MARS does more than just build robots. Team activities focus on inspiring others, making Earth a better place and learning/ utilizing technology to its fullest. Please visit links listed to view projects.
Community Outreach
MARS benefits from generous community and corporate support which allows the team to exist and achieve its goals. In an effort to give back to our community, the team seeks opportunities to pursue service and outreach. Brief examples of current projects are listed. Local organizations are encouraged to contact us with community service needs or for a robotics presentation.
Inventor Submission The Inventor sub-team uses Autodesk Inventor to mock up and animate the robot before building it. With Inventor any kinks and questions about the design can be modeled and worked out so they are not a worry at a later date.
Animation Each year FIRST presents a theme around which each team may create an animation in 3D Studio Max. The 2007 season was MARS' first year participating in the animation portion of the competition.
Website Info Sal Franchino, Michael Schloz, Ryan Bazydola, and a room full of monkeys run the site administration. If you have any questions regarding the website please contact us. E-mail us at team1523@gmail. If you want to see some behind-the-scene information about what we are currently up to, check out our To-Do list.
Dean's Homework
Each year FIRST Found Dean Kamen challenges teams to pursue a "homework" assignment in addition to building a competitive robot. Assignments focus on ways to support FIRST's mission of changing our culture so that science and mathmatics are celebrated.
