Programming a camera
Matt C., Bear Metal programming lead, has given a talk to various groups about our experience programming and using cameras on robots. This is the slide presentation which goes along with the talk. If you haven't attended one of the talks, you may still find some of the information useful.
View the presentation (pdf file).
Climber concept for Odyssey
Jim Prelesnik, Bear Metal fabrication mentor, has prepared a slide presentation of our climber concept for the FRC 2010 Breakaway game. Unfortunately, weight constraints on our robot Odyssey prevented us from including this functionality, but the concept is interesting and could result in a very robust implementation.
View the presentation (pdf file).
Building an FRC team website
FIRST Washington, an organization promoting FIRST activities in the State of Washington, offers free web hosting for FIRST teams within Washington. For a new team just getting started, setting up a website may not be at the top of the agenda. This article shows why having a website is important to the success of a team, and offers some advice if you are starting a website.
