Prime Symmetry FTC Team 36563
Launch Simulator

Meetings

Meeting notes

Agendas, slides and notes from every team meeting, newest first. For when we meet next, see the calendar.

2026–27 season

BIOBUZZ

Upcoming meetings
  1. Week 10Oct 28, 2026

    Training sign-off, shooting autos & pollen removal

    Finish the Java lessons with mentor sign-off for the portfolio, the new shooting-in-auto simulator lesson, Gurt turret assembly, pollen removal on Gurt and Gabe, and driver practice.

  2. Week 9Oct 18, 2026

    Scrimmage prep

    Last meeting before the Bolts, Boos & Bots Scrimmage: must-dos (drive, sign holders, 18-inch box, power switch, save code), then shooting, driver practice, a leave-and-park auto and the rules.

  3. Week 8Oct 7, 2026

    What can I work on?

    Scrimmage countdown and top priorities (robot signs, Pinpoint, a simple autonomous, self-inspection), plus open tasks for every subteam.

  4. Week 7Oct 5, 2026

    Turret shooter reference

    Team 26949's goBILDA turret: flywheel on top, a scoop hood at 68°, and why front spin keeps pollen in the hive.

  5. Week 6Sep 21, 2026

    Parallel plate CAD & design

    Refine the parallel plate bot CAD (dual-block spacing, 4 mm hole tolerance, intake motor mount) and review Team 15996's DECODE turret shooter.

  6. Week 5Sep 20, 2026

    Teardown, sort & rebuild

    Take apart and sort the 36564 and 36563 robots, assemble the parallel plate bot, and build goBILDA StarterBot parts.

  7. Week 4

    Meeting slides

    Slides and notes for BIOBUZZ week 4.

  8. Week 3

    Meeting slides

    Slides and notes for BIOBUZZ week 3.

  9. Week 2

    Meeting slides

    Slides and notes for BIOBUZZ week 2.

  10. Week 1

    Kickoff & orientation

    Team orientation, the BIOBUZZ game reveal, a season overview and an intro to robot strategy.

Spring 2026 · archive

DECODE program

Our spring training season, built around the DECODE game and goBILDA's Robot-in-3-Days design. Kept for reference.

  1. Mtg 7Jun 3, 2026

    Complete the robot

    Finish the intake, an optional dumper into the hive, and programming. Goal: a drivable robot before the June 10 friendly match.

  2. Mtg 6May 27, 2026

    Design iteration

    Drive code, intake, servo tuning, season timeline and self-study resources.

  3. Mtg 5May 20, 2026

    Intake design & servo coding

    Notebook intake sketches, MecanumDrive lessons, pollen transfer prototypes and the servo lesson.

  4. Mtg 4May 13, 2026

    Tank drive & pollen intake

    Review the tank drive setup and design the pollen intake.

  5. Mtg 3May 6, 2026

    Wiring, programming & intake

    Wire and program the mecanum bot, start driving, and begin prototyping the intake.

  6. Mtg 2

    Mecanum drive build

    Keep building the mecanum drivebase and get wiring and programming ready to drive.

  7. Mtg 1

    Kickoff & orientation

    Team orientation, the DECODE game reveal and a season overview, with slides and video.