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== ~~STEMRobotics demos VEX at GameExpo~~ ==

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== Current Events ==

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[ ~~http~~:~~//www~~.~~gamexpo.us/expo/robotics/images/roboshowlogo.png~~]

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Check out the full schedule of [[STEMRobotics:Current_events | our current events.]]

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We are doing demos of Clean Sweep, the new VEX game at the 2009 GameX event at the Oaks Convention center. We will be there Saturday 9AM -6PM and Sunday 10AM 5PM. Come play Clean Sweep with us and help us introduce new roboteers to competition robotics. We have 14 passes, contact us and we'll get you in as our guest. This is being billed as a premiere game industry event. There will be lots of games, music and of course Robots!

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== Mentor/Coach Training: Get a Chance to Build a Robot Yourself! ==

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~~Adult Robot Training~~ -- ~~Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 Downingtown Educational~~

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We are working to arrange a place to meet. When we have that, we will begin scheduling these "Coach-the-Coach" sessions again.

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~~Center -- Next meeting is October 20th, contact us to get signed up! We will~~

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~~wrap up building our Protobots this week. Come finish your robot and compete!~~

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~~Program your robot with RobotC starting a week from tomorrow (two nights)~~.

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~~== STEMRobotics participates in Lights On Afterschool - October 22, 2009 ==~~

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Maybe you can help? Have a place that we could meet to build some robots? Any room will do.

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The Afterschool Aliance is dedicated to supporing afterschool programs around the United States. There are 1500 afterschool programs in this area. They provide homework support and other activities to keep school children engaged. At the Lights On event Foster did a ~~short demo and then most of the 28 students available drove robots, ate browies and other food prepared by their fellow classmates.~~

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~~STEMRobotics supports the program at the Regency Center. Starting in November Regency will begin an eight week unit on creating and building robots. We are please~~ to ~~be part of the mentor training and support of their robotic activities. We've done other presentations and a throw-down there last month at the center.~~

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~~== Throw-down at the Church Farm School ==~~

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~~The sounds of robot competion (and~~ some rock and roll music) filled the gym at the Church Farm School on Thursday. Steve took his portable field and the foam cubes to play some simple games. The event was well attended with 12 students from the school driving robots. There was interest from the administration, the are looking at robotics as a scheduled activity. Thanks to John for setting this up and to Bob and Nathan for helping Steve keep the robots running.

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== Learn to Program Your Robot! ==

[[image:robotc_logo.png|right|50px]]

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When we have a place to meet again, we will start programming our robots with RobotC.

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~~On Wednesday nights,~~ we ~~are beginning to~~ program with ROBOTC and a Vex controller and various motors, servos, and sensors.

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When we program, we will be programming with ROBOTC and a Vex IQ controller and various motors, servos, and sensors. If you don't have a robot, maybe you can get the Robotics Academy - Robot Virtual Worlds module, and program your robot that way! Either way, you need a laptop running some version of Windows and a licensed copy of RobotC. ([http://www.robotc.net/support/rvw/ RobotC Virtual Worlds Support])

We will be running through the RobotC environment and programming our robots.

You really need to set up your laptop before you come to the class. Here are the prerequisites:[[Setting Up Your Laptop To Program RobotC]].

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Here is the link to download the [http://www.robotc.net/~~content~~/~~vex_down/vex_down.html~~ RobotC for ~~IFI~~] to program the Vex. Please make sure that you get the latest version (~~as of 10/20/2009 - 1.97 BETA, yes~~, .~~.. a BETA~~ -~~-- we need this version for the VexNET components~~)

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Here is the link to download the [http://www.robotc.net/download/vexrobotics RobotC for Cortex and IQ] to program the Vex. Please make sure that you get the latest version (Platforms: Cortex, IQ (Version 4.25 RC 1 - 09/01/2014)

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Don't forget to load the Prolific Driver to use the USB-to-Serial adapter. This lets you plug in the orange programming cable to put code on the robot. There are specific versions for the Windows OS that you are running, make sure you have the right one. The drivers are found on the same page as the demo copy of RobotC.

== Start Your Team! ==

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See this set of pages on [[Starting Teams]] but really consider looking at [[Starting Clubs]]. If you are interested in VEXIQ see [[Starting VEXIQ Teams]].

