With a “to-do” list long as a new roll of duct tape, TDT members got right back to work after the ROBOT League Championship to evaluate lessons learned and improvements needed.   We’ve come a long way but the State Championship is a whole new game, with the playing field level and everything possible, and up against and with some of the best teams in the state.

Today, we got to share a bit of our story with B.C. Manion, a reporter for the Laker , and with 83 Degrees media about our upcoming visit to coolTech 2013.

Everyone’s got specific tasks they’ve taken ownership of, and a pretty tight timeline to get it all done. Mr. Adsit led team members on a project planning overview, similar to what he did with team members last year, to help everyone get a realistic view of what could be accomplished in the short time allotted us, always a good exercise!

Team members will be honing interview skills, tweaking Sheldon a bit (that’s Robot’s name!) , and working in full calendar of upcoming outreach events starting with Lockheed Martin E-week on February 20th, in Orlando, followed by the USF Engineering Expo on February 23 , followed by the Championship.  And the outreach roster is full when we get back, too, when we exhibit at the FRC Orlando Regional on March 9,  coolTech on March 14, and then at the Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire on March 23.

And on top of that, we’re  fundraising, hoping to raise $2500 to help defray lodging, travel and other competition related costs on our journey to Daytona.

So we’ve got three weeks left before the State Championship and not a minute to spare between now and then.  What a great ride!