Open Source x Valtrek
Valtrek Automation Solutions has been a crucial sponsor since the 2023-2024 season. Not only do they provide financial and material donations to the team, but we also present regular "design reviews" to their top engineers. During these reviews, we discuss each mechanism in relation to our game strategy, and they critique and question our designs. This process pushes us to "know every millimeter of our bot" and often encourages us to think outside the box while striving for improvement.
Open Source x STERIS
STERIS has been a financial sponsor since the 2023-2024 season. They graciously open their doors to us every reveal day, allowing us to use their conference room for workshops. Thank you for the free hot chocolates and vanilla espressos! At the end of each season, we participate in a "presentation lunch" with their senior management and engineers to discuss our overall design, summarize our competitive season, and present our business plan for the next year.
Open Source x Raise 3D
Early in the 2024-2025 season, we were fortunate to connect with Raise 3D. We toured their Houston facility and demonstrated our "Into the Deep" bot. After the presentation, we collaborated with their engineering and technical team, brainstorming several ideas to enhance our bot's robustness and lifting capacity. Raise 3D also generously donated 3 kg of ESD-mitigating filament and offered to collaborate with us on future 3D printing projects.
Open Source x RobotLAB
On December 30, we met with RobotLAB Houston. We gave a presentation on FIRST, demonstrated our competition robot, toured their facilities, and learned about industrial robots. Owner, Keith Edwards, made a donation to our team and expressed interest in volunteering with FIRST as a judge.