We hope all of you had a great holiday season and you are ready to rock at Meet #3 at Mater Dei High School this coming Jan. 14th or 15th. If you have not heard from your tournament host yet, please email Victor@rise4steam.org.
Some Important notes:
1) Some teams have not been providing a volunteer for their meets - this is a requirement of the region and teams who have not provided a volunteer will be asked to show up early for set up on Saturday or stay for clean up after the event on Sunday.
2) Inspections - this is the last meet before the League Tournaments - don't find your robot disqualified in the inspection process and note that your head referees can call into question a robot at any time during the meet. If something is missed by our hardware inspectors, it can still be called out at any time during the tournament. In short, complete you self inspections!!!
3) Game manual 1 <C02.b> states the following: "All questions about a Match or scores must be brought forward to the referees by using the referee question box located in the Competition Area. Only one Student from an Alliance can enter the question box."
IMPORTANT: Please read this rule in its entirety. We have had far too many parents questioning the referees, the field technical staff and scorekeepers, etc. at events and multiple students challenging the referees outside of this method. For the safety of our volunteer referees and fairness to all, please respect their decisions and use the process that has been developed and refined for over twenty years to provide as safe and fair game as possible for our STUDENTS. Questions outside of the meets should be posted on the Firstinspires forum for all to review.
Thank you and good luck teams!
Matt and Koren,
Program Delivery Partners
The RISE Corner!
Please see the following activities also sponsored by Robotics Inspiring Science and Engineering, Inc.
Here are some courses coming up being offered at the Hub!
RiSE ADULT Education Series
3D Printing End to End. (Jan 12th and 13th - 2023)
In this entry level, two-day class you will learn the entire process of 3D printing from idea to creation. Using publicly available models and TinkerCad (Free online) we will model, export and print various 3D models in both FDM/FFM and SLA (and if you don’t know what those mean, don’t worry,that's what the class is for) printers.
This class is open to all students 16 and over and will run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on the nights of January 12th and 13th 2023. A recent Windows or Mac PC is recommended but can be borrowed if needed. $150 per student includes all equipment and materials.
2D CNC Router basics with 2D Design and G-Code Creation (Jan 19th and 20th - 2023)
In this entry level, two-day class you will learn the entire process of 2D CNC Router fabrication. Starting from Inkscape (a free 2D Design software) you will design, export to Aspire (G-Code Creation) and then load to Mach3 CNC Control software to design and cut your project. From Desktop CNC to full production machines,if you are looking to learn how to operate these amazing machines this is the place to start.
This class is open to all students 16 and over and will run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on the nights of January 19th and 20th 2023. A recent Windows or Mac PC is recommended but can be borrowed if needed. $150 per student includes all equipment and materials.
Arduino for Stage, Props, and Costuming. (Jan 26th, 27th, 28th - 2023)
Arduino Micro controllers are the standard for small circuit design. In this comprehensive entry level class, we will be fully exploring the use of micro controllers in the creation of a cosplay/theatrical prop. From concept to design and fabrication. Designed for those with no experience or masters of the craft,in this focused 3-day workshop we will utilize all the HUB's tools to create.
Best for those who have taken one of our classes previously, this class is open to all students 16 and over. Class will run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on the nights of January 26th and 27th then 10:00 AM to 5:00PM on Sat the 28 so that you have lots of time to complete your project. A recent Windows or Mac PC is recommended but can be borrowed if needed. $175 per student Plus a $40 Arduino + Materials kit fee.
All classes are held in person at the RiSE HUB Facility at 9420 Activity Road #H San Diego Ca 92126. Discounts are available for multi-student and multi-class registration.
