StringGrrl sees the World

StringGrrl has been an avid Gearheads supporter for years Team 1189 Gearheads are sponsored by ESI Group (a part of Keysight) StringGrrl's travel companion Kam prepares to sacrifice his beard for the team Kam has had a standing deal with the team. Not a "bet", since betting is antithetical to the FIRST Robotics Ideals. Let's call it a Merit Based Objective, where when the team Advances in the event, they can "reconfigure" Kam's beard. It's been a deal since 2015 when Kam started to mentor the team. Since then, Facial Hair Funday has been a part of Gearheads robotics and Kam's key contribution to the spirit of the event.  Enjoy the suffering of Kam as he wears a ridiculous beard for 2 consecutive weekends. Gearhead mentor and team members dyed Kam's beard Black & Yellow for team spirit Phase 1: the Yellow Phase 2: the Black Phase 3: if the team advances from Qualifiers...

Jason, Cisco, and Russ from FedEx with StringGirl http://about.van.fedex.com/innovationchallenge/ As a result of the FedEx Innovation Challenge we got to meet several leaders at FedEx while in St. Louis, MO for the FRC World Championships. We were honored to have them as frequent visitors to our pits and along side the team during competition. Challenge #1 A heavy crate is on board Lewis and Clarks canoe. Given the mass of the crates and the volume of the crates, what happens when the crate is removed from the canoe and placed in the River? Challenge #2 Create an Ambigram of the word Robot. Ambigrams are word form or symbolic representation, whose elements retain their meaning when viewed from different direction. a rotational Ambigram of Robot. reads the same when you rotate it 180 degrees Challenge #3 Create a video showing why your mentors are the best Challenge #4 For the circuit shown in the image below. Find the path to the center in the fewest numb...

St Louis and its iconic Gateway Arch On the field at the World Championships Just a few of the Gearheads Team 1189 Gearheads in the pits at World Championships