Episode 6 - World Robotics competitions without the need to travel.
We interview members from The Code Crackers; winners of the 2018 Wonder League Robotics Competition. We learn all about this new online virtual format that eliminates the need to travel.
Kicking the tires, printing "hello World" and trying to work out all the kinks as we present the podcast. We cover our three main goals and also talk about how this podcast will be for Everyone.
With everyone's schedules clashing, we fly solo for this show. We cover our 1, 3, 5 podcast build up plan, answer some questions and touch on some robotic news items.
We interview Worlds bound Vex IQ Team 1715C Robohillers Cool Cats. Learn what it takes to earn a spot to Worlds,
where they got their name and how they raised money for the trip.
We interview Ed Medeiros, Science Teacher with the Freetown/Lakeville Regional School System in MA. We learn how his school moved from a robotics system that ran in DOS to the new Lego EV3 Mindstorms. How his team did year one competing in the FIRST Lego league, what his plans are for next year, and get his opinion about the brand new game -Into Orbit-.
We interview the winner of FLL's Top Innovative Solution award at this years Worlds, Team 492 from Lincoln Middle School in Mount Prospect IL. We learn about the history of the team, the amount of time they dedicate during development and hear about their outreach efforts.
We interview Pat Allen, former Adult Education person, now Head Mentor for the RoboHillers Vex IQ teams for Hopkington, MA schools. We learn about her background, find out just how many teams she is now in charge of, how she runs 2 Vex IQ competitions and her thoughts on the new game -Next Level-.
We interview Jason Morrella Executive Director and Co-founder of the Revolution Robotics Foundation. We learn where the idea for a new robotics system based upon Open Source came from, their plans to be less proprietary while keeping prices down, and their very cool idea for a Grand Slam of Robotics. [Link to Kickstart page](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revorobotics/revolution-robotics-affordable-and-fun-open-source-robot-kit?ref=7bnp1m)
We interview Veronica Bitz, REC Foundation Regional Support Manager and learn what it takes to start a VEX IQ team.
From registering, to which kit to buy, all the way to qualifying for Worlds.