Martin High School
Redshift Robotics Team
A student-led organization that annually builds competitive robots with designs that could help solve modern day issues following each competitions' yearly themes.
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Redshit Robotics is divided into several sections that each play a unique and vital role in the success of the team.
Design and build are for those wanting to play a direct part in the process of building a robot. Students get to apply the design process to develop ideas for a design that can potentially be used to fix modern day problems. From learning about drills to dremels to band saws to CNC routers, mills, and many other types of engineering paraphernalia, students get to obtain skills for real life and have an edge over others in the work field.
Programming allows for those who don't want to have a mechanical role on the robot to still work directly on the robot's functioning and bring it to life. Students here will get to learn how to code in RobotC and Java for the robot's manual controls as well as for autonomous movement with IMG tracking software. Knowledge acquired here can help them with a workforce that is increasingly integrating with technology at a rate faster than ever.
Notebook plays an essential role in documenting the workings of the robot. It not only provides an organized set of information for current robotic students to reference back to but also acts as guide for new robotic students, providing a valuable resources that they can learn from. Notebook helps foster the application of the design process that the engineering field also use, preparing students for their possible future in the engineering field.
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Marketing and finances facilitates the presentation of everything robotics. From professional business presentation, to management and allocation of funds, to any sort of public appeal, students get to experience the gateway that gets companies and organizations interested in robots and members, skills. This section allows students to form connections with actual people in the workforce and teaches them how to present their ideas to make them a reality.
Exhibit showcases the purpose, progress, and effort of the entire robotics club for the public, evaluators, and other robotics teams to see. It is for students who want to experience a bit of each aspect of robotics as well as develop their speaking skills, and improve their general knowledge. Students here also get to experience the impact in which robotics has in the real world and how robotics has a chance to change it for the better.
Spirit is where students can foster public relations either through social media, team chants, team decorations, and club activities. It helps organize attention towards the robotics team, help them gain new students who are interested in robotics and wish to experience what the club can offer. At the same time, they help gain the support of/ connect with outside groups and organizations as well as increase the chances for sponsorships.
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"It' robotics. We build robots. It's pretty neat."- Parker Oehler, Junior |
"Wow, a robot! That's so cool! I think I programmed it before. Wowie, it's so cool."- Minh Nguyen, Junior |
"It's nice knowing all the stuff I learn here ends up being useful out in the real world after graduating. I feel better prepared for the future."
- Rachel Rusher, Senior |
“The best thing about robotics has got to be how you don’t really have to know anything to be in it. You just walk in your first day, and they just teach you. "- Lauren Vongnarath, Freshman |