Located in Tucson Arizona, CRUSH designs and builds robots from the ground up for FIRST robotics competitions. Our primary goal is to have fun while inspiring students at our school - Sonoran Science Academy - to pursue technology careers. Subscribe with RSS: var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12448210-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @crush1011)http://blog.crush1011.org/<p>One week until bag and tag day! :0</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17612695179http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17612695179Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:46:24 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Hmh5LsR1gfM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 36</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17555442392http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17555442392Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:46:23 -0500Day 36frcfirst roboticsfirstcrushrebound rumblebuild season<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3vl1_lpuu_s?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 35</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17555419406http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17555419406Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:45:42 -0500Day 35frccrushroboticsrobotsCRUSH 1011first roboticsomgrobots<p><div><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.5810442913789302"> <ul><li><span>We attached our battery mount</span></li> <br/><li><span>We wired our e-board</span></li> <br/><li><span>We re-taped our batteries so the wires were facing the way we wanted</span></li> <br/><li><span>We started working on CAN for our jaguars</span></li> <br/><li><span>We put holes in our hex so we can mount it</span></li> <br/><li><span>We finished our plates for our shooter mount</span></li> </ul><br/><span>Main Achievement: WE GOT OUR ROBOT DRIVING!</span></strong></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17518007733http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17518007733Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:28:23 -0500frcfirst roboticsrobotsrobotics1011crush roboticsday 36day36rebound rumble<p><div><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.5810442913789302"> <ul><li><span>We worked on the safety flyer</span></li> <br/><li><span>We worked on our Teacher of the Year Award, Business Plan, Team overview, and the Dean’s List Award</span></li> <br/><li><span>Members from the Robo-Knights came to our shop to use our Lathe to make gearbox shafts and bushing and bearing cups</span></li> <br/><li><span>We made a CRUSH-bot cookie cutter so one of our parents can make cookies for our Feb 21st Presentation</span></li> <br/><li><span>We milled and welded the hex pieces</span></li> <br/><li><span>We designed and machined our battery mount</span></li> <br/><li><span>We mounted our turret motor, and OUR TURRET SPINS!!!!!!!!</span></li> <br/><li><span>We tested and then redesigned our drive for the collector motor.</span></li> <br/><li><span>We figured out how to mount our bumpers and mounted one of them!</span></li> <br/><li><span>The animators finished the space ship</span></li> </ul><br/><span>Main Achievement:We attached almost all of our electronics onto the e-board</span></strong></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17517907800http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17517907800Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:26:00 -0500Day 3535daybuild seasonrebound rumble2012CRUSH 1011crush robotics<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/17409640743/tumblr_lz7p11ckzu1qah2qo&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>dorbs. All FIRST kids will love this</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17409640743http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17409640743Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:41:25 -0500frcFIRST Roboticslisten to this song<p><div><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.5771206300705671"> <ul><li><span>We planned for our Feb 21st Presentation</span></li> <br/><li><span>We CADed the shooter wheel plates</span></li> <br/><li><span>We made the Hex for our turret</span></li> <br/><li><span>We made the mount for our motor that drives the turret</span></li> <br/><li><span>We worked on the gear box for our collectors</span></li> <br/><li><span>We finished the front of our safety flier</span></li> <br/><li><span>We attached all of the belts and collectors</span></li> <br/><li><span>We mounted the elevator and the motor to operate the elevator</span></li> <br/><li><span>We worked on the Deans List Award</span></li> </ul><br/><span>Main Achievement: WE SUBMITTED CHAIRMANS!</span></strong></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375455227http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375455227Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:41:26 -0500day 34rebound rumblefrcfirstroboticsrobotsbuild seasonCRUSH 1011crush robotics<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RH4IjTd098o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 34</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375426003http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375426003Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:32 -0500day 34frcroboticsfirstrobots1011crushrebound rumblebuild season<p><div><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.5771206300705671"> <ul><li><span>We received our belts!</span></li> <br/><li><span>We finished turning the turret drive wheel</span></li> <br/><li><span>We made the groves in the end caps bigger so we can put the belts on</span></li> <br/><li><span>We started making our gear box for the collector</span></li> <br/><li><span>We finished putting the grippy tape on the collectors</span></li> <br/><li><span>We designed and cut out the hex</span></li> </ul><br/><span>Main Achievement: We finished cutting the E-board and then planned and drilled all the holes so we can mount the electronics</span></strong></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375333138http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375333138Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:37:00 -0500frc33build seasonrebound rumble1011crushday<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3CCgvAxqyU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 33</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375294624http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17375294624Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:36:37 -0500day 33frcfirst roboticsroboticscrush1011<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oUhe9H4p5Hg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 32</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17323032579http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17323032579Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:13:05 -0500day 32frcfirst roboticsfirstrobots32build seasonrebound rumble<p><div><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.6167938765138388"> <ul><li><span>We went to Tucson High to borrow their bender and bent all of our pieces for our shooter! Thank you Tucson High!