FRC Team NOMADUnfortunately, our build blog had to take low priority due to student availability, especially since most of our build blog writers are CAD students. Over the next few days, we’ll briefly recap our process up until now as we get ready to reveal our 2025 robot design! Kickoff: Game Strategy When REEFSCAPE released, we had […]
As we get ready for kickoff, we’re excited to share our plans for the season and how we’re making changes to our build strategy to make the most of our time! Alpha Robot One major change we’re making this year is that we’re trying out an alpha bot approach for the first time. This is […]
Success in FRC isn’t about building robots – it’s about building a process. We believe that setting clear goals are essential for this process – and also because robots don’t build themselves (yet!). To set the tone for our 2025 season, we asked each of our sub-teams a few questions about the upcoming season: Build Blog Goals […]
by @Amicus1, software mentor Robots are nothing without the software to control them – software is necessary for every bit of robot functionality and capability. Unfortunately, far too often, software teams have to deal with design decisions that overlook their needs, which lead to unnecessary challenges during robot development. However, achieving harmony between the design and […]
Welcome to the NOMAD 2025 Build Blog! This is the 2nd year we are doing a build blog and we’re really looking forward to it! Who is Team NOMAD? Team NOMAD is an eighth-year community FRC team based in northern San Diego County, California. As a small team with usually about 15-20 students per year, we’ve embraced […]
NOMAD is officially three weeks into the 2022 build season! The past several weeks has been filled with excitement and determination as team members strive to build a robot worthy of a regional championship. It has been all hands-on deck for finishing the robot CAD design and choosing a climb solution for this season’s game! Meanwhile, the mechanical […]
Team NOMAD is back in the workshop again this weekend! Over the past two days the CAD sub team has been working tirelessly and making progress on our robot design. With laptops sprawled in every direction, the CAD team has been extremely diligent and focused. On the other side of the workshop, however, NOMAD team members have been machining custom […]
Team NOMAD had our first full workshop weekend! NOMAD is glad to be back in full swing, and to move forward in the design process. While staring at computer screens and cracking jokes, the CAD subteam is working hard to design bumpers and the robot drive base. The Mechanical team, while patiently waiting for the CAD designs, […]
After a year of waiting, the 2022 First robotics season kick-off has finally arrived! The morning started with a team pancake breakfast complete with sausage, homemade blueberry syrup and piles of fresh pancakes. As team members continued to arrive, the feeling of excitement leapt from person to person which only heightened the anticipation. Finally, the countdown to the virtual […]
These past weeks have been incredibly intense, with all sub-teams pushing themselves to innovate and work on the best possible solutions. As we reach the halfway mark in the competition, Team NOMAD sub-teams like the mechanical team are working on the ladder mechanism and are collaborating to construct elaborate mechanisms to overcome adversity. As the […]