Jax-Robo-Amps

03/19/2016

01/09/2016

2016 game starts today. Friends we will need all the help we can get.

This is the official game animation for the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition game, FIRST STRONGHOLD. The game was announced Saturday, January 9, 2016. For mor...

10/05/2015

Team at Panther Prowl.

The students made the best out of our simple robot to rank at 12 out of 35 robots in the competition and managed to pass the qualifying rounds.

I had opportunity to talk to other team coaches and got lots of inspiration. It was worth going to.

09/28/2015

Our team is participating in Panther Prowl off-season tournament this Saturday at FIT, Melbourne, FL. We invite our friends to come and cheer us there.

http://floridatech.orgsync.com/org/firstatfit/eventinfo

RECYCLE RUSH is a recycling-themed game designed for the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). It is played by two Alliances of three Teams each. Alliances compete simultaneously to score points by stacking Totes on Scoring Platforms, capping those stacks with Recycling Containers, and properly dis…

08/22/2015

Friends, please vote for in Microsot's Upgrade Your World contest and help this wonderful program, we all love, win .

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgradeyourworld/

Celebrate the launch of Windows 10 with Microsoft and help make a difference. Choose a nonprofit to partner with Microsoft and help them upgrade their world.

08/13/2015

Came across this amazing demos at hacker news.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFrVdoOhu1Q

Home built high precision air bearing CNC lathe and grinder having 1um (0.00004") accuracy.

07/05/2015

http://www.popsci.com/australian-robot-will-shift-bricks

Replacing ancient human art with mechanical precision

06/11/2015

Connect with National Geographic's most inspiring and emerging scientists as they reveal their discoveries and adventures during Explorers Week.

06/06/2015

This is the most comprehensive online course on Control Systems, I have come across. It is self paced and uses Scilab and free tools.

Control systems is not only relevant for engineering. It is also applicable to other fields like finance and medicine, so I recommend all the students to check this subject out and gain some exposure.

We haven't incorporated any controls in our robot yet. That is one of our top priorities in the next season.

In order to take this course, you must: √ Have access to a computer √ Have continuous broadband internet access √ Have the ability/permission to install plug-ins or software (e.g. Adobe Reader or Flash) √ Have the ability to download and save files and documents to a computer √ Be abl…