STATE CHAMPS! RoboZone

In this track, you will hear some of the interviews that I was able to have while attending the Michigan State Robotics Championships. It was an intense weekend of great competition!

Interviewees:
Nick Clarke - Master of Ceremonies
Joel Hurd - Game Announcer
Don Bosse - President of FIRST

In this episode of the RoboZone Podcast we get ready for State Championships in Michigan! I got the chance to interview Jim Zondag and Dan Kimura!

Jim Zondag is a co-founder of FIM, 20 years a mentor with Killers Bees, Won 2 State Championships, 2 State Chairman’s Awards, 2 World Championships Runner-Up.

Dan Kimura is 18 years a mentor with Las Guerillas, Won 2 World Championships and 3 State Championships.

In this episode, our panel of Robotics Experts and Mentors provide some advice and guidance to those teams that have qualified for their respective State Championship events. We also catch up with each mentor's team and don't forget about Mentor, Team and Drive Team of the Week. If you want to nominate someone or a team for these shoutouts please email me at [email protected]

In this episode, I interview the President of FIRST in Michigan. Also, we have Mentor, Team and Drive Team of the Week!

FRIST in Michigan President - Gail Alpert

Drive Team of the Week - Team 494
Jay Tembrink - Drive Coach
Justin Newberry - Driver
Justin Stockwell - Operator
Julia Newberry - Pilot
Grace Gutherie - Human Player

Individuals Interviews:

Interview Number 1:
Samantha Synowka is a senior from: 
Temperance MI 
Bedford High School
Bedford Express Team 1023

Interview #2:
Janelle Carpenter from:
Sophmore 
J/LISD Academy Middle College - Adrian MI
Tam 5144 - P.R.E.D.A.T.O.R.S

Interview #3:
Colin Wilson - Sophomore 
Washtenaw Technical Middle College 
Team Strange Quarks 6101

Interview #4:
Lestyn Brooks - Senior 
Our Lady of the Lakes Waterford MI
Team 3098 The Captains

Interview #5:
Michael wolf - senior
Saline high school
Team 5606 Singularity

Round Table Discussion:
Andrew Spieces - Truck Town Thunder
Chris Purdy - House of Cards
John wolfert - Metal Muscle

In this episode (#008) we interview the Mentors and Drive teams that won the Kettering Week 2 Event. It was a Cinderella story of epic proportions. There will be a second podcast episode released this week to provide some additional thoughts on the lessons that have been learned thus far with SteamWorks! Don’t forget to subscribe and listen to all of the episodes we have planned!

Round Table Interview with the Winning Team Alliance - 8th Alliance - Kettering Week 2

Blaine Armstrong - team 6618 - RAM Robotics - Flatrock Michigan
Scott Milward - Team 2612 - Coarsair Robotics - Waterford Michigan
Joe Bickley - Team 1243 Dragon Robotics - Swartz Creek

This Episode is dedicated to those FTAs, Inspectors, and Referees that run an event and without which we would not have an event to bring our robots to compete too.

Listen to the feedback these individuals have on the game thus far and their predictions going forward. Please subscribe and if you have a mentor, team or drive team member you would like to have interviewed, please email us at [email protected].

n this episode we speak to a couple of the leaders within Michigan FIRST Teams and the volunteers that help make the events a reality!

Interviewees:

Clinton Bollinger - Team 2337 The Enginerds!
Jim Zondag - Team 33 The Killer Bees!
Patrick Major - Teams 494 The Martians and Team 70 More Martians!

Roundtable Discussion:

Alex Fera - Frog Force Alumni, FIRST Volunteer since 2009, Control System Advisor since 2012 and FTA since 2014
Andrew Spiece - Lead Mentor Truck Town Thunder, 2016 Woodie Flowers Nominee for Michigan and Drive Team Coach
Nick Clarke - EngiNerd Alumni, FIRST Volunteer since 2016 and Master of Ceremonies
Joel Hurd - 470 Grizzly Robotics Alumni, FIRST Volunteer since 2013 And Game Announcer

The 5th Episode of the RoboCode Podcast covering all aspects of Drive Teams and how to approach this years game SteamWorks!

Episode #004 - FRC Scouting and SteamWorks!