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Confirmed it. Other side now.
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All right. Be careful
that there's-- It's on the other side.
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The batteries are secured to it.
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Yeah.
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- Huh? Right now?
- No, we--
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Run the batteries. We've gotta go.
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We have a minute, 50 seconds to go.
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- Yeah, let's go. Let's go.
- I know.
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TeraWatts! TeraWatts!
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Let's do it!
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All right. A minute, 30 seconds.
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We gotta go.
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All right. Let's go.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
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Alliance Captains, 3512.
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Spartatroniks.
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Red Alliance!
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Our second set of quarterfinals returns.
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Our fourth seed alliance in red.
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Our fifth seed alliance in blue.
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Let's meet 'em. 1515!
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MorTorq.
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Alliance captains, 5553!
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Robo'Lyon.
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And, last but not least, 6904!
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The TeraWatts.
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Go! Go, TeraWatts!
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- Hey, is everything all good?
- Everything good. Good.
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Drivers, behind the lines!
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There we go. He's good.
He's good now. He's good. He's ready.
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Three. Two. One. Go!
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The way my brain works,
I can't think of things in words.
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I think in feelings and numbers.
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The feelings that numbers give me--
Well, the number two...
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I'm facing south and I'm looking at
the corner of a building.
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The number three, it can be a tree.
It can be something purple.
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The number four is something bright.
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It's like a star in the night sky,
or red and green.
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My brain makes way too many connections.
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Jacob was always very curious
about how things worked.
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Jacob was a very happy baby.
Always smiling. Always bouncing.
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He's always been blond,
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and his hair would grow out
in a perfect halo around his head.
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He always had this perfect,
round head of hair.
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He would sit and write numbers out.
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Cover a sheet of paper. Start a new one.
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Cover the page with numbers.
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And he was always fascinated
with airplanes.
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I had this idea of working for SpaceX.
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I used to be
kind of interested in rockets.
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I thought they were cool.
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I-I still think they are,
but not as cool as math.
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The structure and harmonies
of classical music,
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they work because of some
mathematical concepts.
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There's a certain pattern that we track,
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and if it produces joy
or produces sadness,
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it's based on math.
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I messed up.
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I-I can't handle it when I mess up.
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At school, everyone is cool.
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People skills were a bit of an issue.
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I wouldn't say
they were a bit of an issue,
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but they--
I didn't understand stuff at first.
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I didn't understand popular culture.
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I understand a little bit of it now,
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but I'm not an expert,
but everyone else is an expert.
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I'd never really, like,
been a part of a team before.
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I needed to be an expert
at literally everything, which I can't be.
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I was at the club fair,
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and there was this huge table,
and there was a pile of metal.
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I walked over,
and it wasn't a pile of metal.
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It was a robot.
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And they said it's a robotics team,
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and I was hooked.
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You tightened it too high up here.
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Okay.
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I made a lot of friends
being part of a team,
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which was new for me.
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I work on coding
the control panel mechanism for the robot.
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I get to connect with a lot of people.
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And we get to chat all we want
about this one particular thing
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that's been in my mind
for what seems like ages.
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I think it's good because it fits me.
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Hello, everybody, and welcome.
This is the 1996 US FIRST National Finals.
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This is FIRST,
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For Inspiration and Recognition
of Science and Technology.
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A worldwide program that combines
the high-intensity world of sports
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with STEM education, science,
technology, engineering and math.
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Please welcome to the podium
FIRST founder, Dean Kamen.
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Dean Kamen created the Segway scooter,
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the insulin pump
and the portable dialysis machine,
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just to name a few of his big innovations.
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And Dean is not just inventing things.
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He's created a platform for young,
passionate engineers
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to follow in his footsteps.
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How do you take
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all the critical elements of science,
technology and engineering and innovation,
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and put 'em in a format
that kids can appreciate?
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I know! We'll make a robotics competition.
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Each year, teams of high school students
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dedicate weeks of their lives
to designing,
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building and programming a robot.
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We wanted FIRST to be a microcosm
of the real world of engineering.
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Thought robots would be ideal
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because it's easy to include every
different kind of engineering discipline
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that kids might be interested in.
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Back in the '70s, we wanted to
make sure that MIT students
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not only got good analytical thinking
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but got in touch
with their creative skill.
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So we gave 'em a kit of materials and said
build something to accomplish a task.
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Wasn't too surprising that MIT students
would compete like crazy.
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But it was really wonderful to note
that they worked together,
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taught each other everything they know.
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When we started this,
there were 20-some-odd teams.
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The next year we went to 100.
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The next year we went to 200.
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Now we have thousands and thousands
of teams all around the world.
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Every year, our live kickoff happens
the first weekend after the New Year.
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And on the day of kickoff,
we'd unveil the new challenge.
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- Good morning.
- Good morning!
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I'm excited. I've been waiting
to find out this game for a while.
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That's just all I've been thinking.
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Excitement, mostly,
to start creating a new robot
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and process more information.
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A bit.
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Five, four, three, two, one!
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Welcome to the 2020
FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff.
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Now this season, The FIRST Rise,
powered by Star Wars: Force for Change,
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inspires us to work together to strengthen
and protect the force that binds us all.
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Our friends at Disney and Lucasfilm
are right behind you,
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cheering on your success.
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So right now, let's hear from them.
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Hello, FIRST teams.
I'm Mark Hamill, and welcome...
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to the 2019-2020 season.
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This year, FIRST is teaming up with
Disney and Lucasfilm
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as part of the
Star Wars: Force for Change initiative.
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Each year,
we create an engineering challenge
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that's entirely different
from the year before,
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and we work really hard to make sure
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that there is no obvious best strategy
to win the game.
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In Infinite Recharge,
forces threaten the future of FIRST City.
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With assistance from your trusty droids,
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you and your crew will race
to overcome obstacles
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and collect renewable energy cells
to charge your city's Shield Generator
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and protect FIRST City.
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Through the power of collaboration,
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you will bring hope and strengthen
the force that binds us all,
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so that together we rise.
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In their eyes,
you see simultaneously two things:
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excitement and terror,
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because they're thinking,
"Where do I start?"
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This is gonna be hard.
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Just as we change the game every year,
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we change what's in the kit every year.
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And sometimes the kids will ask,
"Where are the assembly instructions?"
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"There are no instructions!
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We don't even know
what you're gonna build."
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What is this over here?
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That's a good question.
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- That's what I'm trying to figure out.
- You see the lights?
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Typically, by the way,
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the kids come up with
more ingenious ways to state the problem.
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It's gonna go over the bar, hook under,
and then the pulley is gonna have--
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be hooked up to a motor
and be able to move around the bar.
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So you have just one robot on there,
and it's level, you'll get 15 points.
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As Einstein said,
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"Imagination
is more important than knowledge."
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The kids have the imagination
to come up with a really neat way
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that we can solve this problem.
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But they don't have the knowledge
that can take the engineering tools
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and turn
this great imagination into reality.
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That's where the mentors come in.
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The kids have the enthusiasm
to try some really big idea,
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and the mentors have a way to figure out
how to implement it.
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It's gonna take the whole day
for the teams to understand,
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"How do you play this game?
How do you get the most points?
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How do you work with each other?"
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In the game reveal,
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we saw that there's a bunch of
different elements we have to deal with.
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The game is played
Red Alliance versus Blue Alliance.
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Each alliance is made up of three teams.
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The goal is to score more points
than the other alliance.
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You score points by shooting yellow
foam balls, also known as Power Cells,
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into the goals.
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You get more points for the higher goals
and fewer points for the lower goals.
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At the end of the game,
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your robot can score additional points
by climbing the Seesaw,
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also known as the Shield Generator switch,
and hanging.
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If you balance the Seesaw, making it
level, your alliance scores extra points.
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No part of the robot can touch the ground.
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I'm feeling kind of relieved
now that I know what's going on,
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but now it's a little daunting.
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Now it's time to put the field together.
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We're trying to make sure that we have
a field that represents the game
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as much as possible.
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We're gonna start a game simulation,
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and we're gonna try to act out
what we would do.
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So, there's gonna be
six rolling chairs, six students.
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Um, one on each chair.
You guys are the robots.
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The point of the simulation
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is to kind of understand how the robots
will interact with the field.
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- Anyone interested in being a robot?
- I want to be a robot.
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- I want to be a robot.
- Kayleigh.
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Garret. Connor. Jacob. Lyle.
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Now we're on this side.
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All right, good.
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Ow, my legs!
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Got one in.
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Yeah!
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What are the present--
Go over the agenda for today maybe.
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So everyone's on the same page.
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We had already picked up
our kit of parts.
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I feel like we just need
to do inventory soon.
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Design team needs to take lead
of the designing of the robot.
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I got to know FIRST
through, actually, my husband
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who, you know, when I married him...
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A year or two in our marriage, he's like,
"There's this thing called FIRST."
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He would leave me for weekends at a time
and be gone to this thing.
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I was like, "Okay."
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Like, he's really dedicated to service
and I love that about him, right?
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And I had no idea it was actually "cool."
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What really got me hooked was
when I went to their first competition.
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I saw, like, mascots.
I saw music. I saw people dancing.
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I saw parents there.
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It was, like, a stadium of excited people.
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I'm like, "This is a hidden treasure
that no one knows about.
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This is so cool."
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I knew that I got bit by the FIRST bug.
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It was that competition
that got it for me.
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I'm a science teacher at my school,
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so that's why I decided
to start the TeraWatts.
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I'm a little competitive.
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Just a little bit.
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For the first two years,
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my husband purposely didn't want to
sign us up for the same competition.
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He would always say,
"That didn't work out with our schedule."
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I'm like, "I secretly know."
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But it's not him that's making me
competitive at all.
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It's just, like, my own competitiveness.
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But he does so much to help.
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- It helps that I am not competitive.
- Yeah, we're opposites.
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Whoo!
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If you go to, like, LA Regional
and you read the game manual,
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it tells you, like,
list of stuff you need for inspection.
246
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So, one thing that you guys
are gonna work on this weekend
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is the bill of materials.
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It's like the inventory.
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You make a list of everything
that's on the robot.
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Mm-hmm.
And so there's a template I uploaded...
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So our team's about 15 kids.
We have about three to four mentors.
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So it's a smaller school
in a low-income neighborhood in Watts.
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This thing can slide and it could snap,
and we don't want that.
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- We definitely don't want that.
- Probably...
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We actually don't even have
a room to work in.
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We work in a hallway.
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Our team, in particular,
doesn't have a lot of funding.
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But the past two seasons
we've had pretty good robots
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that have worked and played the game
using our tools.
