2017 Team Magma Build Season

The Kalani High School Team Magma is FRC 3008.

Team Magma Parent and Mentor Meeting

The meeting to get ready for the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season was held Monday evening at 6:30 PM, January 2^nd, at Kalani High School in the robotics lab.

Parents and mentors between the parent mentor meeting and the travel meeting.

FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff

Team 368 once again hosted the FRC Kickoff at McKinley High School on Saturday, January 7^th. McDonald's Hawaii provided coffee and egg McMuffins.

Preparing to enter the McKinley auditorium at 5:00 AM.

Inside the auditorium, just before the kickoff video start at 5:30 AM.

The encrypted manual password. &Full$team^Ahead!

Getting ready to pass out the kits.

Later that morning we met at the Kalani lab and simulated the game as part of the design process.

FRC Build Season Week One

The team met every evening at 5:00 PM at the Kalani High School Robotics Lab.

Monday, January 9^th. We discussed the game in the "cave."

Design ideas were discussed by the whole team.

Andrea came by on the way home from the hospital visiting Mom and took this photo.

Tuesday. I'm excited!

Wayland Kwok instructs students on cutting wood for the loading station mockup.

Formal group photo with our build season shirts from Friends of Hawaii Robotics. Photo by Wayland.

Take two. Photo by Wayland.

Wednesday. Wayland with team building the loading station mockup.

Justin leading the design team on winch specifications.

The loading station takes shape.

FRC Build Season Week Two

Week two build activity continued.

Tuesday, January 17^th. Maryknoll school team members in maroon shirts came by for some assistance.

John and Wayland with the winch prototype. It needs an improved gear ratio.

On Wednesday, January 18^th FIRST requested I download my certificate of appreciation for this year. In the past, they
have mailed printed certificates with a FIRST pin.

Bill and I stopped by Team Magnum's shop Friday night.

Bill watches work on the winch prototype.

FRC Build Season Week Three

Week three started on Monday, January 23^rd.

Status meeting before work starts.

Bill helped Sarah plan video work.

Wayland showed students how to install pop rivets.

FRC Build Season Week Four

Week four started on Monday, January 30^th. Bill came along to assist with the PR team's videography.

Bill observes the daily status meeting.

Zack helps cut metal for the robot.

Bill makes a point about video productions.

At work in the cave.

Learning to use the mill.

Tuesday Bill and I went to Kalani High again to help with things. This is the daily status meeting.

I gave Alexandria some pointers on Java.

Running the mill.

Bill came with me again to Team Magma (Kalani High School) and participated in the "I'm excited" ritual. Photo by Anne Torige.

This is the daily status meeting.

The software team had the development robot running.

Wayland Kwok was teaching welding.

FRC Build Season Week Five

Week five started on Monday, February 6^th. It rained an inch on Monday so we didn't go to the beach.

Monday evening: Machining bearing blocks to be installed in the robot frame.

Tuesday evening: Daily status meeting. We are four days behind schedule.

Cutting wood for bumpers.

Software development by Alex on the testbed robot.

Wednesday evening I went to robotics at Kalani. This is the daily status meeting.

Thursday evening at Kalani. Daily status meeting.

Mentor Wayland Kwok welding. Nearly done.

At the robotics lab on Saturday. The robot frame is ready for assembly.

FRC Build Season Week Six

Week five started on Sunday, February 12^th. Sunday work began because of the behind-schedule condition.

In the evening on Monday I went to robotics. The Maryknoll team is getting their robot together.

Our robot is nearly fully assembled mechanically.

Wednesday evening I went to robotics. The daily status meeting.

Discovering a fit problem with the gear game piece funnel. Nothing a reciprocating saw can't fix.

Cutting eighth inch aluminum stock with the chop saw.

Filing sharp edges.

Thursday evening I went to Kalani robotics lab. The robot is ready for testbed software downloading.

I worked with the Maryknoll team on their robot.

A Maryknoll student mills a part for their lift.

Friday evening status meeting.

Installing bumpers for a winch test.

I visited the robotics lab on Monday morning and the robot was complete and the team was packing the shipping container for the
South Carolina Regional in March 2, 3, and 4. Wayland is going with the team, but Andrea and I will stay home.

Email Richard dot J dot Wagner at gmail dot com