Next Meeting: TBD

Schedule

April 27th, 2013 -- 2PM to 4PM

Agenda: Robots are Cool!

This is the first club meeting,

• An introduction to the charter of the club, FLL, etc. 
• Originally called PARC, but now called PaloBots (http://www.palobots.org/)
• History and 2011 charter ( ParcMeeting20100228 ParcMeeting20100321 ParcMeeting20100919 )
• Gracious Professionalism, Treat everyone well, House Rules 
• Explaining about FLL and Robotics -- In as concrete a way as possible (videos, examples, etc)
• Robot Game --  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJbaDeBTTK8 ,

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHIsL4A4LRw , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YLj4lm490E ,  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMfBp_jpQn4

• Llama Demo

• Go through the parts, terminology

• Maybe show course 

• Describing the club and what it is about
• Purpose: Learn about Robots, Build Cool & Useful Robots, Have Fun, Produce an FLL team
• Values: FLL "Gracious Professionalism" / Other
• Gracious Professionalism encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. Fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Children learn and compete like crazy, but must treat one another with respect and kindness in the process.
• Adults / Coaches: Inspirations and Supporters, not Doers
• Overview of Available Resources (WebSite, Blog, Wiki, Email, Blog, Robots, Table, Camera, etc.) 

Some additional resources:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhOz4RCDMc
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XaMqiWbS_c&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrOgUtCl2KU&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY4NBH3N2nI&feature=related