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So, I think it's great to show
that we don't need, you know,
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fancy-schmancy equipment
to be able to have a working robot.
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You're gonna have to take it off.
You wanna take this piece off.
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- There it is.
- Yeah.
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We'll take it off, put a washer, so...
'Cause it looks like it's not durable.
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Take out the arms.
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What FIRST does is that
it doesn't tell kids what to do
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or show them how to do it.
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They have to figure it out.
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There's a problem.
There's roadblocks, like real life.
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And it was hard in the beginning
when we first started this team.
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I had to tell them,
"I know this is not like school.
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Because you're used to
having a worksheet."
273
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So that's when I see
the lightbulb going off,
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when they realize
it's a different type of learning.
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We figured out that the shooter actually
fits in here without it obstructing this.
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So what we're gonna do is
we're gonna bring these closer together.
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So they could actually go up, like,
without any obstruction.
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Did you guys figure out
how to mount it on here?
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- 'Cause that was the other question I had.
- We need to put in--
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- How it's gonna travel up there.
- Look. That's the shooter.
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It's not how it looks in
the thing, but, you know, problem-solving.
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That's why kids stay.
Because it's something that--
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It annoys them,
but it keeps them coming back.
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'Cause they're like, "This is frustrating,
but we need to figure it out," you know?
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Now, we got all our motors working.
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It can't go forward or back.
287
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All it does is basically just spin.
288
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The pros of having a small team
is everyone knows each other,
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and you form that bond.
290
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The con, though, is that, unfortunately,
we don't have the hands.
291
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That's left. And that's right.
292
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Aaron is the one kid that knows
everything about every part of the robot.
293
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It's like the gears
are fighting each other.
294
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'Cause he's so passionate,
wherever help is needed, like, he'll go.
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But he does everything.
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Wiring. Coding. Building.
Aaron does all that.
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- Did you misunderstand the problem?
- Not really.
298
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Some people, they're afraid of change.
299
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I'm not really that kind of person.
300
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Because you don't know what you like
or what your passion is
301
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until you try new things.
302
00:19:00,849 --> 00:19:03,059
Before I joined the team,
I played football.
303
00:19:03,143 --> 00:19:06,021
I played basketball.
And I was interested in anime.
304
00:19:07,689 --> 00:19:10,650
At first, I learned about coding
back in sixth grade,
305
00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:12,736
but I didn't really connect with it.
306
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So I didn't really like it that much.
307
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As a kid,
Aaron was kinda like in his shell.
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He was really just to himself.
309
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He really never bothered nobody.
He was just to himself.
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Before he got into robotics,
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he was kinda like
holding his feelings on the inside.
312
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But now, he's opening up more.
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Looks like they in little go-karts.
314
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I seen their robot.
They have a suction cup on the bottom.
315
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- Oh.
- So it can just pull itself up.
316
00:19:48,730 --> 00:19:49,981
Wow.
317
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So one day at school,
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I look over and I--
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All I see is a...
I'm like, "What is that?"
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So, at first, I'm like,
"Hey. That's a nice robot."
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And I'm like, "Can I drive it?"
He goes, "Well, no, you cannot."
322
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And then he told me about
the robotics program.
323
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When I showed up after school,
I realized why he didn't let me drive it.
324
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Because I started to drive it.
It was hard to control.
325
00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:13,797
So then I joined the team after that.
326
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Something was just sparked
that he loved about it, and he kept going.
327
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I mean, getting up at 6:30 in the morning,
telling me, "I'm gone!"
328
00:20:22,639 --> 00:20:24,099
"Wait, hold on. On a Saturday?"
329
00:20:24,808 --> 00:20:26,893
- Wow.
- Look how it do get back in its seat.
330
00:20:26,893 --> 00:20:28,144
Uh-huh.
331
00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:31,272
Oh! High Rollers' hook fell off.
332
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Let me drive it.
333
00:20:33,483 --> 00:20:36,778
One day, he was showing me
how he was putting a robot together.
334
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I was like, "How you do it that fast?"
335
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And he goes, like, he said,
"Mama, it's all in the skills.
336
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It's all in the skills."
337
00:20:51,126 --> 00:20:52,502
I like coding a lot
338
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because you're the one
who's in charge, basically.
339
00:20:54,671 --> 00:20:58,091
And people, if they don't understand it,
they have to come to you.
340
00:20:59,009 --> 00:21:02,470
But building robots is hard to figure out.
341
00:21:02,554 --> 00:21:04,180
What code are you running?
342
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We're running 6904 Code 2020.
343
00:21:07,392 --> 00:21:09,894
- Does it have autonomous in it?
- No, it does not.
344
00:21:10,395 --> 00:21:14,190
And just getting that code to work
took about an hour-- hour and a half.
345
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I actually like it because if it doesn't
go right the first time,
346
00:21:18,278 --> 00:21:22,323
just keep trying and trying again
until you actually, like, get it right.
347
00:21:38,006 --> 00:21:41,259
Right now, I go to college
in St. Paul, Minnesota.
348
00:21:41,343 --> 00:21:45,013
But I usually come back to Japan
during summer and winter
349
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'cause I'm mentoring a robotics team here.
350
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I'm a double major in Neuroscience
and Psychology,
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00:21:55,607 --> 00:21:58,610
and I've been thinking to minor in Dance.
352
00:21:59,277 --> 00:22:04,199
I think, probably, dancing ballet
is the fun thing I do.
353
00:22:05,283 --> 00:22:09,412
In addition to that,
I'm also part of a rocketry team,
354
00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,457
so it's keeping me very busy.
355
00:22:17,545 --> 00:22:19,214
When I was in ninth grade,
356
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I applied to a high school exchange
program in Minneapolis.
357
00:22:24,219 --> 00:22:29,432
And I got to participate
in a FIRST Team called 2500 Herobotics.
358
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Before I joined them,
359
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I never expected that I was gonna be
interested in engineering.
360
00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:41,319
But the FIRST regional inspired me a lot.
361
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They were just so passionate about
what they were doing.
362
00:22:46,282 --> 00:22:48,159
In Japan, most high schoolers
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don't have the opportunities
to learn about engineering in-depth.
364
00:22:53,123 --> 00:22:56,292
So, it was an amazing experience for me.
365
00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:00,755
I got so determined,
366
00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:03,925
I decided that I want to start
a team in Japan.
367
00:23:04,718 --> 00:23:08,430
I wanted to help make it
accessible to everyone.
368
00:23:08,430 --> 00:23:14,102
So, I sent an e-mail to Chiba
Institute of Technology asking for help.
369
00:23:14,602 --> 00:23:17,105
And surprisingly,
they said yes.
370
00:23:43,340 --> 00:23:46,092
We're a community-based team.
371
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It's not like we have
a school as a workspace.
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Dr. Tomiyama was willing to give up
one of his rooms
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so that we can actually have a workspace.
374
00:24:03,902 --> 00:24:07,739
In Japan,
FIRST Robotics Competition is unknown.
375
00:24:08,406 --> 00:24:10,325
When Kanon started this team,
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00:24:10,325 --> 00:24:13,578
there were only three teams
in the whole entire Japan.
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So we decided to help her.
378
00:24:16,122 --> 00:24:17,123
When she started,
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she didn't have enough members
to create a team,
380
00:24:20,585 --> 00:24:22,420
so she went to her friends,
381
00:24:22,504 --> 00:24:25,757
and then community
and whoever she can talk to.
382
00:24:26,424 --> 00:24:29,469
Once she decided to do something,
she would do it.
383
00:24:32,764 --> 00:24:37,310
One of the reasons I never
expected to be interested in engineering
384
00:24:37,394 --> 00:24:41,439
is that I'd never seen a female engineer.
385
00:24:42,273 --> 00:24:43,983
So, I didn't think that, like,
386
00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:47,946
a girl like me can
actually succeed in the field.
387
00:24:49,072 --> 00:24:51,074
I think that's kind of ridiculous,
388
00:24:51,074 --> 00:24:55,036
but that's actually what happens
with many girls.
389
00:24:56,913 --> 00:25:00,208
Right now, both team captains are girls,
390
00:25:01,209 --> 00:25:05,088
in addition to Noi,
who is engineering captain on the team.
391
00:26:00,435 --> 00:26:03,938
We are trying to shoot the ball
to that goal right now.
392
00:26:04,981 --> 00:26:07,192
But first, we have to be able to
intake the ball,
393
00:26:07,192 --> 00:26:08,651
so we are trying to do that.
394
00:26:09,861 --> 00:26:12,280
We don't have any time,
so it's quite hard.
395
00:27:23,309 --> 00:27:25,854
In order to build the perfect robot,
396
00:27:25,854 --> 00:27:32,902
Noi comes to the workshop every day
from 5:00 a.m. until sometimes 11:00 p.m.
397
00:27:33,862 --> 00:27:37,073
She also comes from a different city.
398
00:27:37,157 --> 00:27:40,076
By train, it'll take two hours.
399
00:27:52,213 --> 00:27:53,256
For some teams,
400
00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:58,928
their robots do only one
or maybe two tasks and not all of them.
401
00:27:59,429 --> 00:28:01,514
But she wants to do all of them.
402
00:28:02,599 --> 00:28:04,100
They only have six weeks,
403
00:28:04,851 --> 00:28:08,188
so they tend to make mistakes
because they are in a hurry.
404
00:28:12,442 --> 00:28:15,695
I'm not sure whether
they are going to be successful or not,
405
00:28:15,779 --> 00:28:16,863
but they will try.
406
00:28:24,245 --> 00:28:26,831
One of the great things about FIRST
407
00:28:26,915 --> 00:28:29,167
is you need
absolutely no technical background
408
00:28:29,167 --> 00:28:31,920
to have a great time
and a great experience.
409
00:28:32,754 --> 00:28:36,007
There are many different areas
that kids can get involved in.
410
00:28:36,966 --> 00:28:39,803
We believe that helping each other matters
411
00:28:39,803 --> 00:28:43,181
just as much
as technical competence matters.
412
00:28:44,349 --> 00:28:48,520
Most teams have
a whole group of kids whose entire job,
413
00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:50,897
not just during our season,
but throughout the year,
414
00:28:51,481 --> 00:28:55,318
is to promote the values of FIRST
through their community.
415
00:28:55,402 --> 00:28:57,737
And we call that the Chairman's Team.
416
00:29:04,494 --> 00:29:07,997
Our team has completed
over 2,000 hours of community service
417
00:29:08,081 --> 00:29:12,627
and has spread awareness to over
30,000 students in the past year itself.
