2015 FLL Programming Clinics
Once again, we will be offering FLL Programming Clinics at UT-Dallas (Oct 17) and UME Preparatory Academy (Oct 24):
FIRST in Texas grants – Oct 15 deadline
From the October 2015 issue of the FIRST in Texas Newsletter:
Just Two Weeks to Apply
The final deadline is almost here! Submit your completed applications by October 15 at 5pm CST.
What is a completed application? Make sure you:
- Submit our Team Grant Application
- Upload Photo Release forms for each team member
- Upload an Eligibility Form for Texas high school teams
Mark your calendars and ask your questions now! For other details on the grant process, like a timeline on notifications and awards, visit our Grant Calendar.
2015 FLL Team Registration closing
2015-09-30US FIRST registration for the 2015 Trash Trek season is expected to close on or before September 30. Register as soon as possible if you want to have a team this season.
FTC hardware, tools, and tips
We’re revising this page to bring it up-to-date with latest resources.
The current version of the hardware tools and tips page is available here:
New sensors from Modern Robotics
In the past week Modern Robotics has announced two new sensors to its lineup, a color sensor and an integrating gyro.
The color sensor claims to support a passive mode, which allows it to detect color from an external light source (such as the LEDs of the Res-Q game beacons). It also supports an active mode, where the sensor has its own light emitter to detect the color of a reflected target (similar to how the LEGO Mindstorms and HiTechnic color sensors work). The color sensor is available now, but as of Sep 21, 2015 the FTC Robot Controller App doesn’t have libraries to support the sensor.
The gyro sensor is a 3-axis gyro that does onboard integration of the z-axis, thus it can be used to calculate heading with greater accuracy than if the calculation is performed on an Android or PC host. The gyro is slated to be available for sale by mid October 2015.