Minnesota Splash 2008

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Minnesota Splash Attracts More Than Capacity Crowd to U-M

December 13, 2008—More than 400 FRC team members, mentors and volunteers from regional FIRST teams gathered at the University of Minnesota’s Anderson Hall for the second annual “Minnesota Splash,” a full morning packed with pre-season robotics activities. New and experienced FRC teams had a chance to participate in a wide of variety seminars and robot demonstrations. The seminars, put on by veteran FRC teams 1816, 2220, 2129, and 2169, as well as other experienced adults, helped to convey valuable information relevant not only for building a robot, but also for organizing and running a robotics team. A huge thanks to all the teams involved, and a special thank you to Tim Jump (Keep it Simple!); Kevin Tanner, vice president, PTC, for seminars on Pro-E CAD, Windchill and MathCAD, and Will Durfee, professor of engineering, University of Minnesota, for their amazing presentations!

If your team wasn’t able to attend, or maybe you’d like to review some of the presentations, it’s not too late! Many of the PowerPoints and presentations have been uploaded, and you can find the links to them listed below.

Videos for the presentations will be posted soon!

Splash 2008 Seminars

Robot Manipulator

Presented by The Green Machine 1816
PowerPoint Presentation (1.5 MB)

Pneumatics

Presented by Will Durfee
Presentation - 1 Slide/page (PDF, 2.9MB)

Electrical System

Presented by Ultraviolet 2129
PowerPoint Presentation (16.8 MB)

Programming - C

Presented by The Green Machine 1816
Presentation Notes (RTF, 30 KB) | Seminar Video (Large) | Seminar Video (Small)

Programming - LabVIEW

LabVIEW Demo Code | Seminar Video (Large) | Seminar Video (Small)

Team Finances

Presented by The Green Machine 1816
PowerPoint Presentation (200 KB)

Outreach and the Chairman's Award

Presented by The Green Machine 1816
PowerPoint Presentation (70 KB) | Seminar Video (Large) | Seminar Video (Small)

Website

Presented by Blue Twilight 2220
PowerPoint Presentation (1.7 MB) | Seminar Video (Large) | Seminar Video (Small)

Animation

Presented by The Green Machine 1816
Seminar Video (Large) | Seminar Video (Small)