G E A R U P R O BO T I C S P R O G RA M

2015 - 2016 S EA S ON

C O N TAC T I N F O

Willem Scholten

wscholten@learningaccess.org

Cell: (206) 409-4168

www.theroboticist.org

Reach Me 24 by 7!

My Motto: It is all about the kids!

G E A R U P R O BO T I C S

EXP LOR E , D I S S EC T , BU I LD , LEA R N , I N V EN T , BE A M A ZED , S HA R E , C ELEBRAT E

GEARUP ROBOTIC S PROGRAM

• Two integrated programs:

• SOAR: VEX IQ

• MOSAIC: VEX EDR (VRC)

• A Team Sport of the Mind

• Awaken a passion for Engineering, Science and Math

WHAT IS VEX IQ

WHAT IS VEX EDR

VEX IQ TO VEX EDR ‘LEARNING

LADDER’

VEX IQVEX EDR

Middle School division6 - 8(11 - 14 Yrs)

Elementary division~3 - 5(~8 - 10 Yrs)

High Schooldivision9 - 12(15 - 18 Yrs)

Middle School division6 - 8(11 - 14 Yrs)

ModKit for VEX

RobotC Graphical

RobotC RobotC

VEX IQVEX EDR

Middle School division6 - 8

Elementary division~3 - 5

High Schooldivision9 - 12

Middle School division6 - 8

Basic simple machines

RobotC

Smart machines with feedbackAdvanced machines

Full CAD ModelingCAD intro

SnapCAD

VEX IQ TO VEX EDR ‘LEARNING

LADDER’

VEX IQVEX EDR

High Schooldivision9 - 12

Middle School division6 - 8

RobotC

Smart machines with feedbackAdvanced machines

Full CAD ModelingSnapCAD

THE GEARUP MODEL ‘LEARNING

LADDER’

RobotC RobotC

GOAL FOR 2015 - 2016:

AT L E AS T TWO G E AR U P R O BO T I C S T E AMS I N BO T H VE X I Q AN D VRC W I L L C O MP ET E I N T H E WA S TAT E C H AMP I O N S H I P S .

W E W I L L T RY T O G E T A T E AM I N E AC H P R O G RAM Q U AL I F I E D F O R WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!

WA2015

U S2015

WOR L D2015

G R OWTH 2016

VRC( 9 - 12 ) 200+ 6 , 700+ 10 , 000 +15% WW

+20% WA

VEX I Q( 4 - 8 ) 20+ 1 , 900 2 , 000 +30% WW

+40% WA

GEARUP ROBOTIC S PROGRAM

VEX IQ BANKSHOT GAME

VEX IQ BANKSHOT GAME

VEX EDRTeamworkChallenge

2 teams ( 2 robots ) working together

Remote Control

Typical 6 rounds

RobotC

CAD intro

VEX IQ Tournament Components

RobotSkillChallenge

1 team (1 robots )60 sec

Remote Control

Typical 2 tries

ProgrammingSkillChallenge

1 team (1 robots )60 sec

Autonomous

Typical 2 tries

STEM project

Team PresentationonResearched Topic

Judged

Must Do Must Do Should Do Should Do

VEX IQ BANKSHOT GAME

VEX (VRC) NOTHING BUT NET

VEX (VRC) NOTHING BUT NET

VEX EDRTeamworkChallenge

4 teams ( 4 robots ) 2 teams per allianceworking together

Remote Control

Typical 6 rounds

RobotC

CAD intro

VRC Tournament Components

RobotSkillChallenge

1 team (1 robot )60 sec

Remote Control

Typical 2 tries

ProgrammingSkillChallenge

1 team (1 robots )60 sec

Autonomous

Typical 2 tries

Must Do Must Do Must Do

VRC NOTHING BUT NET

• What are my expectations for the sites:

• SOAR: create as many VEX IQ teams as you can

• MOSAIC: every school should have at least TWO VRC teams

• Compete: compete in at least two competitions

• Goal: Everyone is involved, learning and participating

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• What can you expect from me:

• Will provide as much team training support as humanly possible

• Will provide as much support as possible to your coaches, teachers as needed

• Will facilitate with GearUp office that you have the equipment needed to succeed

• Goal: Everyone feels successful - more importantly the students do!

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• How else can I help:

• Can come to your school and help hold a Robotics rah rah rally

• Provide additional on-site support as needed (schedule permitting)

• You tell me……..

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• The practical get organized at school stuff:

• SOAR: ideal team size: 4 to 6 students

• MOSAIC: ideal team size 6 to 8 students

• Coaches: find caring adult(s) who can ‘people manage’ - no robot expert required, who can keep teams on task

• Organize: get teams organized and schedule to come to meetings/training

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• The important dates:

• SOAR: Saturday September 19th, CWU Hogue

• MOSAIC: Saturday September 26th, CWU Hogue

• Coaches: Saturday October 3rd. TBD

• On both the 19th and 26th I need to know your team count and resource requirements -i.e. robot kits, software etc

GEARUP ROBOTIC S PROGRAM

• The important competition dates:

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S OARVEX I Q

MOS A I CVRC

S AT N OV 1 4 T H - C W U H OG U E S AT D E C 5T H - C W U H O G U E

S AT JA N 1 6 T H - S E ATT L E S AT D E C 12 T H - S U N N Y S I D E

S AT JA N 2 3 R D - T B D S AT JA N 9 T H - S E ATT L E

S AT F E B 6T H - B R E W S T E R S AT F E B 6T H - B R E W S T E R

S AT JA N 3 0 T H - C W U H O G U E

S AT F E B 27 T H - C W U H O G U E S TAT E C H AM P I ON S H I P

S AT M AR 5 T H ( 1 2 T H ) - S U N N Y S I D E

S TAT E C H AM P I ON S H I P

AP R I L 20 - 23R D WOR L DS I N K E NTU C KY

• The important training dates:

• Saturday October 31st - RobotC - team lead programmers only (10AM - 3PM)

• Saturday October 10 (SOAR) and October 17th (MOSAIC) full teams (9:30AM - 3:00PM)

• Other dates - I would try as many as you can - scrimmaging makes teams great!

GEARUP ROBOTIC S PROGRAM

YOUR TEAMS CHALLENGE:

C R EATE THE BEST PERFORMING ROBOT U S I NG A S ET NU MBER OF PARTS AND C OMP ET I T I ON ENFORC ED DES I G N C ONS TRA I NTS , OUT SMARTING 10 , 000+ OTHE R TEAMS AR OU ND THE WOR L D!

GEARUP ROBOTIC S PROGRAM

G E A R U P R O BO T I C S

EXP LOR E , D I S S EC T , BU I LD , LEA R N , I N V EN T , BE A M A ZED , S HA R E , C ELEBRAT E