Shooting for the Upper Hub
Video partially in slow motion
Vision tracking the target on the step stool and moving robot to shoot at the target.
Thanks to Pyae (Robert) and Dr. Castagna.
Design for the new team t-shirt for 2022 game.
Thanks to Sydney for her great art work.
Videos of testing of robot collection and shooter systems.
Cargo collection and shooter testing.
Video of the latch that deploys the cargo collection system.
Team Meeting 1/27/22
Assembling the AndyMark upper hub - Sydney, Thor, Zeroun
Assembling the cargo shooter - Alison, Zeroun, Dorothy
Cargo collection unit
Photos from January 13, 2022 Electrical Group Edition
Photos of our electrical group. Each member independently working on their code and members who couldn’t come to the meeting today worked on their code from home.
Are those LED’s?!
Photos from January 13, 2022 Meeting
Our first in person meeting of the New Year! Our mechanical group started building the new frame for our new robot and deconstructing the frame of the old robot.
Watch your hands!
Focus is necessary for perfection
Update: Team Procedure and Practices
With the recent surge of covid cases Team 1493 has initiated new practices to ensure the safety of our mentors and team members.
The following has been enacted:
The Kickoff meeting 1/8/22 at 11:55 will be virtual
We are distributing N95 mask to students, they are to be worn at all times during club and fieldtrips
Enforcing proper social distancing between members
Students and mentors attending our upcoming field trip are vaccinated
Mandatory testing for all members and team members to attend our upcoming field trip
Mandatory rapid testing before club meetings
FRC schedule 2021-2022
Thursday Jan. 6 3:30-4pm AHS - Last Team Meeting Before Kick-Off, Yearbook Team Photo
Saturday Jan. 8 12pm -2pm AHS - Watch FIRST Robotics Competition Kick-Off, Review Game Rules
Monday Jan. 10 8:30am-2:30pm RPI Tech Park Field Trip - Start FRC robot design process (Pizza Lunch Provided)
Tuesday Jan. 11 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Jan. 12 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Jan. 12 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Thursday Jan. 13 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Thursday Jan. 13 3:30-8pm AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups (Dinner Provided)
Friday Jan. 14 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Sat/Sun/Mon Jan. 15, 16, 17 9am-2pm (MLK Day) RPI Tech Park - Disassemble Old Field Elements
Monday Jan. 17 11am-2pm (MLK Day) RPI Tech Park - Purchase New Element Materials – Need 2 Pick Up Trucks
Tuesday Jan. 18 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Jan. 19 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Jan. 19 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Thursday Jan. 20 7-8:30am AHS – Mechanical and Programming Groups
Thursday Jan. 20 3:30-8pm AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups (Dinner Provided)
Friday Jan. 21 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Sat/Sun Jan 22, 23 9am-2pm RPI Tech Park - Assemble New Elements
Monday Jan. 24 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Tuesday Jan. 25 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Jan. 26 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Jan. 26 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Thursday Jan. 27 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Thursday Jan. 27 3:30-8pm AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups (Dinner Provided)
Friday Jan. 28 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Sat/Sun Jan. 29, 30 9am-2pm RPI Tech Park - Finish Field Construction
Monday Jan. 31 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Tuesday Feb. 1 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Feb. 2 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Feb. 2 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Thursday Feb. 3 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Thursday Feb. 3 3:30-8pm AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups (Dinner Provided)
Friday Feb. 4 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Sat/Sun Feb. 5, 6 9am-2pm RPI Tech Park - Finish Field Construction
Monday Feb. 7 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Tuesday Feb. 8 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Feb. 9 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Feb. 9 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Thursday Feb. 10 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Thursday Feb. 10 3:30-8pm AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups (Dinner Provided)
Friday Feb. 11 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups4
Monday Feb. 14 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Tuesday Feb. 15 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Feb. 16 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Wednesday Feb. 16 3:30-5:30pm AHS - Programming Group Only
Thursday Feb. 17 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
Thursday Feb. 17 3:30-8pm AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups (Dinner Provided)
Friday Feb. 18 7-8:30am AHS - Mechanical and Programming Groups
No Meetings Monday February 21 to February 25 Mid-Winter Break Week
Monday Feb 28 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Tuesday March 1 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Wednesday March 2 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Thursday March 3 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Friday March 4 4-8pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Saturday March 5 10am-2pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Sunday March 6 10am-2pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team. Select Programmers Only
Monday Feb 28 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Tuesday March 1 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Wednesday March 2 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Thursday March 3 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Friday March 4 4-8pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Saturday March 5 10am-2pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Sunday March 6 10am-2pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team. Select Programmers Only
Monday March 7 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Tuesday March 8 4-6 RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Wednesday March 9 3:30-4:00pm AHS - All Groups - Final Meeting Before Competition
Thursday March 10 4-6pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Friday March 11 4-8pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team, Select Programmers Only
Saturday March 12 9am- 7pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team Only
Sunday March 13 9am-3pm RPI Tech Park - Drive Team Only
Sunday March 13 4pm-7pm Times Union Center Prep Team to load at AHS, unload at Times Union Center
Monday March 14 7am-8pm Times Union Center Drive Team Only to event – set up pits, inspection, lunch, practice
Tuesday March 15 7am-8pm Times Union Center Bus to/from event, seeding matches, lunch, seeding matches
Wednesday March 16 7am-8pm Times Union Center Bus to/from event, seeding matches, lunch, final matches, awards
Thursday March 17 3:30-4:30pm AHS – All Groups Unpack from regionals, organize storeroom
Monday April 4 3:30-4:00pm AHS - team meeting.
Wed-Sat April 20-23 6am to 10pm Houston World Championship – TENTATIVE – Only if we win the Regional
Thursday May 5 3:30-4pm AHS - last team meeting, ice cream part
Meeting Update
The last meetings of the fall season will take place:
Wednesday December 15th starting at 7:30pm (virtual meeting)
The last day of the fall season will be used to do a mock kick off to prepare teammates for official kick off in January. Be sure to check out the most recent Sunday Team Update for more detail. Can’t wait to see student at the last meeting before the New Year!
This Years Sponsors
Several of our biggest sponsors are retuning this year to support our team. National Grid, Albany City Schools and Simmons Machining.
