Likes, likes and more likes!!!

Hey guys!
Tomorrow is the first day of Tagisang Robotics 2013. As of today, all team and robot photos were posted on their official Facebook page. As expected, likes have been pouring down since the photos were posted and we're just getting started to having our friends and family "like" it.

Speaking of which, click on the following pics to redirect you to the actual photos that needs "liking"

2013 Team Picture:

2013 Team Robot:

Go Cayetano Lancers! （≧∇≦）

Finally after almost 4 months of preparation it's almost the time of our competition!
Even we couldn't believe how time flies by so fast!

Why Cayetano Lancers and not other names?

A lancer is a cavalry soldier using a weapon called a "lance" (a long weapon with a metal point) riding atop of a horse's back. They are most agile among warriors in battle and they can be playful with a carefree attitude approach. But when it comes to work, they are serious and quick especially when it comes to battle. Overall, that is what describes our team. Though we are of different social circles, we all have this common factor and together we believe anything is possible in the game.

As promised, here's the full list of Cayetano Lancers:

• Jean Nicole Rodriguez (Grade 8)
• Hazel Formes (Third Year)
• Martin Santelices (Third Year)
• Daryl Joe Santos (Third Year)
• Chad Marvin Azuelo (Fourth Year)
• Peter Paul Perez (Fourth Year)
• Rae Beatrice Palmaria (Fourth Year)
• Neil Buenaflor (Fourth Year)
• Dominique Dagunton (Fourth Year)
• Joshua Cuballes (Fourth Year)

November 13, 2013

Finishing touches before the contest?
Here it is! Obviously not yet done. Surprise, surprise how are things going to be?
Next week is our game. Exactly 6 days from now!
Can't wait to start and play all day!
Everything is finally finished -- almost
We have finally completed our 10-member team and we'll posting the list very soon!
Watch out for that and for more updates go to our Facebook Page.
Also watch out for what our robot can do!

Now, who doesn't love using spray paint?
But remember not to much of it!

"It takes a lot of patience to actually put things together"

Sembreak ? ? ?

Though it is a Tuesday, we don't have classes because it is our semester break. The concept of letting high school, elementary and kindergarten students having this is still a question. For us it's just another time to goof-off and do anything we want before November 1 and 2. Random thoughts.

Six members of the team went back to school to catch up on the tests they missed. No worries though, the results were good enough and were still in the range of how our scores usually are. After all that we still got to talk about the other plans for our robot. Currently, all boards that we will used is at our school in our tool kit. However, our robot's frame is with our designer so that he can start with the base and for us to just add the finishing touches once school starts again.

Don't get us wrong though, for the second time we went to school for our robot and not once did we regret doing that and surely we won't regret making this decision as well! We prioritize this so much and seeing our robot move is already a HUGE achievement for us!

Let the countdown begin!

21 days until Tagisang Robotics 2013!

October 25, 2013

Friday

Last day of the week and we finally got our desired outcome!

Just this morning, we finally got the frame for our robot. Next steps we need to take is to finish its outside cover and make it look the best we can! 

Here's our complicated frame!!!

Here's where we'll really start!

By the afternoon, we tried using our old wiper motors for our robot with the new boards just to try out if it can move and just to know if the codes were right. Well it did work but not as fast as we expected. As we could remember, our wiper motor were also badly affected and need repair (if it is still possible). If it won't work properly, we have no choice but to replace it with a new one or be creative and think of another way to make it faster than it is now.

Good luck to us!

October 23, 2013

Wednesday

Remember how we lack members?

Well today was a day to put our recruits to the test. For today, the Robotics Team were searching for the next designer, driver and human shooter. Maybe it is early to start looking for our replacements but better doing it now than never! We have everything in place and for now we were at our school's computer lab with everything we need set-up. 

Our robot driver Neil Buenaflor giving tips to one of the recruits 

Our recruits applying for the slot of the next robot driver

One of the two newly bought remote-controlled cars

For our aspiring robot drivers, we have two sets of tests. One is them play a computer game and the other is by playing with remote-controlled cars through an obstacle we made! Of course, we wouldn't be making something boring. That's not how our team works. We work hard and play hard!

Our recruits for the next designer of our team's robot

As for our robot designers they are also tasked to do two jobs. First is to make a draft of their design on paper following the rules on dimensions (2ft x 2ft x 2ft). After that they should be able to make a graphic sketch of it using Google SketchUp and then try to make it our of colored paper. Though the task maybe hard, it looks as though all the first phase was a success. We saw amazing designs which would hard for us to make a decision.

While the recruits were doing their jobs, we had to resume to our jobs as well!

Trying to fix our blog! 

Making our FB Cover Photo and design for our shirt

Facebook Page

Yes, it's very much true!
Cayetano Lancers now have an official page on Facebook!
Prior to last year's Facebook page, this one is up-to-date with the latest happenings by the Robotics Team. All members of the team are admins of the said FB Page. So don't forget to check it out!

Click here to redirect you to the page!
Like and share with your friends on Facebook too!