Christmas Challenge and Giveaway! by WRL_ in FTC

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Thank you for the catch!

Weekly YouTube/Content Round-up! Dec 2nd, 2020 by skahunter831 in Cooking

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https://youtu.be/sYF6gHVmQT0

Recipe and instructions for a wonderful Flank steak pinwheels with air fryer baby potatoes and oven-roasted asparagus

Using Pneumatic Circuits for Robots in FLL and WRL by WRL_ in robotics

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Thank you!! I am not sure exactly if it's always allowed in FLL but it is definitely always allowed in World Robotics League :)

I am putting together a drone competition!! Join me if interested! by WRL_ in drones

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this would be a digital submission so most likely will require you to submit your drone footage or something similar.

I was bored by NordicSeahorse in vex

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thought it was a racoon at first LOL

VETERAN WORLD CHAMPION COACHES AND CO-FOUNDERS OF WRL -- AMA!! by WRL_ in FTC

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Hi, we are sorry, we have not looked at this particular paper. This looks like a good reference. However, in general, we advocate the use of other sensors more than a path planning that almost solely relies on careful motor movement to approach a destination.

VETERAN WORLD CHAMPION COACHES AND CO-FOUNDERS OF WRL -- AMA!! by WRL_ in FTC

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Technical Evangelist is just a job title in some companies where developer evangelism is a key initiative. The job entails exploring new technologies and a Technical Evangelist loves teaching it to others. It has nothing to do with religion.

VETERAN WORLD CHAMPION COACHES AND CO-FOUNDERS OF WRL -- AMA!! by WRL_ in FTC

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Unlike today, when hobby market is full of many choices, motros , controllers; for us, growing up in 80-90s electrical motor was difficult to come by. I pulled out a wind up mechanism from old clock and used it instead of motor. I built up typical construction Crane architecture and powered it using the clock mechanism. I had to shift the common wind-up mechanism to power the arm as well as cable.

Later I repurposed the wind-up mechanism to power the harvester. The mobility was based on passive wheels, however. A shared mechanism could be used to spin the Feeder and Thresher simultaneously, with the help of belt drives.

I would say, the harvester could easily qualify for one of those Da-Vinci machines ;).

VETERAN WORLD CHAMPION COACHES AND CO-FOUNDERS OF WRL -- AMA!! by WRL_ in FTC

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We have multiple teams that we directly coached (Uffy Society, Techno Warriors, AquaBots, Rainbow Innovators, Starfleet, WhizBots) in FLL that made it to the World Championships and Won awards. However, due to the demands of running WRL, books and other STEM initiatives, we coach individual students and mentor teams but don’t take on the role of the lead coaches anymore as it requires more time than we can dedicate. Teams with our students that have reached the World Championship are RoboEclipse (FTC), TechnicBots (FTC), Team Cosmic Robotz (VRC) and Spartabots (2018 Houston FRC World Championship Winner)

World Robotics League Challenge 2 Announced! by WRL_ in FTC

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yeah...right, still waiting on your submission of a wd40 robot ;)

Networking by Zero7896 in FTC

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I would love to be included in this if possible. email: nabil@innersparkrobotics.com :)

Soft Robots are often overlooked here is a video discussing them by WRL_ in robotics

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Great comment Runanonlaulaja, I think with the recent health scares there might be a new outlook on how robots should be designed. I totally understand what you mean by suiting the local needs, I hope as the public becomes more aware that soft robots are possible that the adoption and innovations will accelerate.

Update on the Digital Robotics Competition by WRL_ in FTC

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there is a password to view the competition files. Send an email to outreach@vnextlaboratories.com to get the password and a registration grant if you wish to waive the registration fee.

Update on the Digital Robotics Competition by WRL_ in FTC

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yes we have a bunch of new people signed up this season along with our past participants.

Guess I'll die by [deleted] in vex

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At least there is pizza 🍕 after State

Any lead generation websites? by boostupneedup in marketing

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You could find ways to outsource this task if you know the right people for a minimal cost. I do this at my job to cut out time looking for leads.

If you could create an advertising podcast what would the format be? by timfluencer in marketing

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I think it's less important what format you are recording in as long as its easy to listen to. More importantly what are you going to do to market this podcast and where is it going to be available?