TAMSformers

TAMSformers

Topic(s)	Robotics
Active Years	2013-present
Advised	Yes
Execs	Design/Internal Lead: Aryan Agarwal Design/External Lead: Kaushik Akula Organization/Electrical Lead: Jordan Allen Programming Lead: Preston Tranbarger Programming/Engineering Lead: Henry Castillo Engineering Lead/Safety Captain: Joaquin Auzenne Business Lead: Minerva Sharma Business Lead: Aiswarya Atluri
Website	http://tamsformers.weebly.com/
Facebook	Link
Email	tamsformers@gmail.com

We are FRC Team 5212, the TAMSformers! This is our 8th year competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition. EVERYONE IS WELCOME, with or without experience. We will dedicate the first semester to teaching you guys all about robotics and the engineering process. Everything from mechanical to electrical to programming, we got you covered. We will compete in FIRST in the spring. Even if robotics isn't your thing, you can still be apart of our team. In fact, we NEED you! We have a business and marketing portion in charge of writing award submissions, looking for grants and sponsors, taking photos and videos, and managing our social media. We will also be mentoring various FLL (FIRST Lego League) teams in the Denton area, will be reaching out to help other teams nearby, and working alongside the other sectors of JETS in multiple other volunteering projects.

Competitions

BEST Robotics

In 2019-2020, the team decided to stop competing in BEST Robotics and focus solely on FRC.

Sectors

Robotics splits up the work into Sectors. Each sector focuses on a specific aspect of the FRC competition. Students can participate in as many or as few sectors as they want.

(Someone please change the sector descriptions into paragraphs, not lists)

Strategy

• Decide which goals to accomplish and choose between designs

Design

• Involves CAD
• Modeling, assemblies, drafting, simulation. CAM
• Interlinked with engineering

Engineering

• Learn about power tools and basic building practices
• Learn how to make different robotic mechanisms

Electrical

• Hand-in-hand with programming and engineering

Programming

• C++ for the FRC WPILib Suite

Business

• Sponsorships and grants
• Social Media
• Chairman's presentation
• Chairman's essays
• Chairman's video

Seasons

2021

Currently, there is no plans for in-person events.

2020

Although COVID-19 cancelled most FRC/FIRST events during 2020, our team competed at the first two events, and the only two events ever, held during this season. At our first event, FIT Plano, we ranked 18th with a record of 5-9-0. At our second event, FIT Greenville, we ranked 28th with a record of 3-8-1.

Execs

2020-2021

Design/Internal Lead: Aryan Agarwal

Design/External Lead: Kaushik Akula

Organization/Electrical Lead: Jordan Allen

Programming Lead: Preston Tranbarger

Programming/Engineering Lead: Henry Castillo

Engineering Lead/Safety Captain: Joaquin Auzenne

Business Lead: Minerva Sharma, Aiswarya Atluri

2019-2020

Co-Captains: Aishwarya Mitra, Pranav Ebburu, Sharuya Kumar

Safety and Communications Lead: Shravan Konduru

Programming Lead: Rachel Qian

Business Lead: Eric Bau, Alex Qi

Engineering/Design Lead: Tanner Hornsby

Engineering/Build Lead: Waylin Fogarty

2017-2018

Team Captain: Rasna ????

Business Director: Sven Lohse

Community Service Co-Director: Jenya ????

Engineering Director: KJ Dix

Programming Director: Ryan Peterson

Electrical Director: John ????

Safety Captain: Tobias ????

Marketing Director: Cedric Hatol

Fundraising Director: Melissa ????

Quartermaster Anika Cherry

See also

• Advised Clubs
• Robotics Sawdust
• CSO
• JETS