There is still grant money available for new teams! Contact Info at stemrobotics dot org for more details.

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-== STEMRobotics demos VEX at GameExpo ==
+== Current Events ==
-[ http://www.gamexpo.us/expo/robotics/images/roboshowlogo.png]
+Check out the full schedule of [[STEMRobotics:Current_events | our current events.]]
-We are doing demos of Clean Sweep, the new VEX game at the 2009 GameX event at the Oaks Convention center.  We will be there Saturday 9AM -6PM and Sunday 10AM 5PM.  Come play Clean Sweep with us and help us introduce new roboteers to competition robotics.  We have 14 passes, contact us and we'll get you in as our guest.  This is being billed as a premiere game industry event.  There will be lots of games, music and of course Robots!
 == Mentor/Coach Training: Get a Chance to Build a Robot Yourself! ==
-Adult Robot Training -- Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 Downingtown Educational
+We are working to arrange a place to meet. When we have that, we will begin scheduling these "Coach-the-Coach" sessions again.
-Center -- Next meeting is October 20th, contact us to get signed up! We will
-wrap up building our Protobots this week.  Come finish your robot and compete!
-Program your robot with RobotC starting a week from tomorrow (two nights).
-== STEMRobotics participates in Lights On Afterschool - October 22, 2009 ==
+Maybe you can help? Have a place that we could meet to build some robots? Any room will do.
-The Afterschool Aliance is dedicated to supporing afterschool programs around the United States.  There are 1500 afterschool programs in this area.  They provide homework support and other activities to keep school children engaged.  At the Lights On event Foster did a short demo and then most of the 28 students available drove robots, ate browies and other food prepared by their fellow classmates.
-STEMRobotics supports the program at the Regency Center.  Starting in November Regency will begin an eight week unit on creating and building robots. We are please to be part of the mentor training and support of their robotic activities.  We've done other presentations and a throw-down there last month at the center.
-== Throw-down at the Church Farm School ==
-The sounds of robot competion (and some rock and roll music) filled the gym at the Church Farm School on Thursday.  Steve took his portable field and the foam cubes to play some simple games.  The event was well attended with 12 students from the school driving robots.  There was interest from the administration, the are looking at robotics as a scheduled activity.  Thanks to John for setting this up and to Bob and Nathan for helping Steve keep the robots running.
 == Learn to Program Your Robot! ==
 [[image:robotc_logo.png|right|50px]]
+When we have a place to meet again, we will start programming our robots with RobotC.
-On Wednesday nights, we are beginning to program with ROBOTC and a Vex controller and various motors, servos, and sensors.
+When we program, we will be programming with ROBOTC and a Vex IQ controller and various motors, servos, and sensors. If you don't have a robot, maybe you can get the Robotics Academy - Robot Virtual Worlds module, and program your robot that way! Either way, you need a laptop running some version of Windows and a licensed copy of RobotC. ([http://www.robotc.net/support/rvw/ RobotC Virtual Worlds Support])
 We will be running through the RobotC environment and programming our robots.
 You really need to set up your laptop before you come to the class. Here are the prerequisites:[[Setting Up Your Laptop To Program RobotC]].
-Here is the link to download the [http://www.robotc.net/content/vex_down/vex_down.html RobotC for IFI] to program the Vex. Please make sure that you get the latest version (as of 10/20/2009 - 1.97 BETA, yes, ... a BETA --- we need this version for the VexNET components)
+Here is the link to download the [http://www.robotc.net/download/vexrobotics RobotC for Cortex and IQ] to program the Vex. Please make sure that you get the latest version (Platforms: Cortex, IQ (Version 4.25 RC 1 - 09/01/2014)
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+Don't forget to load the Prolific Driver to use the USB-to-Serial adapter.  This lets you plug in the orange programming cable to put code on the robot.  There are specific versions for the Windows OS that you are running, make sure you have the right one.  The drivers are found on the same page as the demo copy of RobotC.
 == Start Your Team! ==
+See this set of pages on [[Starting Teams]] but really consider looking at [[Starting Clubs]].  If you are interested in VEXIQ see [[Starting VEXIQ Teams]].
 There is still grant money available for new teams!  Contact Info at stemrobotics dot org for more details.