418
00:29:13,211 --> 00:29:17,507
We want to make it commonplace for
girls everywhere to participate in STEM.
419
00:29:17,507 --> 00:29:20,593
This is why we created the book
#girlsLOVErobots.
420
00:29:20,677 --> 00:29:24,556
We hope to inspire girls from all over
and show the world...
421
00:29:24,556 --> 00:29:26,266
Girls love robots!
422
00:29:28,685 --> 00:29:30,311
At the end of a season,
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00:29:30,395 --> 00:29:35,483
we give out the Chairman's Award to a team
that has done something extraordinary.
424
00:29:35,567 --> 00:29:39,154
Let's congratulate Team 195.
425
00:29:40,530 --> 00:29:43,616
We want all the kids
on FIRST teams to see themselves
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00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:48,329
as a powerful network where everybody's
looking out for each other.
427
00:30:20,403 --> 00:30:23,907
Six weeks just up to your FIRST regional,
428
00:30:23,907 --> 00:30:28,119
it's just barely enough time
to build a real machine
429
00:30:28,203 --> 00:30:29,704
that can fulfill the challenge.
430
00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:41,925
As a coach,
431
00:30:41,925 --> 00:30:44,928
at the same time that you're building
the machine with the students,
432
00:30:44,928 --> 00:30:49,182
you also need to take care of everything
else that the competition cares about.
433
00:30:49,683 --> 00:30:52,143
Because FIRST is not only about the robot.
434
00:30:53,061 --> 00:30:56,523
We are focusing a lot of our attention
on the Chairman's Team.
435
00:30:57,065 --> 00:31:01,528
Presenting Chairman's each year
is very, very important for our team.
436
00:31:17,669 --> 00:31:19,754
We are working on
a Chairman's speech
437
00:31:19,838 --> 00:31:23,591
that we are presenting
at the regional in Sacramento.
438
00:31:41,568 --> 00:31:45,447
We have short amount of time,
so it's really hard.
439
00:32:32,410 --> 00:32:33,495
Wow.
440
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:56,101
Ah!
441
00:32:59,104 --> 00:33:02,065
For me to open up, it has been so hard.
442
00:33:03,108 --> 00:33:06,653
The little, like, let's say the thorn
that I have here is, like,
443
00:33:06,653 --> 00:33:08,738
you have just to get it all out.
444
00:33:10,281 --> 00:33:14,202
And now that I'm on the Chairman's Team,
I have to show who I really am.
445
00:34:01,916 --> 00:34:06,838
A long, long time ago,
a space of matter from this...
446
00:34:08,006 --> 00:34:09,507
Okay. Again.
447
00:34:11,134 --> 00:34:12,886
A long, long time ago...
448
00:34:19,184 --> 00:34:23,772
Have you ever felt like
you are in a deep hole, where...
449
00:34:26,274 --> 00:34:27,484
Have you ever felt--
450
00:34:27,484 --> 00:34:31,404
So, have you ever felt like
you are in a very deep hole?
451
00:34:42,791 --> 00:34:47,337
We are the team Nautilus 4010,
and we're here to talk about us.
452
00:34:49,964 --> 00:34:51,257
Again.
453
00:34:55,178 --> 00:34:57,430
"...you have to do the auditions."
454
00:35:17,742 --> 00:35:21,246
This year,
I'm going to graduate from high school.
455
00:35:32,090 --> 00:35:36,803
Stop the time right now and begin ♪
456
00:36:42,786 --> 00:36:43,787
Cutting!
457
00:36:54,923 --> 00:36:57,050
We've been a team for several years,
458
00:36:57,050 --> 00:37:00,553
so we've been able to accumulate
a lot of tools, a lot of equipment...
459
00:37:06,101 --> 00:37:08,770
So it's really good to have
a lot of capability available
460
00:37:08,770 --> 00:37:10,522
so you can quickly prototype something.
461
00:37:13,900 --> 00:37:16,444
This year, we inducted
68 people into our team,
462
00:37:16,528 --> 00:37:18,863
so it's the largest team
that we've had so far.
463
00:37:18,947 --> 00:37:20,240
Uh, kind of crazy.
464
00:37:21,491 --> 00:37:23,118
Last year, we won Championships.
465
00:37:23,118 --> 00:37:24,452
And this year,
466
00:37:25,245 --> 00:37:28,164
I think we're
not going to make it that far.
467
00:37:28,248 --> 00:37:33,503
It's week three and we're really behind
on creating the robot.
468
00:37:34,004 --> 00:37:38,550
We have lots of issues.
We're not good at organizing.
469
00:37:38,550 --> 00:37:43,054
We incorrectly label things.
Some wires go to the wrong places.
470
00:37:43,555 --> 00:37:47,892
But, yeah, the robot is not great.
471
00:37:51,771 --> 00:37:54,816
Right now, we're replacing the wheels
on the drive chain,
472
00:37:55,358 --> 00:37:58,236
uh, because we also--
we tipped it over twice during testing.
473
00:37:59,237 --> 00:38:01,573
In the past few weeks,
we've been testing code
474
00:38:01,573 --> 00:38:03,908
and making modifications
to make everything work.
475
00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:13,585
When you remove something,
a bunch of errors pop up everywhere.
476
00:38:14,294 --> 00:38:15,378
Once you delete something,
477
00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:19,424
you have to remove a bunch of other stuff
to make the code work.
478
00:38:25,388 --> 00:38:28,058
Well, we're having some issues
with the battery wire
479
00:38:28,058 --> 00:38:29,642
and we're trying to fix it right now.
480
00:38:29,726 --> 00:38:31,895
Um, so yeah.
Let's hope that it gets fixed.
481
00:38:35,148 --> 00:38:37,692
- I set it right there.
- This is what really matters.
482
00:38:37,776 --> 00:38:39,527
- We can still--
- So then let's talk about auto...
483
00:38:39,611 --> 00:38:40,612
'Cause-- If we--
484
00:38:40,612 --> 00:38:42,322
That's not what he's trying to talk about.
485
00:38:43,281 --> 00:38:45,450
It's really stressful, actually.
486
00:38:45,450 --> 00:38:48,370
We never tested
the control panel mechanism
487
00:38:48,370 --> 00:38:51,539
because it was the lowest priority, and--
488
00:38:54,751 --> 00:38:55,752
Uh...
489
00:39:02,717 --> 00:39:05,095
Sports has an enormous power
490
00:39:05,095 --> 00:39:07,806
to direct the time and energy
and passion of kids
491
00:39:07,806 --> 00:39:10,141
to develop skills in a certain way.
492
00:39:11,017 --> 00:39:13,687
Once I knew
that I was gonna build this sport,
493
00:39:13,687 --> 00:39:17,065
I wasn't gonna try to figure out
which parts I would take.
494
00:39:17,065 --> 00:39:18,149
I wanted it all.
495
00:39:18,775 --> 00:39:21,486
Everything that other sports do,
we're gonna do.
496
00:39:21,486 --> 00:39:24,739
I told the teams,
"You better have a mascot.
497
00:39:24,823 --> 00:39:26,074
You better name your robot."
498
00:39:27,367 --> 00:39:32,080
If football needs a halftime show,
FIRST Championship needs a halftime show.
499
00:39:33,164 --> 00:39:35,041
We're gonna give out letters.
500
00:39:35,125 --> 00:39:36,960
We're gonna have
a double-elimination tournament.
501
00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:38,753
We're gonna have a championship.
502
00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:44,009
I wanted to make sure we had it all.
503
00:39:45,844 --> 00:39:47,303
So we invented the game,
504
00:39:47,387 --> 00:39:50,974
but we wanna use everything else
that our culture has prepared for us.
505
00:39:57,022 --> 00:39:58,398
Oh, wait. The light turned off.
506
00:39:58,398 --> 00:40:00,442
The name of the robot is pretty important
507
00:40:00,442 --> 00:40:02,485
for the announcer during the competition.
508
00:40:03,153 --> 00:40:07,699
But the names they choose on our team,
I don't really agree with them.
509
00:40:07,699 --> 00:40:10,452
- - So the name is Beep-Boop-
- Beep-
- Boop.
510
00:40:10,452 --> 00:40:12,495
- - We are not having no "Beep-
- Boop-
- Bop."
511
00:40:12,579 --> 00:40:14,247
- - -We're not having "Beep-
- Boop-
- Bop."
- Why not?
512
00:40:14,247 --> 00:40:16,666
- Because it doesn't flow.
- That's not right.
513
00:40:16,750 --> 00:40:19,669
- - Beep-Boop-Bop. Beep-
- Boop-
- Bop.
- That's not how it works. No. No.
514
00:40:19,753 --> 00:40:20,920
- - Samantha, Beep-
- Boop-
- Bop?
515
00:40:21,004 --> 00:40:25,216
This is an important matter.
It's like naming your child.
516
00:40:25,842 --> 00:40:27,594
- - Who names their child "Beep-
- Boop-
- Bop"?
517
00:40:28,845 --> 00:40:31,556
She said it sounds like "Betty Boop."
Let's just call it Betty Boop.
518
00:40:31,556 --> 00:40:34,392
- I refuse-- No.
- Okay, how about we'll have a vote?
519
00:40:34,476 --> 00:40:38,271
But everyone's response will have to be
submitted by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
520
00:40:38,355 --> 00:40:40,482
- - Aaron, "Beep-
- Boop-
- Bop"
- - or "Beep-Boop-
- Beep-
- Boop"?
521
00:40:40,482 --> 00:40:42,525
- We are settled.
- - -"Beep-Boop-
- Beep-
- Boop."
522
00:40:45,028 --> 00:40:46,071
I will have...
523
00:40:46,071 --> 00:40:48,156
- I prefer "WALL-E."
- It's over with.
524
00:40:48,156 --> 00:40:49,783
- - Just saying Beep-Boop-
- Beep-
- Boop--
525
00:40:49,783 --> 00:40:51,034
Just say Lil' Beep.
526
00:40:51,034 --> 00:40:52,869
Lil' Beep.
527
00:40:53,536 --> 00:40:54,537
We're a sport.
528
00:40:54,621 --> 00:40:58,124
We're like every other sport,
except for one major difference.
529
00:40:58,208 --> 00:41:00,710
We don't win at any cost.
We're a "Coopertition."
530
00:41:01,628 --> 00:41:04,047
It's never one team against another.
531
00:41:05,173 --> 00:41:06,424
We asked the question,
532
00:41:06,508 --> 00:41:09,094
"How do you deal with that dynamic range
533
00:41:09,094 --> 00:41:11,721
of a team that has
nearly unlimited resources
534
00:41:11,805 --> 00:41:15,433
playing against a team whose school
has very limited resources?"
