We’re at the LA Regional

We made it. After 6 long weeks of build season, the robot was bagged and tagged, signed off by one of our mentors, Mr. Wong. Early this morning, we set out for Long Beach to take part in the LA Regional, which is now co-sponsored by Cooler Master! Thank you to Councilman Mitch Englander’s office…

Introducing Neo, the Neonatologist

Are we working on a Sunday? Yes, yes, we are working on a Sunday. The students have been working hard all week to get the robot ready for Bag Day on Tuesday, Feb 23. Since our last update, the entire electronics portion has been installed on the robot, as with the intake and catapult. The…

WE LOVE SAPPHIRE!!!! (And AMD, as well :D )

Howdy folks! Some of you may be aware of the donation by Cooler Master, earlier this school year. Well, after some discussion with representatives from Sapphire (the manufacturer of AMD’s FirePro line of workstation graphics cards), we received these!!!! The video cards have already been installed, and the change is absolutely noticeable! Models load seamlessly,…

The X-Carve is ALIVE!

This year, our school (Granada Hills Charter High School) was given a very generous donation as a way to jumpstart the school’s engineering program. As the resident engineers, the Robotics team received funds to purchase a new mill to replace our old and worn mills, and to purchase a 3D printer and CNC Router Table….

FIRST STRONGHOLD Game Reveal

This is the official game animation for the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition game, FIRST STRONGHOLD. The game was announced Saturday, January 9, 2016. For more information, visit http://www.firstinspires.org/frc

Daily Blog Starts Today!

Hello, and welcome to the Build Diary of the Granada Hills Charter High School Robotics team, also known as The Robodox! For those of you who don’t know us, we are an active group of high school students, from freshmen to seniors, who participate in numerous robotics competitions throughout the year. Currently, we are building…