On Dec. 5, 2015, Gan Liu and Robert Guan represented our robot team for another round of “Nothing but Net” robotics competition at a site near NASA. We successfully entered semi-final. At the end we received Sportsmanship Award!
Category: Fort Bend, TX Branch Posts
Fort Bend Branch Volunteers at Houston Food Bank
It’s hard to believe there are many people who live in poverty in the US. They need help! The members of Fort Bend Branch are determined to make a difference in the lives of those. On Dec. 4th, 2015, we went over to the Houston Food Bank with caring hearts. We sorted and packed food […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: “Nothing but Net” Comes Again
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 18th activity (Nov. 22, 2015). Team members are preparing for the coming competitions. There will be two competitions in Houston area for the next two weeks.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Competition Retrospective
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 17th activity (Nov. 8, 2015). In light of yesterday’s competition, we had a retrospective as to what should be improved. There were a few problems that prevented us from achieving the top score. For example, loose power or overshooting. There is a need to redesign some of the parts […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Battle by the Beach
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 16th activity (Nov. 7, 2015). Eric and Gan went to the Ball High School at the Galveston island for the “Battle by the Beach” robotics competition. It was a rainy and windy at the island, but the competition still drew a huge crowd. There are total 42 […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Nothing But Net
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 15th activity (Nov. 1, 2015). We really put some effort for the upcoming “Nothing but Net” competition. The robot is now crafted so capable that the shooting speed requires a sidekick feeding the balls nonstop! We also have been discussing the AYLUS food event for the last few […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: The next competition is around the corner
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 14th activity (Oct. 18, 2015). Today we filled competition forms as the next one is just around the corner. Team members discussed the matters about the competition and continued to fine-tune the robot as usual.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Tapping into the programming world
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 13th activity (Oct. 11, 2015). This is a robot meeting focusing on programming tutorial. We purchased group licenses for the robotics programming product EasyC. As the name suggests, this is a C language development tool specialized in programming against the VEX controller board. Some members are exposed to […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team Meeting 2015-10-04
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 12th activity (Oct. 04, 2015). This is a routine robot meeting. We continue to refine the design of our robot, getting ready for the next round of competition.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team Meeting Minutes
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 11th activity (Sept. 27, 2015). This is a routine robot meeting. We installed the newly purchased Easy C application and gave the first try to develop control software so we can enhance the robot’s functions. Since we formed the Fantasy Robot Team, we have been having weekly robot […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team’s Competition Retrospective
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 10th activity (Sept. 20, 2015). Besides coaching other learning groups as usual, Fantasy team had a retrospective as to what should be improved in light of yesterday’s debut. It’s concluded that more programming should be done to the robot controller so the performance can be made better.
Fort Bend TX Branch: VEX Robot Team “Fantasy” Debut at the Competition
Fort Bend TX Branch members formed the robotics dream team Fantasy a while back. On Sept. 19, 2015, the team debuted in the first VEX Robot competition. With dedicated work from team members, the ball-throwing robot was designed and constructed, with an effort of many sleepless nights! The performance of the robot was an instant […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: VEX Robot is ready for upcoming competition
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 8th activity (Sept. 13, 2015)! We coached the VEX Robot teams as usual. The robot is fully ready to throw balls. Moreover, the robot is now equipped with an intelligent new function: picking up the ball from the floor! The upcoming competition event is the next Saturday […]
Fort Bend TX Branch Welcomes David Guan!
David Guan likes to read and DIY in his free time. He plays tennis, soccer and the clarinet. He can speak and listen to Chinese okay, but not very good at reading and writing yet. He is now a 6th grader at a Middle school in Texas. He is very interested in the Robotics activities. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch Welcomes Gavin Wang!
Gavin Wang is a 7th grader at Beckendorff Junior High. He enjoys math and science, and is a member of both the Math and Science team at his school and the Science Olympiad team. He has participated in many MathCounts, American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), and Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) competitions. He also […]
Fort Bend Texas Branch Makes an Effort to Clean up the World!
On September 7th, 2015, Labor Day, the Fort Bend Texas branch picked up litter at the Memorial Park and Brazos River Corridor at Sugar Land, Texas. As they always say, everything is bigger in Lone Star State. Our AYLFUS members’ enthusiasm is hotter than the sizzling Texas summer weather. They diligently worked in the afternoon […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robotics Team Getting Ready for Competition
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 7th activity (Sept. 06, 2015)! We continue on a ball-throwing robot. The robot is in its final stage ready for performing in the upcoming competition event. The competition date is set to be Sept. 19th. Teams members stayed the whole afternoon to learn and to build. We […]
Fort Bend TX Branch welcomes new member Jason Ren
Fort Bend TX Branch welcomes new member Jason Ren! Jason is currently a 7th grader in the area of Fort Bend, Texas. He enjoys math and science, and he has participated in many math competitions, such as TMSCA and AMC. Jason is also a Science Olympiad member at in his middle school. Other than academics, […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robotics Teams Hands-on Practice
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 6th activity (Aug 30th, 2015)! Branch members Gan Liu, David Lin, Eric Wu and Jason Wu attended. A number of robot teams gathered in the afternoon in a spacious class room at an enrichment school. Young robot fans had hands-on practices for about 3 hours. As usual, […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Multiple Robotics Teams Meet
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 5th meeting (Aug 23th, 2015)! With the parents’ enthusiastic support, multiple robotics teams have formed in Fort Bend, TX area. We brought out newly purchased parts and gave the eager learners a first-hand training and demo session. The project is now as hot as it can be. […]