535
00:41:15,517 --> 00:41:19,688
So we tried really, really hard
to level the playing field.
536
00:41:19,688 --> 00:41:21,940
We put teams in alliances.
537
00:41:21,940 --> 00:41:25,151
Alliance Two would like to pick 3858.
538
00:41:26,945 --> 00:41:31,074
It shows that if you can
communicate and cooperate and coordinate
539
00:41:31,074 --> 00:41:33,201
and divide your skill sets,
540
00:41:33,201 --> 00:41:35,954
and make your skill sets available
to other teams,
541
00:41:35,954 --> 00:41:37,872
then you have a happy outcome.
542
00:41:40,542 --> 00:41:42,752
What do you think's
gonna take it to win this?
543
00:41:42,836 --> 00:41:43,837
To win in this field,
544
00:41:43,837 --> 00:41:45,922
I think you're going to need to build
a perfect alliance.
545
00:41:46,006 --> 00:41:47,382
Anyone will if they want to win it.
546
00:41:47,382 --> 00:41:48,466
This is it.
547
00:41:48,550 --> 00:41:52,053
This is the moment that you guys
have been working so hard for.
548
00:41:52,137 --> 00:41:55,557
"Coopertition" is a combination
of cooperation and competition.
549
00:41:55,557 --> 00:41:58,309
It's truly a unique aspect of FIRST
550
00:41:58,393 --> 00:42:01,730
because it teaches kids
how to cooperate and compete
551
00:42:01,730 --> 00:42:05,442
at exactly the same time in a world
where that usually doesn't happen.
552
00:42:08,028 --> 00:42:11,614
You're in an alliance, right?
It's not just "may the best robot win."
553
00:42:11,698 --> 00:42:13,491
It's "may the best alliance win."
554
00:42:13,575 --> 00:42:16,202
So if you are a small team,
if you're a new team,
555
00:42:16,286 --> 00:42:18,121
you can be really good at one thing
556
00:42:18,121 --> 00:42:21,374
and you can actually be quite competitive
in a competition.
557
00:42:21,458 --> 00:42:23,668
You know, sometimes
it's better to have a robot
558
00:42:23,752 --> 00:42:27,005
that can do one thing
that's really important really well.
559
00:42:30,050 --> 00:42:34,220
And so, in our team,
when you don't have a lot of members,
560
00:42:34,304 --> 00:42:37,724
trying to make a robot that can do
three different things and do it well
561
00:42:37,724 --> 00:42:39,059
becomes almost impossible.
562
00:42:39,059 --> 00:42:41,478
So it's not a strategically good choice
to do that.
563
00:42:42,187 --> 00:42:45,106
We chose to focus
on the climbing mechanism.
564
00:42:45,190 --> 00:42:46,441
If we could get it to work,
565
00:42:46,441 --> 00:42:50,028
this gives us a much better shot
of being a competitive robot
566
00:42:50,028 --> 00:42:51,738
and being picked by an alliance.
567
00:42:53,990 --> 00:42:57,118
Our team has been so lucky
because we can go to 4201
568
00:42:57,202 --> 00:42:59,329
and use tools that we don't have.
569
00:43:00,622 --> 00:43:03,708
We love to invite the TeraWatts
or any other team who wants to come by
570
00:43:03,792 --> 00:43:07,212
and join us as we're all trying to learn
and trying to figure it out.
571
00:43:08,171 --> 00:43:10,256
I just want everyone to know
this about my husband.
572
00:43:10,340 --> 00:43:13,718
He's the best husband, and every woman
should find a partner like this.
573
00:43:14,594 --> 00:43:16,971
He does so much
because he's helping two teams.
574
00:43:19,057 --> 00:43:20,684
Up we go.
575
00:43:20,684 --> 00:43:24,187
When we come here,
it's a game-changer for teams like ours.
576
00:43:24,187 --> 00:43:26,398
There are kids helping us.
We have their mentors.
577
00:43:26,898 --> 00:43:28,983
The kids see other teams.
They're inspired.
578
00:43:29,067 --> 00:43:31,444
They're motivated to finish their robot.
They don't feel alone.
579
00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:35,198
Especially for our girls
to be able to see other girls.
580
00:43:35,198 --> 00:43:38,034
I'm hoping that'll inspire them
to use their voice.
581
00:43:42,247 --> 00:43:44,874
What I think is beautiful
is that privilege isn't a bad thing.
582
00:43:44,958 --> 00:43:47,210
It's only a bad thing if you don't
help others with what you have.
583
00:43:47,210 --> 00:43:48,837
They're the perfect example of that.
584
00:43:50,422 --> 00:43:52,757
When you're in a team together,
when you're working together,
585
00:43:52,841 --> 00:43:54,801
you're trying to help each other out.
586
00:43:54,801 --> 00:43:56,761
There's an end goal
that we're trying to reach.
587
00:43:56,845 --> 00:44:00,015
But the key is gracious professionalism
because you don't want to burn a bridge.
588
00:44:00,015 --> 00:44:02,726
You don't know if that person
that you're working with and talking to
589
00:44:02,726 --> 00:44:05,145
is somebody that you're gonna need
three months down the line,
590
00:44:05,145 --> 00:44:06,229
six months down the line.
591
00:44:07,564 --> 00:44:10,108
We need to encourage
more teams to give back.
592
00:44:10,108 --> 00:44:12,318
Whether you're from a low-income community
or high-income--
593
00:44:12,402 --> 00:44:14,404
That's how the world
is gonna be a better place.
594
00:44:16,114 --> 00:44:17,490
Why are you-- Why are you not...
595
00:44:17,574 --> 00:44:19,034
Why robot not moving?
596
00:44:19,868 --> 00:44:21,661
Oh, man. Okay.
597
00:44:21,745 --> 00:44:23,496
All right, now it should.
598
00:44:23,580 --> 00:44:25,123
- Now it is.
- Look at that move!
599
00:44:25,123 --> 00:44:26,416
Hey! How's that for you?
600
00:44:28,126 --> 00:44:30,420
Getting a robot to climb is difficult.
601
00:44:32,505 --> 00:44:34,382
Oh, it slid.
602
00:44:35,175 --> 00:44:36,760
Just not really working at all.
603
00:44:37,552 --> 00:44:40,305
We need an all-white robot.
I think we could spray-paint the entire...
604
00:44:40,305 --> 00:44:43,058
I don't really know
what's going down with it.
605
00:44:44,434 --> 00:44:46,895
Lot of rambling going on in my head
and fighting with each other.
606
00:44:46,895 --> 00:44:49,064
Trying to figure out what we're gonna do.
607
00:44:49,647 --> 00:44:52,734
If we actually manage to get
a complete level climb,
608
00:44:52,734 --> 00:44:54,903
we'll score a lot of points for our team.
609
00:44:54,903 --> 00:44:57,155
And we haven't made it
that far in the competition,
610
00:44:57,155 --> 00:44:59,783
so hopefully this year
we'll do a little better.
611
00:45:02,035 --> 00:45:03,453
Oh.
612
00:45:05,497 --> 00:45:08,249
I've been working on
writing code for this.
613
00:45:08,333 --> 00:45:12,837
It's gonna make use of a sensor,
which Malcolm is hooking up now.
614
00:45:17,801 --> 00:45:19,469
We're finally working as a team.
615
00:45:19,469 --> 00:45:23,973
I had my doubts at first
as to how we would make the transition.
616
00:45:24,557 --> 00:45:26,851
But everything
is beginning to come together.
617
00:45:26,935 --> 00:45:29,104
Yeah!
618
00:45:29,688 --> 00:45:33,149
I always wondered
how Microsoft Windows exists
619
00:45:33,233 --> 00:45:35,777
because it seems
so intricate and complicated.
620
00:45:35,777 --> 00:45:39,406
It turns out it was a team effort.
Not just one person.
621
00:45:39,406 --> 00:45:42,826
Currently, we're experimenting with how
we're gonna use our double-roller design.
622
00:45:42,826 --> 00:45:45,537
We're working on
the belly pan for our new robot.
623
00:45:45,537 --> 00:45:50,208
And this is basically, all of the wires
and major modules go on here.
624
00:45:50,208 --> 00:45:53,795
...working on wire management
and also securing all the electronics.
625
00:45:54,379 --> 00:45:57,632
It's absolutely amazing to see
these kids working together.
626
00:45:58,383 --> 00:46:01,511
When you have to build a robot
in a matter of six weeks,
627
00:46:01,511 --> 00:46:05,015
it's impossible for a single student
to do that by themselves.
628
00:46:05,598 --> 00:46:08,018
And so this is when
the realization comes in
629
00:46:08,018 --> 00:46:10,979
that they cannot do everything themselves.
630
00:46:10,979 --> 00:46:14,315
They have to work with a team
to be able to do it.
631
00:46:14,399 --> 00:46:15,775
Let's go!
632
00:46:15,859 --> 00:46:19,362
I'm excited to see what our team can do.
633
00:46:24,451 --> 00:46:26,828
Very often, during the regional,
things will pop up,
634
00:46:26,828 --> 00:46:30,123
and we'll need somebody to either help
our team, another team,
635
00:46:30,123 --> 00:46:31,750
or maybe the event in general.
636
00:46:31,750 --> 00:46:34,836
We are hosting the regional here,
and we wanna make sure it's successful
637
00:46:34,836 --> 00:46:38,256
and we wanna continue to host
the regionals here for years to come.
638
00:47:54,332 --> 00:47:57,627
The competition in Sacramento
is coming quickly.
639
00:48:19,107 --> 00:48:20,734
It's a lot of pressure
640
00:48:20,734 --> 00:48:23,695
because it's like the whole team
is depending on you.
641
00:48:32,370 --> 00:48:36,833
Chairman's is the most prestigious award
in the whole competition.
642
00:48:37,917 --> 00:48:41,463
So, I want the speech to be perfect.
643
00:51:01,394 --> 00:51:05,523
I think that's how Nautilus
gives something to the society.
644
00:51:06,649 --> 00:51:08,360
Believing in others
645
00:51:08,360 --> 00:51:13,406
and trying to make them understand
that the world could be a good place.
646
00:51:14,991 --> 00:51:17,786
That's the FIRST values at its most,
right?
647
00:51:19,120 --> 00:51:24,084
The kids are becoming agents of change
that this world needs
648
00:51:24,084 --> 00:51:25,960
in order to make it a better world.
649
00:52:08,044 --> 00:52:12,924
We hold this sponsor night
at the end of building season every year
650
00:52:13,008 --> 00:52:15,885
to appreciate everyone who supported us,
651
00:52:15,969 --> 00:52:19,806
especially our friends,
family and the sponsors.
