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Robot Bagged and Tagged

: Exploding Bacon Team 1902

: Students discussing options for our 2012 robot

: Our student programmers working with one of our college mentors

: Putting together the testbot

: Kris and Mike doing the math

: Mike and John Michael calculating angles

: Sarah, Tyler, and Zach in the middle of brainstorming.

: Skyler and Zach, looking to see what to do next.

: Getting ready for trading pins.

: Nathaniel and Phillip working on the field.

: Working on code and field elements.

: Nicholas hard at work.

: Kris and Mike double checking their work.

: Skyler teaching programmers how to program this years robot.

: Noah & Alex hard at work.

: Our demo bot getting fixed.

: Hannah working on our field elements.

: Sarah posing for the camera.

: Alex & Phillip working on the fender.

: Hannah polishing a metal frame.

: Paul, Phillip, Nathaniel, and Alex working on the bridge.

: Some of Exploding Bacon taking a lunch break, and enjoying the Florida Sun.

: Chandra and John Michael hard at work.

: Chandra and John Michael using the drill press to customize robot parts.

: Just look at all of those pins.

: Parents and Mentors working in the NEMO room.

: James, Katie, Sarah, Zach, and Stephen brainstorming.

: One of the many dinners provided by parents and sponsors during build season.

: Kris and John Michael working on a super shifter for season.

: Kris and John Michael working together.

: Ryan, Kris, and John Micheal working in the mechanical room.

: Ryan and Andrew riveting the 2012 robot.

: Ryan, Michael, and Andrew riveting part of the drive-train.

: Katie hard at work typing our 2012 Woodie Flowers Award Nomination.

: Driver’s Rules Testing and Mentors discussing NEMO.

: Ryan and Mike working on the drive-train frame.

: Late night fun in the Mechanical Room. “Iron John”

: James and Tyler going over the Drivers test.

: One of our students teaching a new mentor how to rivet our robot.

: Everyone gets to help rivet the robot. Even the Mentors and parents get to put a few rivets on.

: Mike working on the drive-train.

: Katie working on the drive-train.

: A group of students and mentors working on the 2012 robot.

: Brian and Nicholas working on the shooter.

: Ryan and Tyler working on the drive-train.

: Andrew waiting to see what needs to be done next.

: Mentors looking for a late night snack.

: Kris and John Michael proofreading one of our submissions.

: Mechanical room at our 2012 build space.

: Ryan, Andrew, and Phillip working on the robot.

: Phillip bolting the robot drive-train.

: Katie, Sarah, and Zach having fun while working on award submissions.

: You can never have to many pins.

: Let’s see how many balls we can fit.

: Kris using the mill to make parts for the 2012 robot.

: Even our robot knows our cheer.

: Yes, this robot belongs to Exploding Bacon.

: College Mentors checking the students work.

: Having a little to much fun during late nights at the build space.

: Working on a display board for the 2012 e-week at Lockheed Martin.

: Working hard trying to finish in time.

: Nick giving the safety test to a few students.

: Brandon getting ready to work on the robot.

: Working together to finish the bot.

: Adding chain to the drive-train.

: Having fun with the robot.

: Robot has many different emotions.

: Only a few days left before bad & tag.

: Had to add a hog nose.

: Late night fun with the robot.

: Just a little sad….the robot knows that bag and tag is soon.

: A late night snack to keep the team up longer and happy.

: Students learning how to wire the driver’s station.

: Mechanical Room

: John Michael working on robot parts.

: A team of student and mentors working hard.

: Mentors, Parents, and Students working together to get the bot finished.

: Kris teaching Chandra how to work with chain.

: Getting parts made to finish the robot.

: Kris working on the robot.

: Making templates

: Break time from pin making.

: Working on Display boards and fair booth items.

: Robot faces with safety glasses….Safety First.

: Brian and Phillip soldering.

: Soldering motors

: Brendan, Katie and Kris working to get the chain just right.

: John Michael, Evan, Zach, and Stephen having fun in the mechanical room.

: Student hard at work getting the Chairman’s video and skit ready.

: One of the last nights before bag & tag.

: Students showing Mr. Kennedy the bridge-lowering mechanism prototype.