Brilliant Beavers 2022-23

Welcome!

We are glad that you are a witness to our robotics journey!

Shortcut:

tinyurl.com/brilliantbeavers⁠

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We are the Brilliant Beavers (

FLL Team #52561⁠

) based on the peninsula of the Bay Area (with students from San Carlos, Atherton, and Menlo Park). This is a team tracker to help us become a more successful team in the

FIRST Lego League⁠

this season!

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Who are the Brilliant Beavers?

Brilliant Beavers are

a group of young aspiring roboticists⁠

learning and competing in our very FIRST Lego League competition. We believe in the power of science, the value of working hard, the importance of diverse opinions, and the necessity of teamwork. We are excited about this opportunity & treasure this journey together as a teamll!

2022-2023 Season: SUPERPOWERED

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Robotic Games Videos

Robotic Games Videos

Mission

Video

Initial Position

Duration

[

video⁠

]

R-Edge

8 s

Windmill + Hybrid Car

[

video⁠

]

R4R

24 s

Birdie

[

video⁠

]

R4R

35 s

Western

[

video⁠

]

L4L

21 s

Oil Truck

[

video⁠

]

L-Edge

6 s

Water Drop + Innovation

[

video⁠

]

L4L

14 s

Reservoir

[

video⁠

]

L4L

20 s

There are no rows in this table

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Challenge Overview [

pdf⁠

]

Challenge Updates [

pdf⁠

]

Robot Game Rulebook [

pdf⁠

interactive⁠

]

Robot Game Mission Video [

official⁠

]

Season materials -- with all mission builds

⁠

main site⁠

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building instructions⁠

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We believe that being organized and coordinated is the best way to become a successful team, so we wanted to share

our organization tricks⁠

. Having our tracker very clear and thorough helps us keep our team focused throughout the year and allows us to better convey our successes and steps through the season to our judges during competitions.

2021-2022 Season: Cargo Connect

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The

Brilliant Beavers Song⁠

(adapted from the Hey Soul Sister by Pat Monahan)

1st jam session singing the Brilliant Beavers Song [

mp4⁠

]

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Sheet Music with Lyrics [

pdf⁠

]

Cargo Connect 2021-2022 Season

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Challenge Overview [

pdf⁠

]

Challenge Introduction [

pdf⁠

]

Robot Game Rulebook [

pdf⁠

interactive⁠

]

Robot Game Mission Video [

official⁠

informal overview⁠

]

Season materials -- with all mission builds [

site⁠

]

Robot Game Runs

Official submissions to NorCal Championship:

Brilliant Beavers - Cargo Transport

[

robotic run⁠

Total points: 570 points

Running time: 2 min 27 sec

[

robotic run 2⁠

]

Total points: 570 points

Running time: 2 min 29 sec

Additional sample runs of our 3 primary routes in our robotic game:

Southern Route: [

video⁠

]

Western Route: [

latest⁠

video⁠

]

Northern & Eastern route: [

run1⁠

run2⁠

run3⁠

]

2021-2022 Tournaments & Awards

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Robot Design [

preso⁠

] - won best Robot Design Award in Bay Area Qualifier Tournament (Jan 29-30, 2022)!

Innovation Project [

preso⁠

skit⁠

]

Top 5 Robotics Teams (from Qualifier round) advancing to NorCal Championship

Nomination to participate in NorCal Innovation Expo

NorCal Championship Most Fun Team Sharing Award (Feb 26, 2022)

NorCal Championship Best Team Chant Award (Feb 26, 2022)

FLL Core Values

Core values are a key part of the FLL community. We strive to emulate these core values in our everyday interactions.

We express the FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition through our

Core Values⁠

Discovery: We explore new skills and ideas.

Innovation: We use creativity and persistence to solve problems.

Impact: We apply what we learn to improve our world.

Inclusion: We respect each other and embrace our differences.

Teamwork: We are stronger when we work together.

Fun: We enjoy and celebrate what we do!

Thanks!

We are grateful to the many people and teams who have helped our journey this season:

DigiMinds (FLL # 42020) for sharing your wisdom about FLL with our rookie team!

PandaPower (FLL # 33017) for sharing your coda template to help us get organized!

Think Fast Robotics (VEX Robotics 2772J+) for Megan’s amazing and motivational sharing of your robotics journey

Expert interviewees (delivery drivers) who came to our houses & willing to share your delivery experiences: Fedex, UPS, Amazon Deliveries

YouTube FLL experts from whom we have learned so much: Zachary Trautwein, LEGORobotics Mr. Hino, Skill Build, 6006 Tech Warriors, and many more!

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