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Club Promo: Thursday Semptember 9th, Come out and support during lunch

Club Day: Friday Semptember 10th, Show some support, buy some donuts during lunch

First Rookie Meeting: Friday Semptember 17th, During lunch

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Trainings

Every year, the team holds trainings for its rookie members. Here are some tutorials creating by veteran members to try and bridge the knowledge gap between veterans and rookies.

	Interactive Activities Fun team bonding activity used to acquaint everyone with the new members. Includes Helium Stick, Bridge Building and "Toxic Waste" activities
Mechanical		Electrical
	Tools A brief introduction to the many tools common in a robotics workshop, including calipers, files, hacksaws, power drills, wrenches and allen keys.		Electrical Parts An introduction to the many components in the robot's electrical system including the Robot Controller, speed controllers, spikes, fuse panel, circuit breaker and batteries
	Woodshop Tools and Safety Rules and suggestions for a safe and efficient Woodshop		Wiring A simple pictorial schematic of a robot's wiring.
	Robot Designs: Chassis and Drive-Train Complex Drivetrains The basics of building a robot chassis as well as examples of different drivetrains and their components		Wire stripping A step-by-step pictorial tutorial of how to strip the insulation off a wire.
	Robot Designs: Manipulators A look into the designs of arms, elevators, grabbers and claws.		Crimping A guide to how to crimp electrical wires
	Screws, Springs,Sprockets and Gears Everything you need to know about Screws, Springs, Gears and Sprockets		Basic Programming Part 1 An introduction to Programming in the C language, including syntax, variables and if statements
	Robot Physics Physics Practice Worksheet A quick lesson about basic physics concepts needed to build a successful robot. Topics include velocity, acceleration, force, friction, work, power and torque.		Basic Programming Part 2 A closer look into If-else statements and Switch statements
	Motors A Guide to Choosing the Right Motor An introduction to the different motors provided by FIRST		Robot Control Program An explanation of how the robot controller and camera program work through a state machine.
	Pneumatics An introduction to how Pneumatics work, its different components as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using pneumatics.		New Control System An introduction to the new control system which includes: the cRIO, Driver's Sation (OI), Digital Sidecar, Power Distribution Board, Jaguar Speed Controller and Labview.
	Inventor: Parts A step-by-step tutorial on how to make a simple part in Autodesk Inventor. Includes making extrusions and holes.		Intro to Inputs An introduction to inputs including: PWMs, analog and digital signal, digital signal and binary, the IFI RC, cRIO, the VEX and writing in EasyC for the VEX.
	Inventor: Assemblies A step-by-step tutorial on how to make a basic assembly of parts in Autodesk Inventor by making Mate and Flush constraints		Robotics Wiring A quick lesson about wiring the robot. Includes: basic wiring principles, the robot battery, CRIO controller, digital sidecar, power distribution board, main circuit breaker, Wi-fi interface, Jaguar speed controller and motors.
	Inventor: Drawings A step-by-step tutorial on how to make a drawing in Autodesk Inventor.		Logic and Advanced Vex Sensors A thorough explaination of: if-else statements, state machines, different loops, and Vex sensors.
			Labview Basics Learn the basics of Labview which is used to program the robot.
			Driver Station A basic view of how the driver station works.

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