Connor Sparling
FIRST Robotics
Here are the robots that I took the lead or assisted in designing for the FIRST Robotics Competion (FRC). These robots were designed, built, programmed, and tested in under 6 weeks. FIRST is an international organization striving to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
Jebidiah
Jebidiah was designed to shoot frisbees into goals over 7' high as well as climb a 10' tall pyramid in order to compete in the 2013 FRC game Ultimate Ascent. The goal of the game was to score as many frisbees in the goals as possible. At the end of the match teams would have the ability to climb the pyramid in the center of the field to score bonus points. As a grade 10 student, I assisted in the designing of the climber. To see more details on the game click the link above. To see more details about Jebidiah and how he works click here.
Jebidiah stands for:
Jungle-gym Escalating Bot Incorporating Disk Indexing and Automatic Hurling
Robot Video Match Video
Isabella
Isabella was designed to shoot basketballs into baskets at varying heights in order to compete in the 2012 FRC game Ultimate Ascent (VIDEO). The goal of the game was to score as many baskets as possible. At the end of the match teams would try to balance up to 3 robots on their alliance's bridge for bonus points. As a grade 9 student, I assisted in brainstorming and took a large part in the electrical sub-team. To see more details on the game click the link above. To see more details about Isabella and how she works click here.
Isabella stands for:
Integrated Synchronous Allocator of Balls Engineered for Long-range Lofted Alley-oops
Lamar
Lamar was designed to stack up to 6 totes with a recycling container on top. The robot will be competed in the 2015 FRC game Recycle Rush (VIDEO). The goal of the game was to stack as many totes as possible on top of each other and place them on the scoring platform. Extra points were awarded if the stack of totes was able to be topped with a recycling container. As a grade 12 student and head of the design team, I oversaw the design of the entire robot and designed the robot's tote eleveator mechanism. To see more details on the game click the link above.
Kassandra
Kassandra was designed to shoot large 25" diameter exercise balls into goals over 6.5' high. The robot competed in the 2014 FRC game Aerial Assist. The goal of the game was to cooperate with the other teams and robots in order to score goals and get as many points as possible. As a grade 11 student and head of the design team, I oversaw the whole design and specifically designed the robot's shooting mechanism. To see more details on the game click the link above. To see more details about Kassandra and how she works click here.
Kassandra stands for:
Kinetically Articulating Sling Shot Assisted by Newton Driven Rapid Accelerators
Robot Video Match Video