652
00:52:26,688 --> 00:52:29,691
When we first started the team,
653
00:52:29,691 --> 00:52:33,111
we had so much difficulty
finding sponsors.
654
00:52:33,987 --> 00:52:35,905
In Japan, it's really unheard of
655
00:52:35,989 --> 00:52:39,451
that companies support
high school organizations.
656
00:52:40,827 --> 00:52:43,997
We don't usually have
extracurricular activities.
657
00:52:45,540 --> 00:52:50,128
It's just really important to show
that we have a finished robot.
658
00:52:50,962 --> 00:52:53,715
We just need
those resources to keep running.
659
00:52:54,883 --> 00:52:59,554
Hopefully, we'll be able to finish
everything in three hours.
660
00:53:06,227 --> 00:53:08,063
The robot is not completed yet.
661
00:53:09,022 --> 00:53:14,736
The season's not going as planned because
we were going to go to the China Regional
662
00:53:14,736 --> 00:53:17,572
but that was canceled
because of this coronavirus.
663
00:53:18,406 --> 00:53:24,371
So now they can go to the United States
to compete and they are excited for that.
664
00:53:25,497 --> 00:53:26,790
I'm sure they can do it.
665
00:54:09,916 --> 00:54:11,626
Ah.
666
00:54:39,612 --> 00:54:40,822
Ah.
667
00:55:49,015 --> 00:55:52,477
Nobody would say they are
satisfied with what they have done.
668
00:55:53,561 --> 00:55:56,398
They found out what they can do,
what they cannot do.
669
00:55:56,398 --> 00:55:59,192
And that awareness is very important.
670
00:56:01,277 --> 00:56:02,404
If you're making robots,
671
00:56:02,404 --> 00:56:04,948
you make mistakes
again and again and again
672
00:56:04,948 --> 00:56:06,741
before the robot really works.
673
00:56:08,326 --> 00:56:11,079
But with this competition
coming very fast,
674
00:56:11,788 --> 00:56:13,164
boy, that's tough.
675
00:56:15,709 --> 00:56:17,460
We had some problems.
676
00:56:18,837 --> 00:56:21,172
We definitely need to keep working.
677
00:56:21,798 --> 00:56:25,969
I hope we will have enough time to,
like, finish our robot.
678
00:56:28,013 --> 00:56:30,473
But who knows?
679
00:56:52,454 --> 00:56:57,792
Good morning, LA!
680
00:56:58,626 --> 00:57:04,049
Welcome to the 2020
FIRST Robotics Competition.
681
00:57:04,049 --> 00:57:06,384
Are you ready to rise?
682
00:57:11,806 --> 00:57:16,353
These kids work really hard
each year to build a robot.
683
00:57:16,853 --> 00:57:19,189
There is so much work to do
to design this thing,
684
00:57:19,189 --> 00:57:22,859
assemble this thing, test this thing,
learn how to drive this thing,
685
00:57:22,859 --> 00:57:25,695
and these kids deserve
their moment in the sun.
686
00:57:27,030 --> 00:57:29,783
In a regional competition,
you can win the event,
687
00:57:29,783 --> 00:57:34,996
or you can win an award, and that will
advance you to the World Championships.
688
00:57:36,664 --> 00:57:40,043
I'm excited. I've been waiting
for this day for so long.
689
00:57:41,044 --> 00:57:43,088
We were behind on a lot of stuff,
690
00:57:43,088 --> 00:57:46,758
but we pushed through
all the challenges we have.
691
00:57:46,758 --> 00:57:48,259
We got back on track.
692
00:57:49,886 --> 00:57:51,096
We made a lot of progress.
693
00:57:52,013 --> 00:57:53,181
We got the climber to work,
694
00:57:53,181 --> 00:57:55,392
so all our hard work wasn't for nothing.
695
00:57:56,476 --> 00:57:58,895
Now we're all just getting ready
for the first match.
696
00:58:02,732 --> 00:58:04,609
The way that qualification matches work
697
00:58:04,693 --> 00:58:07,112
is you're randomly placed
in an alliance of three robots
698
00:58:07,112 --> 00:58:09,114
against another random three robots.
699
00:58:09,989 --> 00:58:12,575
You might be working with
a team in one match,
700
00:58:12,659 --> 00:58:14,911
but in the next qualification match
you might be against that team.
701
00:58:14,911 --> 00:58:16,538
So it's a lot of strategizing,
702
00:58:16,538 --> 00:58:18,415
a lot of trying to get in their head
and figure out,
703
00:58:18,415 --> 00:58:20,208
"How do we work together well?"
704
00:58:21,334 --> 00:58:22,585
And then when we go to finals,
705
00:58:22,669 --> 00:58:25,630
the top eight teams
get to pick their alliance partners.
706
00:58:26,297 --> 00:58:29,134
And if your alliance wins the competition,
707
00:58:29,759 --> 00:58:32,095
all three teams
get to go to Championships.
708
00:58:32,929 --> 00:58:38,101
So our first match,
starting off with our alliance captains.
709
00:58:38,101 --> 00:58:41,813
Let's hear it for Team 4201.
710
00:58:45,734 --> 00:58:47,277
Yeah. There they are.
711
00:58:47,277 --> 00:58:51,740
Three. Two. One. Go!
712
00:58:54,034 --> 00:58:56,327
Vitruvian Bots launching.
713
00:58:57,162 --> 00:58:58,788
For the first 15 seconds,
714
00:58:58,872 --> 00:59:02,834
all of the robots are operating
by themselves, autonomously.
715
00:59:04,461 --> 00:59:07,130
So we only end up shooting one
and that one fails.
716
00:59:09,424 --> 00:59:13,928
Now the drivers
have taken control of the robot.
717
00:59:14,012 --> 00:59:15,597
The objective of the game
718
00:59:15,597 --> 00:59:21,353
is to score as many balls
or Power Cells into the Power Ports.
719
00:59:21,353 --> 00:59:23,313
Shooting. Shooting. Shooting.
720
00:59:23,313 --> 00:59:26,983
We get five Power Cells
into the upper port.
721
00:59:27,692 --> 00:59:28,693
Very accurate.
722
00:59:29,402 --> 00:59:31,404
We're going. Shoot, shoot, shoot.
723
00:59:32,155 --> 00:59:36,326
There are a few robots that will
try to keep us from scoring those points.
724
00:59:36,326 --> 00:59:38,495
- Oh, nice.
- Come back. Come back. Come back.
725
00:59:38,995 --> 00:59:40,455
Going back in again!
726
00:59:40,455 --> 00:59:44,376
The Red Alliance
is currently leading, and if we climb,
727
00:59:44,376 --> 00:59:46,628
we're probably going to win.
728
00:59:46,628 --> 00:59:48,421
All right. Climbing.
729
00:59:48,505 --> 00:59:50,382
Red Alliance has a clear advantage.
730
00:59:51,132 --> 00:59:53,426
And the Vitruvian Bots continue.
731
00:59:54,636 --> 00:59:55,845
Here come the Vitruvian Bots.
732
00:59:55,929 --> 00:59:59,599
Seven seconds left. Can they do it?
They get up. Will they balance?
733
00:59:59,683 --> 01:00:02,644
Three. Two. One.
734
01:00:04,062 --> 01:00:06,481
- And at the last second...
- Yes! Nice work.
735
01:00:08,066 --> 01:00:10,193
That is one high-performance robot.
736
01:00:11,361 --> 01:00:16,533
And the Red Alliance powers up the Shield,
defending FIRST City.
737
01:00:16,533 --> 01:00:18,368
I'm so proud of this match.
738
01:00:19,536 --> 01:00:24,999
The ability for a robot
to balance by itself was really key for us
739
01:00:25,083 --> 01:00:27,544
because it allowed it
to get those extra points.
740
01:00:31,172 --> 01:00:34,134
It's a lot to think about.
You guys got it. If you work as a team...
741
01:00:35,051 --> 01:00:37,679
Also if you go there early,
the other robots aren't going to be there.
742
01:00:37,679 --> 01:00:38,847
So you can line up easier.
743
01:00:38,847 --> 01:00:41,307
You're not gonna be blocked.
Your view's not going to be blocked.
744
01:00:41,391 --> 01:00:42,475
Right.
745
01:00:42,559 --> 01:00:43,601
You got this.
746
01:00:48,732 --> 01:00:49,858
Remember. Don't go too fast.
747
01:00:49,858 --> 01:00:51,776
- Not too fast. Not too slow.
- Don't go too slow.
748
01:00:51,860 --> 01:00:53,111
- All right.
- You got it.
749
01:00:53,111 --> 01:00:55,530
We've fixed up the coding.
We got everything working.
750
01:00:56,197 --> 01:00:58,199
But I'm still nervous.
751
01:00:58,283 --> 01:01:01,119
It's just like, "Is this thing gonna work?
Is it gonna mess up?"
752
01:01:01,995 --> 01:01:04,372
Just thinking about
all the possibilities that could happen.
753
01:01:04,456 --> 01:01:07,709
Let's hear it for 6904!
754
01:01:09,544 --> 01:01:12,422
Yeah, guys, you should be happy.
Enjoy this. Yeah!
755
01:01:12,422 --> 01:01:14,507
Go, TeraWatts! Whoo!
756
01:01:14,591 --> 01:01:16,426
Drivers, behind the line!
757
01:01:17,635 --> 01:01:21,389
Three. Two. One. Go!
758
01:01:22,474 --> 01:01:24,142
- And right off the bat...
- All right.
759
01:01:24,142 --> 01:01:26,269
Two. One...
760
01:01:27,771 --> 01:01:30,899
And the Blue Alliance
comes away with the advantage.
761
01:01:30,899 --> 01:01:32,901
It's 35-4.
762
01:01:33,902 --> 01:01:37,030
The strategy was just to
play defense against the other team.
763
01:01:37,030 --> 01:01:39,324
So basically stop
the other team from scoring.
764
01:01:39,908 --> 01:01:42,327
They're just missing the upper port!
765
01:01:42,327 --> 01:01:44,662
But we really need
to make sure that
766
01:01:44,746 --> 01:01:46,831
we focus on getting the robot to climb.
767
01:01:48,541 --> 01:01:51,002
Okay. You got 30 seconds. All right.
768
01:01:51,086 --> 01:01:52,712
...time to activate the energy shield.
769
01:01:52,796 --> 01:01:53,963
Do it.
770
01:01:54,673 --> 01:01:56,800
Calm down. Take it slow.
