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<BIG> Our next 7 week Mentor Workshop starts on September 15 at the [[Downingtown Educational Center]]. If you are interested please contact us! </BIG> == Mentor Workshop Overview == We are holding a 5,7,10 week mentor workshop on a regular basis. The intent is for people with a casual interest to come to the basic 5 week session. For more advanced users interested in programming, the next two weeks (week 6 and 7) will be of interest. The last three weeks covers advanced robot designs and team dynamics. [[Summer 2009 Mentor Workshop]] that we started on 9 June is detailed here. It was a great time and we have new Mentors! == Mentor Workshop 5 Week Cycle == We meet once a week on Tueday nights from 6:30-8:30 PM at the [[Downingtown Educational Center]]. '''Week One''' :[[Media:VEX for the Technically Challenged.pdf]] We will cover some house keeping issues and then do the Introduction. We'll spend about an hour discussing this section. :In the second hour we will construct the ''Tumbler Robot'' that can be found in these plans [http://www.vexrobotics.com/docs/Vex-Quickstart-Guide-10072008.pdf Vex Quickstart Guide]. It would also be helpful to have the controller and transmitter guides: *[http://www.vexrobotics.com/docs/inventors-guide/main-2008/12-d-control-configurations-06272008.pdf VEX 2008 Inventor's Guide Reference - Appendix D, Control Configurations (2.6M pdf, 06-27-08] *[http://www.vexrobotics.com/docs/inventors-guide/main-2008/13-e-transmitter-menus-06272008.pdf VEX 2008 Inventor's Guide Reference - Appendix E, Transmitter Menus (3.1M pdf, 06-27-08)] '''Week Two''' :[[Media:VEX for the Technically Challenged.pdf]] We will cover the drive train section. :In the second hour we will finish and race our ''Tumbler Robot''. '''Week Three''' :We will cover grippers in the first hour. :The second hour we will disassemble the ''Tumbler Robot'' and create the ''Protobot'' '''Week Four''' :In the first hour we will cover arms and lifters. :Continue build the ''Protobot''. '''Week Five''' :Wrap up [[Media:VEX for the Technically Challenged.pdf]] and cover team dyamics from [[Media:Clueless Coach.pdf]]. :Finish the ''Protobot'' and race them == Mentor Workshop - 7 Week cycle == First 5 weeks as outlined above. The next two weeks will require you to bring a laptop. We will be using RobotC that we will supply. '''Week Six''' :Introduction to RobotC - Basic sensors from the ''Protobot'' '''Week Seven''' :Introduction to RobotC - Advanced Sensors == Mentor Workshop - 10 Week cycle == First 7 weeks as outlined above Next three weeks are spent building a competion robot (Game to be chosen by the team) == Additonal Mentor Information == [[Using VEX to Supercharge your Robot Team]] - a great guide on how to expand the use of VEX into other robot programs. Many FIRST teams use VEX to prototype.
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