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Vex Robotics/Competitive Engineering

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20 sessions

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Each week, we will go over a topic pertaining to competitive engineering robots. While this series is catered to students competing in the Vex Robotics competition, it is open to anyone in any other competitive engineering programs or people that just want to learn more about how robots are made!

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Ananya M 🇺🇸

Certified in 26 topics

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I'm a high school student and I'm here to learn and help others! In my free time I like playing piano, drawing and traveling, and I'm weirdly obsessed with coffee!

Dhruv G 🇺🇸

Certified in 8 topics

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Hello! My name is Dhruv G., and I’m from Texas. I have a strong passion for mathematics, debate, and robotics, which I explore through various activities and competitions. Currently, I am in middle school, where I have had the opportunity to participate in numerous academic tournaments. I have significant experience in speech and debate, actively participating in the National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA). In addition to debate, I am also a member of my school's VEX Robotics team. From this, I have experience in coding, building, and designing. I also love to program. I have made many websites for many of my friends. I specialize in Web Development and I know Python. Right now, I am certified in Pre-Algebra. I am working towards Algebra 1, Geometry, Enrichment and Computer Science.

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Many of our topics build on previous sessions so missing them would be detrimental to understanding the overall topic.

With that being said, we understand that life happens, so please submit an Excused Absence and DM the tutors so we can send you the material covered that day.

SESSION 12

12

Jan

SESSION 12

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCJan 12, 11:00 PM - Jan 13, 12:00 AM UTC

Competition-Specific Robot Designs:
We'll look at some successful robots from past competitions and analyze key design features for
SESSION 13

19

Jan

SESSION 13

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCJan 19, 11:00 PM - Jan 20, 12:00 AM UTC

Advanced CAD Techniques:
We'll go over the basics of creating assemblies while also looking at the creation of renderings.
SESSION 14

26

Jan

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCJan 26, 11:00 PM - Jan 27, 12:00 AM UTC

Design Optimization:
We'll go over the design process and different strategies for improving robot performance.
SESSION 15

2

Feb

SESSION 15

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCFeb 2, 11:00 PM - Feb 3, 12:00 AM UTC

CAD Project Presentation!
Learners will present their projects and gain feedback from their peers.
SESSION 16

9

Feb

SESSION 16

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCFeb 9, 11:00 PM - Feb 10, 12:00 AM UTC

Introduction to VEXcode:
We'll give an overview of the VEXcode programming environment and some basic programming concepts.
SESSION 17

16

Feb

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCFeb 16, 11:00 PM - Feb 17, 12:00 AM UTC

Advanced Programming Concepts:
We'll go over the integration of sensors in programming while also looking at autonomous driving.
SESSION 18

23

Feb

SESSION 18

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCFeb 23, 11:00 PM - Feb 24, 12:00 AM UTC

Engineering Notebook:
We'll go over the importance of documentation in robotics and some of the key components needed in an engineering notebook.
SESSION 19

2

Mar

SESSION 19

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Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCMar 2, 11:00 PM - Mar 3, 12:00 AM UTC

Final Project Presentations!
Learners will present their complete robot designs and theoretical programming, gaining feedback from their peers.
SESSION 20

9

Mar

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Sun 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCMar 9, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Wrap-Up:
We'll go over the key concepts that were learned and discuss further opportunities in the field of robotics!

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Oct 13 - Mar 9

22 weeks

60 mins

/ session

Next session on January 12, 2025

SCHEDULE

Sundays

11:00PM