771
01:01:57,592 --> 01:01:59,803
You better not mess this up.
Better not mess this up.
772
01:01:59,803 --> 01:02:02,222
Are you guys ready? Can we climb?
773
01:02:02,222 --> 01:02:05,266
- Go! Go!
- Go, go, go. Go. Go. Go.
774
01:02:10,563 --> 01:02:12,232
Let's go, guys.
775
01:02:19,072 --> 01:02:21,741
Good job, Marco.
Good job. Good job too. Good job.
776
01:02:21,825 --> 01:02:24,786
I felt great, excited--
happy that it actually worked.
777
01:02:24,786 --> 01:02:27,539
- How was that?
- That was pretty good, Marco. Straight up.
778
01:02:27,539 --> 01:02:30,333
I was more or less trying to stay
in the coding zone
779
01:02:30,417 --> 01:02:31,918
so I don't get too overconfident.
780
01:02:31,918 --> 01:02:34,546
One of these teams
powered up the Generator.
781
01:02:34,546 --> 01:02:36,923
One of these teams defended FIRST City!
782
01:02:38,425 --> 01:02:40,593
We end up losing the first match.
783
01:02:41,136 --> 01:02:44,639
But if other teams see
that you have a pretty good climber,
784
01:02:44,723 --> 01:02:48,393
they'll want to choose you for an alliance
because it could help them out.
785
01:02:49,769 --> 01:02:52,439
Yeah, that's right. That was awesome.
786
01:02:52,439 --> 01:02:56,609
You went back early. You guys lined up.
You made the double climb.
787
01:02:56,693 --> 01:02:59,279
I mean, dude, what more do you want?
788
01:02:59,279 --> 01:03:01,197
I mean, maybe winning the match.
But whatever.
789
01:03:01,948 --> 01:03:05,285
This is actually the first time we have
been competing in the same event together.
790
01:03:05,285 --> 01:03:06,703
On purpose.
791
01:03:07,370 --> 01:03:11,958
He-- Yeah, he would-- Well, I--
It might ruin our marriage, so--
792
01:03:12,042 --> 01:03:14,878
Somebody's a little competitive.
I'm not gonna say who.
793
01:03:15,754 --> 01:03:19,007
Three, two, one! Go!
794
01:03:24,554 --> 01:03:25,930
Go, Red Alliance!
795
01:03:28,308 --> 01:03:29,601
Whoo!
796
01:03:29,601 --> 01:03:32,020
Hey, excuse me. Can you sit down?
I can't see my robot.
797
01:03:36,024 --> 01:03:38,234
Yeah! Whoo!
798
01:03:45,408 --> 01:03:47,952
And we're down one. We got it.
We only got four afterwards to go.
799
01:03:48,036 --> 01:03:50,163
The Red Alliance takes the lead...
800
01:04:01,257 --> 01:04:03,385
Yeah, we got it. We got it! Whoo!
801
01:04:04,886 --> 01:04:06,930
Love you guys so much!
802
01:04:11,685 --> 01:04:13,728
When you're up
in the stands, you're cheering
803
01:04:13,812 --> 01:04:16,898
not for a team that you like.
804
01:04:16,898 --> 01:04:20,068
You're cheering for your team
that you put work into.
805
01:04:20,068 --> 01:04:22,696
And you're also cheering for
your alliance members.
806
01:04:23,697 --> 01:04:25,573
Oh, and also there's scouting.
807
01:04:25,657 --> 01:04:29,035
Okay, so you guys are Red Alliance.
And these guys are Blue Alliance.
808
01:04:29,119 --> 01:04:30,120
- We're Red?
- Yeah.
809
01:04:30,120 --> 01:04:32,580
You guys need to coordinate
between the three of you.
810
01:04:32,664 --> 01:04:35,834
You're actively collecting data
from each of the matches.
811
01:04:35,834 --> 01:04:38,003
You're just looking and it's like, uh,
812
01:04:38,003 --> 01:04:40,505
"Oh, that robot shot three Power Cells.
813
01:04:40,505 --> 01:04:41,589
Write that down.
814
01:04:42,090 --> 01:04:44,634
That robot shot four Power Cells.
Write that down.
815
01:04:46,011 --> 01:04:48,388
Ooh, A tech foul. Write that down."
816
01:04:48,388 --> 01:04:51,182
980. No defense.
817
01:04:51,266 --> 01:04:52,559
Note their defense.
818
01:04:52,559 --> 01:04:55,812
That's not as fun, but still...
You're doing stuff from the stands.
819
01:05:00,191 --> 01:05:03,236
Then there is another kind of scouting
and that's scouting in the pits.
820
01:05:03,236 --> 01:05:04,779
Asking other teams questions.
821
01:05:04,863 --> 01:05:07,073
I'm Jacob. I'm from Team 4201.
822
01:05:07,157 --> 01:05:09,325
I just wanted to ask you a few questions
about your robot.
823
01:05:09,409 --> 01:05:13,496
Thinking about what kind of skills
you would like in an alliance partner.
824
01:05:13,580 --> 01:05:15,707
Can you climb?
825
01:05:15,707 --> 01:05:16,875
- Well--
- We can climb.
826
01:05:16,875 --> 01:05:19,961
You get to ask them stuff like,
"Can your robot do this and that?"
827
01:05:21,046 --> 01:05:25,216
Which is really important
in actually choosing an alliance.
828
01:05:30,972 --> 01:05:33,183
Right now, The TeraWatts are ranked 37th.
829
01:05:33,183 --> 01:05:35,810
But this competition,
it's all about climbing.
830
01:05:37,020 --> 01:05:38,271
I'll tell you this right now.
831
01:05:38,355 --> 01:05:40,273
There are only 15 teams total
832
01:05:40,357 --> 01:05:42,901
that have demonstrated a climb
during this Regional,
833
01:05:42,901 --> 01:05:44,527
and you guys are one of them.
834
01:05:44,611 --> 01:05:47,655
So that means you guys
are top 25% right now.
835
01:05:48,656 --> 01:05:50,075
That's really good. Good job out there.
836
01:05:51,493 --> 01:05:54,829
The problem that the Vitruvian Bots had
in most of our matches
837
01:05:54,913 --> 01:05:57,665
is another robot
hasn't been able to consistently climb.
838
01:05:57,749 --> 01:06:00,251
So if another robot can get themselves
up there and stay up there,
839
01:06:00,335 --> 01:06:02,253
we'll be able to balance with them,
get their support.
840
01:06:02,337 --> 01:06:03,713
- We can do that.
- You can do that.
841
01:06:03,797 --> 01:06:05,131
Maybe we'll be in an alliance.
842
01:06:06,800 --> 01:06:13,640
Welcome to the alliance selection
here at the LA Regionals!
843
01:06:14,808 --> 01:06:20,105
We have our ranks, and it's time
to allow them to pick their partners.
844
01:06:20,105 --> 01:06:25,735
Please welcome your top-ranked team, 4201!
845
01:06:25,819 --> 01:06:29,155
From Da Vinci Science
in El Segundo, California,
846
01:06:29,239 --> 01:06:32,242
it's the Vitruvian Bots.
847
01:06:33,201 --> 01:06:36,287
Who will you invite to join your alliance?
848
01:06:37,789 --> 01:06:41,835
Team 4201
would like to roll the dice with Team 987.
849
01:06:44,129 --> 01:06:47,132
Team 987, do you accept?
850
01:06:47,132 --> 01:06:50,927
Team 987 graciously accepts
4201's invitation.
851
01:06:51,803 --> 01:06:54,431
They're now on the first seed alliance.
852
01:06:55,390 --> 01:07:00,478
Team 3408 graciously invites Team 5802,
Los STEMateros, to their alliance.
853
01:07:00,562 --> 01:07:01,688
Whoo!
854
01:07:01,688 --> 01:07:03,690
On to number four.
855
01:07:03,690 --> 01:07:07,861
It's Team 207's turn.
Who will you invite to join your alliance?
856
01:07:07,861 --> 01:07:13,074
Team 207 would love to invite
Team 2637 to our alliance.
857
01:07:13,158 --> 01:07:14,451
There we are.
858
01:07:15,160 --> 01:07:18,079
Up to the fifth seed captain.
859
01:07:18,163 --> 01:07:24,711
5553 and 1515 would like to invite 6904.
860
01:07:25,879 --> 01:07:29,049
Okay. We have our fifth seed alliance.
861
01:07:29,716 --> 01:07:32,010
Four more teams to go.
862
01:07:32,010 --> 01:07:36,264
I didn't believe it at first.
I was thinking, like, "Is he just joking?"
863
01:07:37,015 --> 01:07:39,809
So we were kind of excited.
864
01:07:41,102 --> 01:07:45,231
Because we got selected for an alliance,
we have a chance to go to Championships.
865
01:07:46,608 --> 01:07:50,612
On the climb, we ended up losing 25 points
866
01:07:50,612 --> 01:07:52,906
because there was touching
at the bottom of it.
867
01:07:52,906 --> 01:07:55,200
Whoever's playing defense,
make sure you don't make contact
868
01:07:55,200 --> 01:07:57,077
'cause that's how they get
so many penalty points--
869
01:07:57,827 --> 01:07:59,913
One of the robots cannot shoot from the--
870
01:08:00,413 --> 01:08:01,873
- Cannot shoot from the Trench.
- Right.
871
01:08:01,873 --> 01:08:03,458
He's blocking that space
so they cannot shoot.
872
01:08:03,458 --> 01:08:04,667
There's a lot of fouls.
873
01:08:04,751 --> 01:08:06,920
He couldn't go in that area
'cause then we would get fouled.
874
01:08:06,920 --> 01:08:09,381
So against a number one team, we have to--
875
01:08:09,381 --> 01:08:11,925
Those points are important.
So we all have to be careful.
876
01:08:11,925 --> 01:08:15,553
- Let's double-check the robots--
- Restart the computer, batteries.
877
01:08:23,103 --> 01:08:26,272
Drivers, behind the lines!
878
01:08:28,149 --> 01:08:32,195
Three. Two. One. Go!
879
01:08:32,195 --> 01:08:35,281
And quarterfinal two
tiebreaker on the way.
880
01:08:35,365 --> 01:08:38,993
On to Blue Alliance,
put some into the outer port.
881
01:08:40,078 --> 01:08:42,997
And the Blue Alliance takes a slight lead.
37-27.
882
01:08:43,081 --> 01:08:44,666
- Whoa! Go, TeraWatts!
- Whoo!
883
01:08:45,917 --> 01:08:47,585
All right, finding their positions.
