4956 Robosharks February 5, 2015 White Lake Robotics Team 4956 Robo In this issue… Alcoa Crunch Time This week is marking the fact that we only have two more weeks left to build our robot. Stop Build Day is on Tuesday, February 17. That means we need to have our robot done, and bagged, by 11:59pm on this date. When it is bagged we cannot take it out until we arrive to our first competition. Our team is in crunch time in order for our robot to be done in time to compete. Playing Field Parent/Sponsor Information Meeting Our team needs to provide 2 volunteers for each competition that we are going to: * Kentwood Event on March 6 & 7 * GVSU Event on March 20 & 21 Contact Us White Lake Robotics 541 E. Slocum St. * And hopefully... the State Competition at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids on April 9 - 11 Whitehall, MI 49461 If you are able & willing to volunteer at any of these events, please let us know. (Three parents have already volunteered ) (231) 721-5661 Coach Jeff Cook [email protected] Facebook: WhiteLakeRobotics Every year we name our robot. This year we have finally come to a conclusion as to what it will be named. Bruce, our robot was named after the shark in the movie Finding Nemo who says, “Fish are friends not food.” During the competition there will be several ramps that the robots have to be able to stack the totes on top of to earn points. Above is the playing field. The ramps are the white areas. This week our team is working on building a practice ramp so that we are able to perfect our strategies at getting the totes stacked on top of the ramp as quickly as possible. ~Joke of the Week~ Q: Why do sharks not like fast food? A: Because they can’t catch it. Thursday, February 12 from 6 to 7pm Robotics Room in the Community Services Building (old H.S.) This is an opportunity to see what the Robosharks have been doing this season. SPONSORS Alcoa, Viking Tool and Engineering Inc., Erdman Machine, FIRST in Michigan, Argosy Foundation, Whitehall District Schools, Community Foundation of Muskegon County, DC Shirts Hunts Hardware, HarborLight Credit Union, Shon Cook Law PC