THE FALL SEASON BEGINS

The AdamBots have had a very eventful month, with many outreach activities and off-season events. We competed in Kettering Kickoff, an off-season FIRST event, at Kettering University on September 19th. Additionally, the AdamBots organized the annual Parking Lot Fundraiser at the Arts & Apples Festival to raise money for the our team. Additionally, the AdamBots and the CyberCats held a fundraiser walk for Neighborhood House on September 27th. The OCCRA team is now designing and building this year's OCCRA robot, while the rest of the team prepares for the FIRST season with training workshops.

OUR SPONSORS:

General Motors

FCA Foundation

R&G Drummer

TARDEC

Valeo Thermal Systems

BorgWarner

Oakland University

State of Michigan

Dürr

Rochester Advanced Dentistry

Karen Bennett

Family and friends

Thank you all so much!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

FIRST Boot Camp
October 17th

OCCRA Competition #1 - West Bloomfield High School
October 24th

OCCRA Competition #2 - Birmingham Grooves High School
October 29th

WISH LIST:

Our team operates year-round, so we are appreciative of all donations, whether they are monetary or otherwise. If you would like to contribute, please contact us at:

theadambots@gmail.com

Examples include internships, welding mentors, build space, etc.

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SEASON UPDATE

Our team has been extremely busy in September due to the beginning of the OCCRA season, FIRST off-season events, and preparations for the upcoming FIRST season. The AdamBots received the details of the 2015 OCCRA game at OCCRA kickoff on September 14th. This year's game is similar to pool, with robots scoring game balls into goals of the correct color, and scoring extra points at the end of a match by possessing the larger balls (called the 8-ball and cue ball) above the floor. Our OCCRA team has been hard at work designing and building the OCCRA robot based on this game.

Meanwhile, the AdamBots competed in a FIRST off-season event called Kettering Kickoff on September 19th at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. The AdamBots finished in the semifinals and captained the fifth alliance composed of our sister team, the CyberCats 5436, and the Gems 4362. We are very proud with our accomplishments at Kettering Kickoff, and are looking forward to our next FIRST off-season event, the Bloomfield Hills Girls Competition on November 14th.

Additionally, our team is also engaged in preparations for the upcoming FIRST season. The AdamBots are planning a FIRST boot camp event on Saturday, October 17th as an opportunity for team building before the FIRST season is in full swing. Engineering teams have also begun training
workshops to prepare incoming team members for working with various tools on the robot come January. Overall, the AdamBots have had a very eventful month, and are looking forward to many more OCCRA and FIRST events in the coming months.

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

In addition to working on the OCCRA robot and preparing for the FIRST season, the AdamBots have also participated in outreach activities. The AdamBots once again held our annual Parking Lot Fundraiser at the Arts & Apples Festival from September 11th to the 13th. Teammates and mentors pitched in to help park cars in order to raise money to go towards the FIRST team, especially for travel costs and materials for the business teams. In total, we raised $5409 over the course of three days. We would like to thank Rochester Advanced Dentistry for allowing us to use their parking lot for the fundraiser.

On September 27th, the AdamBots and the CyberCats jointly held the Hunger Walk for Neighborhood House. Teammates, mentors, parents, and friends came together to raise money for the Rochester Neighborhood House Food Pantry by getting donations and walking around Rochester Municipal Park. Through our efforts, we raised $461! The AdamBots are very happy to be giving back to our community.