticks, one wooden board, 18″ x 24″ paper, one plastic bag Impact on Team:  The meeting started off with a presentation from team mentor Mr. Bernardis. He presented a PowerPoint on programming and sensors, which included the different types of Read more

Ramp Riot 2014

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 competition season. Also included in this event are information sessions where different teams share their knowledge with each other. Contrary to what you might think, Read more

History of Ramp Riot

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 unwavering determination and skill of Montgomery’s team, team 1403 was awarded the spirit of Ramp Riot award. Not only did they demonstrate excessive team spirit, Read more

2014 Cougar Class #2

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 class began with a presentation by mentor Michael Leicht about the importance of accepting failure and learning from them. Nine teams were created,each headed by Read more

2014 Cougar Classes #1

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 importance of learning from mistakes and improving upon them. The topic of learning how to learn was discussed in great detail Students were split up Read more

Progress on the Robot

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.