884
01:08:47,669 --> 01:08:50,338
Jet Stream is in the top of the Trench
from there.
885
01:08:51,089 --> 01:08:53,258
Someone should get--
Someone get the ball out of the way.
886
01:08:53,258 --> 01:08:56,261
Yeah, can you guys move the ball?
Move the balls out of the way. Yes.
887
01:08:56,261 --> 01:08:59,055
Blue Alliance, nice shooting all around.
888
01:08:59,723 --> 01:09:01,474
A very close match.
889
01:09:03,977 --> 01:09:05,895
...with their long shots going in.
890
01:09:05,979 --> 01:09:08,398
- Yeah, go. Go, go, go, go.
- MorTorq trying to get it in.
891
01:09:08,398 --> 01:09:09,858
Go. Try the climb.
892
01:09:09,858 --> 01:09:12,277
Go, go, go. Line up, Marco!
893
01:09:12,277 --> 01:09:14,320
It could come down to this endgame...
894
01:09:17,157 --> 01:09:18,450
And here we go.
895
01:09:18,450 --> 01:09:20,827
Yeah! Go!
896
01:09:22,078 --> 01:09:24,581
Thirty seconds to go.
The endgame being played.
897
01:09:24,581 --> 01:09:25,874
There we go. There we go.
898
01:09:25,874 --> 01:09:27,375
Pick it up now!
899
01:09:27,459 --> 01:09:29,586
MorTorq trying to find a location
900
01:09:29,586 --> 01:09:32,422
where they can get in
to get their hook up.
901
01:09:33,548 --> 01:09:35,300
Eleven, ten seconds to go!
902
01:09:36,885 --> 01:09:37,969
We're way too-- Yeah.
903
01:09:38,053 --> 01:09:41,181
Replacement robots are being put on top.
904
01:09:41,181 --> 01:09:44,476
53-56.
905
01:09:44,976 --> 01:09:45,977
Man.
906
01:09:46,728 --> 01:09:48,355
Our robot did pull the climb.
907
01:09:48,355 --> 01:09:51,941
But the climb got stuck halfway.
So, it just didn't count.
908
01:09:53,526 --> 01:09:56,738
Our referees
are confirming all the scores.
909
01:09:57,322 --> 01:10:00,700
Whoever wins will go on to the semifinals.
910
01:10:04,746 --> 01:10:05,747
Scores coming up.
911
01:10:05,747 --> 01:10:10,001
It's gonna be the Red Alliance
advancing to our semifinals.
912
01:10:10,877 --> 01:10:13,713
113-66.
913
01:10:13,797 --> 01:10:15,840
Red Alliance will be advancing.
914
01:10:16,675 --> 01:10:18,968
Let's give these guys a round of applause.
915
01:10:19,052 --> 01:10:24,724
5553, 1515 and 6904.
916
01:10:24,808 --> 01:10:26,893
Good job. Good job. You did a good job.
917
01:10:29,312 --> 01:10:30,980
It's really not about winning.
918
01:10:31,940 --> 01:10:35,276
Of course, it's a competition.
You wanna, like, do well.
919
01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:37,904
But what it's really about is the skills
the kids learn.
920
01:10:37,904 --> 01:10:39,823
Communication. Working together.
921
01:10:39,823 --> 01:10:41,366
Solving problems.
922
01:10:42,534 --> 01:10:46,204
Winning comes in life skills. Right?
And the kids actually feel that.
923
01:10:46,204 --> 01:10:49,290
It's not just, "Don't worry.
You were a good sport. You played well."
924
01:10:49,374 --> 01:10:52,502
No, the kids actually will be like,
"Wow. We actually grew a lot."
925
01:10:53,086 --> 01:10:54,170
They understand that.
926
01:10:55,046 --> 01:10:57,298
You need to be proud.
You guys got really far.
927
01:10:58,049 --> 01:11:00,218
And it was a really simple robot,
right, so...
928
01:11:00,218 --> 01:11:01,302
Yeah.
929
01:11:01,386 --> 01:11:04,222
We did pretty good.
We got to the quarterfinals.
930
01:11:04,222 --> 01:11:06,433
Which we were all happy for, so...
931
01:11:06,433 --> 01:11:09,102
Yeah.
Well, we gotta stay for the awards, right?
932
01:11:09,894 --> 01:11:13,189
The safety award.
I want the safety award.
933
01:11:14,190 --> 01:11:20,071
Welcome
to the Los Angeles Regional Finals!
934
01:11:21,156 --> 01:11:24,200
One alliance will be
our regional champions.
935
01:11:24,284 --> 01:11:26,661
One will be our finalists.
936
01:11:26,745 --> 01:11:31,666
Let's hear it for Team 4201!
937
01:11:35,712 --> 01:11:38,298
1197 likes to stick their nose out
over the line.
938
01:11:38,298 --> 01:11:40,008
- Yeah, but it's--
- So we can hit them.
939
01:11:40,008 --> 01:11:42,427
And we just need to sit here
and ping-pong between 'em.
940
01:11:42,427 --> 01:11:43,511
All right.
941
01:11:43,595 --> 01:11:45,138
- All right, good?
- Yeah. I'm good.
942
01:11:45,138 --> 01:11:46,222
- Good luck, guys.
- Okay.
943
01:11:46,306 --> 01:11:48,725
Drivers, behind the line.
944
01:11:49,267 --> 01:11:53,313
Three, two, one, go!
945
01:12:19,756 --> 01:12:21,424
Here come the TorBots...
946
01:12:24,469 --> 01:12:28,473
The Blue Alliance is having
to feed Power Cells into the field.
947
01:12:32,185 --> 01:12:33,561
chanRed Alliance!
948
01:12:34,771 --> 01:12:36,064
Red Alliance!
949
01:12:37,399 --> 01:12:38,733
Red Alliance!
950
01:12:39,359 --> 01:12:42,487
It's time to climb. It's 140-75.
951
01:12:45,990 --> 01:12:50,203
The High Rollers and the Vitruvian Bots
are gonna try and balance that switch.
952
01:12:51,204 --> 01:12:54,791
The High Rollers are attached.
The Vitruvian Bots are up.
953
01:13:12,392 --> 01:13:15,395
And it was the Red Alliance!
954
01:13:18,273 --> 01:13:19,774
Yeah!
955
01:13:24,446 --> 01:13:25,530
Nice!
956
01:13:30,577 --> 01:13:33,747
It turned out
that we had a well-built robot
957
01:13:33,747 --> 01:13:38,585
that was very good at the game
and doing things quickly.
958
01:13:39,085 --> 01:13:40,128
Congratulations.
959
01:13:40,128 --> 01:13:43,673
I was doubting it earlier,
but it seemed to work out very nicely.
960
01:13:43,757 --> 01:13:49,679
There were no electrical or wiring issues,
which is pretty astonishing, actually.
961
01:13:49,763 --> 01:13:53,058
Usually, there are at least seven
at a regional.
962
01:13:54,684 --> 01:13:55,769
Because of the coronavirus,
963
01:13:55,769 --> 01:14:00,315
events have, in fact, been closed
and teams have been removed from events.
964
01:14:01,483 --> 01:14:04,235
Do I think Championships
are going to be called off?
965
01:14:04,319 --> 01:14:06,613
Oh, I hope not. Of course, I hope not.
966
01:14:25,507 --> 01:14:28,843
It was just a few days
after our win at the LA Regional
967
01:14:28,927 --> 01:14:30,887
and we were riding high as a team.
968
01:14:31,680 --> 01:14:34,641
We were excited.
We were ready to go to Championships.
969
01:14:36,101 --> 01:14:39,312
But people were
already starting to get nervous.
970
01:14:44,359 --> 01:14:48,988
I just happened to check my e-mail
and something popped up.
971
01:14:49,072 --> 01:14:53,993
It was a message and it said
that Championships was canceled
972
01:14:54,869 --> 01:14:57,914
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
973
01:14:59,290 --> 01:15:03,962
March 12th, 2020.
"Dear friends, colleagues and partners..."
974
01:15:03,962 --> 01:15:05,380
"It is with deep disappointment
975
01:15:05,380 --> 01:15:09,217
that I share an update on the immediate
suspension of the current FIRST season
976
01:15:09,217 --> 01:15:11,511
and the cancellation
of both Championship events."
977
01:15:11,511 --> 01:15:14,264
"This cancellation
of both Championship events."
978
01:15:14,264 --> 01:15:16,307
"The cancellation of both Championship"--
979
01:15:16,391 --> 01:15:18,268
"Both Championship events."
980
01:15:18,268 --> 01:15:20,353
"The decision has been made
based on guidance
981
01:15:20,437 --> 01:15:22,147
from the World Health Organization,
982
01:15:22,147 --> 01:15:23,440
Centers for Disease Control,
983
01:15:23,440 --> 01:15:26,735
and state and local health officials
as well as the declaration of..."
984
01:15:29,529 --> 01:15:31,364
I had been looking forward to going.
985
01:15:32,282 --> 01:15:35,493
We had worked out everything in the robot.
986
01:15:35,577 --> 01:15:39,581
We were just prepared
to take on anyone and everyone.
987
01:15:40,623 --> 01:15:43,877
I'm sure there were other teams that
have been looking forward to competing
988
01:15:43,877 --> 01:15:47,088
because there were some teams
that never really got to compete.
989
01:15:53,136 --> 01:15:56,222
When I heard the rest
of the season will be suspended,
990
01:15:57,098 --> 01:15:59,642
I was really, really shocked.
991
01:16:37,138 --> 01:16:44,020
And just to not have that,
it's kind of really hard.
992
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:08,294
To everybody in the FIRST community,
993
01:17:09,295 --> 01:17:12,132
FIRST has never been about the robots.
994
01:17:12,132 --> 01:17:15,176
It's never been about the competitions.
995
01:17:15,260 --> 01:17:17,512
It's never been about the events.
996
01:17:18,304 --> 01:17:21,266
It's about building a community...
997
01:17:21,266 --> 01:17:24,519
and at this point,
it's a global community.
998
01:17:25,270 --> 01:17:30,066
Let's use this situation as a reminder
of how important it is
999
01:17:30,150 --> 01:17:31,985
that we all work together.
1000
01:17:33,278 --> 01:17:37,907
We should see this problem,
like all other problems,
1001
01:17:38,783 --> 01:17:44,289
as an opportunity to create a solution
that not only will benefit us
1002
01:17:44,289 --> 01:17:49,169
but will be scalable to help the rest
of the world deal with this problem.
1003
01:17:50,962 --> 01:17:52,922
Even though the robotics season
was canceled,
1004
01:17:53,006 --> 01:17:56,009
we were still very into, like,
a robotics mindset.
