NEWPORT ROBOTICS GROUP

(nrg 948)

IG: @nrg_948

Recent NRG’s Achievements

• 2014 -Finalist + Gracious Professionalism Award + Excellence in Engineering Award + District Chairman's Award
• 2015 - District Event Finalist + Gracious Professionalism Award + Innovation in Control Award at District Event + District Champs
• 2016 - Entrepreneurship Award
• 2018 - Gracious Professionalism Award

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• 2019 - District Event Winner + Team Spirit Award +Championship Subdivision Winner World Championship Finalist
• 2022 - District Event Finalist + Gracious Professionalism Award

FIRST Robotics

Ages: 4-14

Ages: 12-18

Ages: 14-18

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Timeline

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APR

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEP

TRAINING SZN

• Pick a subgroup
• Learn the skills and knowledge to prepare for build season

(Tues + Thurs 6-8 pm)

• Design the robot
• Build the robot

~2-3 meets per week

75% attendance required for travel

• Competition Dates Vary

Districts→ District Champs → World Champs

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BUILD SZN

COMPETITION SZN

NRG’S TEAM

• We are an FRC Team with 70 Members
• We’ve been running for 20 years
• Our leadership team consists of 14 members

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Advisors + Mentors

CEO

CTO

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Outreach Cap.

Media Cap.

Business VP

Marketing VP

Drive Cap.

IT Cap.

Strategy Cap.

Safety Cap.

CAD VP

Programming VP

Systems VP

Mechanical VP

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NRG Alumni

Advisors + Mentors

CEO

CTO

Outreach

Media

Business

Marketing

Drive

IT

Strategy

Safety

CAD

Programming

Systems

Mechanical

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NRG Alumni

About sugroups

all members are required to be in a subgroup

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Business/marketing

Business:

• Raise funds through sponsorships and grants
• Pitch to companies like Microsoft and T-Mobile

Marketing:

• Fundraisers such as with Krispy Kreme
• Logos, buttons, stickers, shirts

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mechanical

What do we do in mech?

• Mechanical is the backbone of the team
• We build the physical robot from scratch
• Learn all the tools (drills, mills, saws) and techniques (riveting, building chains) needed to build a robot

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Systems (aka electrical)

What do we do in Systems?

• Electrical engineering along with pneumatics
• Bridge between Programming and Mechanical
• Responsible for robot batteries and maintenance of drivers station

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cad

What do you do?

• Create a digital 3D model of the robot
• 3D print parts for the robot
• 3D print merch and other cool stuff
• Use Onshape, Cura, and MatterControl

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programming

What do you do?

• Program the robot
• Testing the robot
• Autonomous paths
• Use VScode and Github
• Programming language is Java

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About teams

teams are like optional for members to join but provide a great experience in other skill sets

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Drive team

What do you do?

• Drive the robot for the competitions!
• Driving drills
• Communication games
• On-the-fly troubleshooting

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It team- captain

What IT does:

• Maintain NRG website
• Administer nrg948.com
• Design and create the scouting app
• Work with B&M/Media/Strategy to update softwares

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Strategy team

What do you do?

• Formulate a strategy for each year’s game
• Design aspects of our robot based off of our strategy
• Scout other teams before and during competition

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Safety team

What do we do?

• Keeping people safe!
• Team well-being
• Making sure there’s a positive environment around being safe

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Media team

What do you do?

• Record/Capture our team at its greatest moments
• Preserve special memories for the teams future members to see
• Learn and use photography/videography and photo/video editing skills
• Represent our team on social media
• The face of our team!

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Outreach TEAm

What do you do?

• Help around the community!
• Young demographic exposure to STEM
• Advocate for STEM Education
• Interact with other teams
• Networking, Political Advocacy, Equity, etc.
• Inspiration and Recruitment

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MORE INFORMATION

How to Join!

• Join our Calendar (QR Code)
• Check out our website: www.nrg948.com

IbstaG - @nrg_948

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CONTACT US

CTO - cto@nrg948.com

CEO - ceo@nrg948.com

Instagram - @nrg_948

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QUESTIONS?

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