Rhode Island District Event 2017

March 24-26, 2017

Bryant’s Chace Athletic Center
1150C Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917

Team HYPER heads down to Bryant University for our second District Event of the 2017 Season.

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FRC Steamworks Team Update 06

Team Update posted 01/27/2017

The sixth Team Update has been published for this year’s game. Be sure to stay up to date with these, as they can add, change, or clarify rules to the game.

Pilots! Pay attention to the clarification on fully cranking a rotor, the turn counter will reset to 0 if you get distracted, don’t have 3 rotations, and come back to it later.

Read Team Update 06
Read Combined Team Updates


FRC Steamworks Team Update 04

Team Update posted 01/20/2017

The fourth Team Update has been published for this year’s game. Be sure to stay up to date with these, as they can add, change, or clarify rules to the game.

Some edits to setting up the pits at competitions, more info on touchpads, and other competition info.

Read Team Update 04
Read Combined Team Updates


Weekend Agenda

Below are some times for specific events happening at this weekend’s meetings. Be sure to check the Build Schedule for the full meeting times for this weekend.

Programming Sub-Team Meeting (Friday 7:15pm)

The programming sub-team will be meeting tomorrow (Friday) at 7:15 PM. If you are interested in helping with the programming aspect of our team, please try to attend. Beginners are encouraged to attend!!!

Design Discussion (Saturday 1PM)

On Saturday, at around 1PM, Zach will lead a talk about the design of this year’s robot. Be sure to be there for this valuable discussion.

Students Traveling Meeting (Sunday 3PM)

If you are traveling, please try to be at Sunday’s meeting at 3PM. We will be discussing the expectations and requirements of HYPER travelers.


Canning Information

Before you go out canning on Thursday/Friday, I just wanted to share some details of how this process works:
Before Canning
  • Sign up for times on the sign up sheet.  If you would like to, you may now sign up for more that your original two hour shift.
  • Get official cans from Robotics.  If you do not have cans, you must come to tonight’s meeting to pick them up!  The cans have the official license from the city on them.
While Canning
  • Wear a smile and a good attitude.
  • Be ready to explain what our team is and what it does.
  • IF you have team gear, wear it!
  • Make sure you are there for your shift.
After Canning
  • Do NOT open your cans.
  • Keep your cans someplace safe and return them to Robotics as soon as possible.
  • A mentor will count your money and let you know how much you made.
Good luck with this fundraising opportunity!