1005
01:17:56,009 --> 01:17:57,302
We're kind of always into that.
1006
01:17:58,303 --> 01:18:03,350
Once we saw the challenges of health care
workers and essential workers needing PPE,
1007
01:18:03,350 --> 01:18:07,854
we decided that we would help out
- by 3-
- D printing headbands,
1008
01:18:07,854 --> 01:18:11,566
face shields,
and then also sewing, um, face masks.
1009
01:18:22,827 --> 01:18:26,164
The Afghan girls'
robotics team in Herat, Afghanistan,
1010
01:18:26,164 --> 01:18:28,291
is busy designing something
completely different--
1011
01:18:28,958 --> 01:18:32,921
much-needed ventilators
during the coronavirus pandemic.
1012
01:18:32,921 --> 01:18:35,632
My team is 5653.
1013
01:18:36,257 --> 01:18:39,511
We were having a discussion about
what is something that we could do
1014
01:18:39,511 --> 01:18:40,887
to help our community with.
1015
01:18:42,764 --> 01:18:45,350
And that ended up being
the grocery delivery robot.
1016
01:18:47,102 --> 01:18:52,023
If you wanted quantitative proof
of the impact of FIRST,
1017
01:18:52,107 --> 01:18:55,860
all you have to do is look at what's
happening through this COVID crisis.
1018
01:18:57,070 --> 01:19:02,951
Not one, not two, not three,
but most of the thousands of teams
1019
01:19:02,951 --> 01:19:05,995
immediately mobilized
in many different ways,
1020
01:19:06,079 --> 01:19:07,497
because that's what FIRST is about.
1021
01:19:10,709 --> 01:19:13,128
I've been talking with
the other team members,
1022
01:19:13,128 --> 01:19:18,425
telling them that it doesn't matter
if we are, like, all apart.
1023
01:19:18,425 --> 01:19:22,178
I mean, we are still a family.
We are still a team.
1024
01:19:22,262 --> 01:19:26,725
So we were like,
"We can do something here in Mexico."
1025
01:19:26,725 --> 01:19:30,395
- Some people don't have Wi-
- Fi and a laptop,
1026
01:19:30,979 --> 01:19:35,066
so we are preparing presentations
for those students
1027
01:19:35,150 --> 01:19:38,653
so they can still be learning
in this quarantine.
1028
01:19:39,821 --> 01:19:41,823
These kids were mobilized to say,
1029
01:19:41,823 --> 01:19:43,575
"I see a problem out there.
1030
01:19:43,575 --> 01:19:47,328
I've gotta start working on a solution
and we better do something."
1031
01:19:49,039 --> 01:19:51,374
There's not one right strategy for a robot
1032
01:19:51,458 --> 01:19:54,461
and there is not one right response
to COVID.
1033
01:20:24,240 --> 01:20:25,533
When we see a crisis,
1034
01:20:25,617 --> 01:20:27,577
when we see a problem
that we're trying to solve,
1035
01:20:27,577 --> 01:20:30,705
the first thing that comes
to people's minds is, "How do I solve it?
1036
01:20:30,789 --> 01:20:32,374
How do I tackle the problem?"
1037
01:20:32,374 --> 01:20:34,084
That's kind of built into FIRST.
1038
01:20:34,709 --> 01:20:38,046
This is one of those situations
where, as a world,
1039
01:20:38,046 --> 01:20:40,465
we need to work together
to solve this problem.
1040
01:20:42,258 --> 01:20:43,510
Is it on?
1041
01:20:44,094 --> 01:20:45,220
Brilliant.
1042
01:20:45,220 --> 01:20:49,641
My team has continued
to have robotics meetings.
1043
01:20:49,641 --> 01:20:53,520
We're trying to figure out
what we could be doing to help.
1044
01:20:54,229 --> 01:20:57,232
I'm teaching everyone on the team
how to code.
1045
01:20:57,857 --> 01:21:01,736
It's honestly
a very important skill to have
1046
01:21:01,820 --> 01:21:05,115
because technology, ultimately,
it's the future.
1047
01:21:08,493 --> 01:21:10,203
No one likes this quarantine
1048
01:21:10,203 --> 01:21:13,707
because you kinda need
human interactions with other people.
1049
01:21:14,749 --> 01:21:19,170
So one project
that we're working on is a podcast.
1050
01:21:19,921 --> 01:21:22,966
It's so beautiful that they've
come to this podcast being about,
1051
01:21:22,966 --> 01:21:25,635
you know, people of color
overcoming barriers in STEM.
1052
01:21:26,428 --> 01:21:27,429
Join us once a month
1053
01:21:27,429 --> 01:21:30,682
as we talk to other people of color
leading in STEM.
1054
01:21:30,682 --> 01:21:32,642
Get to learn about the obstacles
they have faced
1055
01:21:32,726 --> 01:21:34,227
and how they overcame them.
1056
01:21:34,227 --> 01:21:36,021
They've seen their resources lacking
1057
01:21:36,021 --> 01:21:39,399
and they're finding ways now
to talk about it and overcome it.
1058
01:21:39,399 --> 01:21:42,944
I think it's gonna be a great way
to let their voice be heard.
1059
01:21:44,404 --> 01:21:47,407
I'm not surprised that so many teams
have stepped up.
1060
01:21:48,450 --> 01:21:51,119
These are the values
that FIRST really encourages.
1061
01:21:51,745 --> 01:21:54,914
They choose to still find humor
and laugh and smile,
1062
01:21:54,998 --> 01:21:57,959
and be there for each other,
and not lose sight of their commitments,
1063
01:21:58,043 --> 01:22:00,879
and I find that, you know,
really, really inspiring.
1064
01:22:01,921 --> 01:22:05,842
FIRST really promotes Coopertition,
gracious professionalism
1065
01:22:05,842 --> 01:22:08,762
and teaches children to be adults,
1066
01:22:08,762 --> 01:22:11,056
to turn into these responsible,
1067
01:22:11,056 --> 01:22:14,809
communicative, empathetic,
collaborative adults.
1068
01:22:15,852 --> 01:22:17,604
It is way more than a club.
1069
01:22:18,813 --> 01:22:22,817
It's like a way of life almost, right?
Teaches you the skills of life.
1070
01:22:26,321 --> 01:22:29,991
I personally really want
every student in Japan to, like,
1071
01:22:30,075 --> 01:22:35,538
have the opportunity to learn engineering
through FIRST because it's really awesome.
1072
01:22:36,456 --> 01:22:41,419
I'm also working at FIRST Japan
so that we can create more teams in Japan.
1073
01:22:42,170 --> 01:22:44,130
The community here is amazing.
1074
01:22:44,214 --> 01:22:48,468
Suddenly you have so many friends
from all around the world.
1075
01:22:49,302 --> 01:22:50,845
That's just so important.
1076
01:23:27,424 --> 01:23:28,591
FIRST helped me.
1077
01:23:28,675 --> 01:23:29,801
Life is like a game.
1078
01:23:29,801 --> 01:23:33,263
To succeed, you have to pass one thing
to go to the next level
1079
01:23:33,263 --> 01:23:36,516
and if you don't put work in
or time into that,
1080
01:23:36,516 --> 01:23:38,810
then you're not gonna
move on to the next level.
1081
01:23:40,353 --> 01:23:43,523
I think it's important
that we teach the new generation
1082
01:23:44,482 --> 01:23:47,652
because if they really want to get into,
like, engineering a robot--
1083
01:23:47,736 --> 01:23:49,821
I feel like they should start
in either FIRST,
1084
01:23:49,821 --> 01:23:51,531
or any other division of it,
1085
01:23:51,531 --> 01:23:53,450
because you take away a lot from it.
1086
01:23:54,951 --> 01:23:56,369
It's like a family basically.
1087
01:23:56,453 --> 01:23:59,414
Because we all get along
and we have to help each other out.
1088
01:23:59,414 --> 01:24:02,709
But when we're not doing that, you know,
we just hang out, crack jokes.
1089
01:24:07,213 --> 01:24:08,757
What FIRST Robotics has done
1090
01:24:08,757 --> 01:24:11,176
is it showed me how to work
as part of a team.
1091
01:24:11,176 --> 01:24:14,596
It showed me
how to effectively collaborate
1092
01:24:14,596 --> 01:24:18,767
and that working on a team
is in fact possible.
1093
01:24:18,767 --> 01:24:21,686
And in some cases
better than working individually.
1094
01:24:22,937 --> 01:24:27,150
If our world can work as a team,
everything will work out.
1095
01:24:29,652 --> 01:24:34,532
FIRST is respect. It is teamwork.
It is technology.
1096
01:24:34,616 --> 01:24:36,618
It is preparing students for the future.
1097
01:24:36,618 --> 01:24:37,702
It is...
1098
01:24:39,079 --> 01:24:40,413
more than robots.
1099
01:25:08,692 --> 01:25:12,320
I realized that
I really like to help people,
1100
01:25:13,780 --> 01:25:15,699
so I've become a mentor,
1101
01:25:16,908 --> 01:25:21,538
and now my job is to share all of
that knowledge that I have with my team.
1102
01:25:24,499 --> 01:25:27,961
This is how I'm getting to build a legacy.
1103
01:25:30,714 --> 01:25:36,011
Without FIRST, I wouldn't have these
people around me that inspire me so much.
1104
01:25:52,902 --> 01:25:55,196
I still don't know what career
I'm going to choose,
1105
01:25:55,280 --> 01:25:57,115
but right now, I'm not afraid of it.
1106
01:26:00,118 --> 01:26:04,581
FIRST has given me the opportunity
to become better and better
1107
01:26:04,581 --> 01:26:06,875
and to never stop dreaming.
1108
01:26:16,092 --> 01:26:21,723
We created FIRST to inspire kids,
but over the years what I realized was
1109
01:26:21,723 --> 01:26:26,561
the inspiration is what these kids
are doing for their teachers
1110
01:26:26,561 --> 01:26:28,480
and their mentors and their parents.
1111
01:26:28,480 --> 01:26:31,941
And when you can take
sometimes the most unlikely kids,
1112
01:26:32,025 --> 01:26:34,944
and they reluctantly go
to this FIRST meeting,
1113
01:26:35,028 --> 01:26:37,322
and they're intimidated
to look at all this stuff.
1114
01:26:37,322 --> 01:26:38,740
And by the end of the season,
1115
01:26:38,740 --> 01:26:42,994
they'll look you right in the eye
and they'll say, "I can do this,"
1116
01:26:43,578 --> 01:26:45,246
and they inspire us.