Event Information
Date
Saturday September 6, 2014
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Venue
National Robotics Engineering Center
10 40th St
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Agenda
| 10:00 AM | Check In |
| 10:15 AM | Tour |
| 11:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 11:10 AM | Pennsylvania FTC 2014-2015 Season |
| 12:00 PM | Game Reveal / Rules / Q&A |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Team Collaboration |
| 2:00 PM | Event Complete |
Event Host
Our thanks to the CMU National Robotics Engineering Center for hosting the Pennsylvania FTC Season Kick Off again this year, and of course of their great ROBOTC software!
The National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) is an operating unit within Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI), the world’s largest robotics research and development organization. NREC works closely with government and industry clients to develop and mature robotic technologies from concept to commercialization. A typical NREC project includes a rapid proof-of-concept demonstration followed by an in-depth development and testing phase that produces a robust prototype with intellectual property for licensing and commercialization. Throughout this process, NREC applies best practices for software development, system integration, and field testing.
Event Details
Tour
Teams visiting the West kickoff event will have a chance to tour the National Robotics Engineering Center – a research hub of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. Teams will learn about how state of the art robotic concepts are being utilized in commercial, agriculture and military applications. Teams will also get to see the research and development labs for Carnegie Mellon’s Tartan Rescue, creators of CHIMP for the newest DARPA Robotics Challenge.
Team Registration Information
Participating Teams
| Team # | Team Name | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4149 | Terabytes | Independent | Murrysville, PA |
| 5526 | Quasics | Gateway High School | Monroeville, PA |
| 6640 | Shady Side Academy | Shady Side Academy | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7058 | A.I.R. - Artificial Intelligence Recruits | Creative Learning Collaborative | Canonsburg, PA |
| 7060 | Fried Fuzes | Team RobotiX | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7143 | Tech-No-Logic | Creative Learning Collaborative - Peters Twp Library | Canonsburg, PA |
| 8393 | The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team | BrainSTEM Learning, LLC | Baden, PA |
| 8486 | Tech Fire | Creative Learning Collaborative | McMurray, PA |