</span></li> <br/><li><span>We started turning down the turret drive wheel</span></li> <br/><li><span>We worked on the bumpers and bought the rest of the material for them. </span></li> <br/><li><span>We had a pool noodle fight and one of our mentors even joined in :D</span></li> <br/><li><span>We cut out the E-board (Emma board) and it fits on our robot</span></li> </ul><br/><span>Main Achievement: Our tower is completely welded</span></strong></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17304436784http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17304436784Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:00 -0500day 32frcffirstroboticsomgrobotsteam crush1011robotscrush 1011first<p>Good luck to you too! :)</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17215182685http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17215182685Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:36:02 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz19t51v1G1qah2qoo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz19t51v1G1qah2qoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Our robot is looking pretty good so far!</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214881408http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214881408Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:27:04 -0500frcteam crushFIRST Roboticsrebound rumbleteam 1011robot<p><div><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.48185857268981636"> <ul><li><span>We finished designing for our turret</span></li> <br/><li><span>We made mounts for the turret</span></li> <br/><li><span>We received our sticker paper so we will hopefully get those printed this week</span></li> <br/><li><span>We bought plastic for our skin, metal for our shooter, and more welding gas</span></li> <br/><li><span>Programmers collected everything we need for the e-board</span></li> <br/><li><span>We worked on the Teacher of the Year Award</span></li> <br/><li><span>We grounded the sub-frame</span></li> <br/><li><span>We made circles so we can bend the metal for our shooter tomorrow</span></li> <br/><li><span>We finished the wooden bumper backs for our bumpers</span></li> <br/><li><span>We cut out the E-board</span></li> <br/><li><span>We turned down the end caps for the collector</span></li> <br/><li><span>Animators did animating, and there ship is super awesome</span></li> <br/><li><span>We were very productive all around and everyone was working hard!</span></li> </ul><br/><span>Main Achievement: We welded the tower and mounted the turret</span></strong></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214726912http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214726912Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:22:00 -0500frcFIRST Roboticsday 3131build seasonrebound rumble<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YKcv1BoOAzY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 31</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214663100http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214663100Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:20:49 -0500frcfirst roboticsfirstrobotics1011crushrebound rumblebuild season<p><div><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.48185857268981636"> </strong> <ul><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.48185857268981636"> <li><span>We bought Duct Tape, brackets, fabric for bumpers, and grippy tape</span></li> <br/><ul><li><span>Made slots for our ball collector</span></li> <br/><li><span>Programmers put tape on the backboards and tested it</span></li> <br/><li><span>We finished our newsletter and sent it out</span></li> <br/><li><span>Kelly from Purple Plasma, team 2403, came and collaborated with us</span></li> <br/><li><span>Nick and Daniel from the NERDS, team 1726, came and collaborated as well:)</span></li> <br/><li><span>We worked on fixing our lathe</span></li> <br/><li><span>We worked on the bumpers</span></li> </ul><br/><span>Main Achievement: We figured out how we are going to attach the ball elevator to the robot and made the necessary alterations to make it work. </span></strong> </ul></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214591841http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214591841Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:18:00 -0500day 30frcbuild seasonomg robotsrobotsroboticsteam crushrebound rumble<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pfs-xcgpJKc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 30</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214551993http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17214551993Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:17:33 -0500day 3030build seasonFRCFIRST Roboticsfirstroboticsrobotis1011CRUSH 1011crush robotics<p><div> <ul><li><span>We finished our gear box for the turret</span></li> <li><span>We worked on the bumpers</span></li> <li><span>We CADed the lexan ball director</span></li> <li><span>We planned a lot of the Dell Presentation</span></li> <li><span>We made the turret spin!</span></li> <li><span>We worked on improving our driver station<br/></span></li> </ul><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.11942882044240832"><br/><span>Main Achievement: WE FINISHED THE CHAIRMAN’S ESSAY AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY</span></strong></div></p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17156833063http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17156833063Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:28:00 -0500day 2929frcbuild seasonfirst roboticsomgrobotsrobotsroboticscrush1011<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9eLYkgvXoL0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Day 29</p>http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17156772450http://blog.crush1011.org/post/17156772450Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:26:12 -0500day 29frcbuild seasonfirst roboticroboticsrebound rumble