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 Projects 

We have worked with the state fish and wildlife wardens to repair and redesign animatronic deer to catch poachers. The one being examined in this picture is being redesigned to become the most articulate animatronic the state has at their disposal. Our other deer caught 13 poachers on its previous outing, and was then repaired so that it could help even more.

One of our special projects is the prosthetic finger. It is made by a 3D printer. The finger bends at the knuckle and it is currently in the prototype phase. It uses elastic and string to help the finger with bending and and straightening.

Another of our special projects is the water purifying tricycle. We started working on this project four to five years ago. The original design utilized the movement of the rear wheel to facilitate purification, but that did not work. It has been on and off production, but it is currently in the final stages. The current iteration of the tricycle works with a solar panel, purifying apparatus, a peristaltic pump that drives the water through a sand filter, and a UV purifier, producing clean water. Once the tricycle is finished, we will be sending it to sub-Saharan Africa. We hope to complete the tricycle this year.

Our latest special project is 3D printed fidget toys for ADHD students in our school district. These devices allow students with ADHD to occupy their hands with a silent, unobtrusive toy allowing their minds to concentrate on the task at hand. The toys, which have already been given to 20 students at our high school and one student at one of our middle schools, and will soon be distributed to the rest of the district. The fidget toys help create a better classroom environment, not just for the student, but for the teacher and the student body as a whole.

We have developed a Haptic Hat for blind students that allows them to have a sense of direction and to detect obstacles. The hat uses Arduino micro PCs, vibrating motors, and range finding sensors, providing distance and direction information allowing people to move more independently.
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Our team has built ramps for community members in need, including for a man who suffered severe injuries from an accident and a woman who lives with multiple sclerosis.  Here are photos from a ramp we built in December 2017.

The FRC robot dictionary was developed by team 2980 to assist FRC teams from around the world in communicating with each other. We believe that robotics should be a universal language, and this dictionary will help make that dream a reality.

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