Team Profiles and Blog
What FRC is All About
FRC or FIRST Robotics Competition is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be. The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in competitions designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers, and a committee of engineers and other professionals. FIRST redefines winning for these students because they are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and the ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building partnerships that last.- usfirst.org
What is FIRST?
FIRST stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology".
FIRST, founded in 1989 intends to inspire young people to take and interest and participate in the avenue of science and technology as a rewarding and fulfilling experience to benefit not only those participating but those who witness its utility. Formed with the aim to motivate young people to pursue careers and education within the field of science, technology, engineering and math, FIRST promotes the building of self-confidence, knowledge and life skills.
Dr. Woodie Flowers, along with Founder, Dean Kamen encourage the sharing of ideas and exchanging of experiences between participants and the public to build what Dr. Woodie Flowers himself coined as Gracious Professionalism between fellow researchers and aspiring scientists and engineers. Gracious Professionalism stands for high-quality work, values and work ethic, and respect within the community. Competition is not discouraged, but rather is encouraged for the sake of mutual gain, knowledge and the exchange of ideas. No one is treated as a loser and everyone benefits from the learning opportunity. Gracious Professionalism isn't just a term, it is part of pursuing a meaningful life, along with integrity, good will, sensitivity and respect.
This helps both students and mentors to adapt, learn and interact with each other not to the extent of superior or subject, but as coworkers towards a bigger goal in context. Teams aim not to win, but to gain something in the process of the competition For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
These ideals have pushed many FRC alumni to pursue science, technology and engineering-based courses and has benefited all who participated along the way. To this degree, we hope to learn from this experience and get something out of it, not playing to win, but playing to learn and become bigger people as a whole. Even on our first year, FIRST has shown us a different way of doing things, and to this point, we have had our laughs, experiences and failures. Gracious Professionalism has helped us value and apply them in our lives.
Thank you FIRST, for giving us this opportunity.
The Game
Last January 3, information on this year's FRC game was released, revealing the challenging, but fun game of LUNACY, in commemoration of the first steps taken on the moon. The game is played on a 54x27 foot arena playing field called the crater with a surface of regolith, challenging the team to an almost moon-like environment, lowering the friction and lessening traction between the wheels and surface of the robot. The Kit of parts are particularly specific to the environment and include specialized wheels to increase the difficulty of maneuvering the robots on the playing field.
Two alliances play in the crater, each consisting of three teams. To score higher than the opposing alliance, each team must score game pieces, called moon rocks into their opponent's trailers, separate apparatuses hitched onto the back of each robot. Special game pieces called empty cells will be present to be exchanged for super cells which count for more points when shot into an opposing trailer. The first 15 seconds of the 2 minute 15 second match will consist of a completely autonomous match, which require the robots to maneuver themselves about the crater, shooting moon rocks into opposing trailers while at the same time avoiding being shot at. Three human players from each alliance are allowed to score balls into the other team's trailers. The rest of the game is the teleoperated period, wherein human pilots take over the robot via RC. One payload specialist is permitted to introduce game pieces into the crater and receive game pieces from within the crater.
Team 3105, participating for its first year, accepts this challenge, in line with what FRC is all about, finding pleasure and fulfillment in accepting a challenge, whilst learning, forging friendships and becoming stronger as a person and a team along the way.
This is what participating in this event is all about, and Team 3105 is more than ready.
About us
Lagablab
Lagablab is the Filipino term for flame, burning strong and bright. We went ahead and chose a Filipino word, not only to identify us as Filipinos but to give impact to the name and purpose of our participation. We want to encourage students like us to pursue robotics and view it more than just a hard subject but something fun that can be benefited from. We're not here to win, nor are we here to worry our lives away. We joined this cause because we found it fun, enjoyable and a good learning experience. We hope then that the flame of our team will continue to grow, as coworkers, family and friends.
Labuyo
Labuyo means wild rooster in some contexts it means hot chili. Cooking ingredients aside, we're here to make an impact, a lasting flavor with an aftertaste to boot. Labuyo, our robot, is a manifestation of our versitility, diversity and effort as a group.