TKO Talk

Election Results (April 26)

At the end of every year, every officer on our team has to step down from their power of authority and submit to the will of the team. For many leadership positions, there was intense competition. This year the following people have been chosen to receive the following leadership positions:

President: Kathryn
VP Engineering: Emily
VP Operations: Rohit
EVOM Leads: Taylor, Raka
Chassis Leads: Tausif, Jennifer
Electronics Leads: Andrew, Dina
Programming Leads: Daniel, Vadim
PR Leads: Varunika, Annie
Website Lead: Max

Congratulations to those who made it. Now your challenge starts and may you prosper in your new responsibilities.

Results! Match 29 (March 16)

We won another match! The score was 33 to 3 and our alliance partners were Team 3250 and 1388. Our record is currently 2 Wins, 1 Loss, and 0 Ties.

Results! Match 23 (March 16)

Our first two matches, we did not do so well, but in our last match, Match 23, we did awesome and we won! We were able to make some baskets and balence the red bridge and score some points. We set another high score for the regional by scoring 38 points along with our Red Alliance partners, Teams 1671 and 3669. Stay Tuned for more.

TKO Match Schedule (March 16)

To all those who are following us here on our blog and on the live feed, all of us at TKO would like to thank you for supporting us. The following are the match numbers we are playing in. Make sure that you don’t miss us in action.

Match #’s: 8, 17, 23, 29, 34, 44, 54, 59, 69, 80

Rookie Posts! Rookie Antics (March 15)

Raka: We are on the way to Davis, and it does not feel real yet. I can’t believe that competition is almost here!

Prachi: Woaaa there! We need to back this conversation/post/blog thing up a bit! So the thing you need to know is that we’re sitting here with Oleg, Daniel, Kat, and Varunika. Just about the strangest group there is.

Raka: Yes, it is. Here I am, sitting on one small seat, pushed against a window with Prachi and Daniel. It is really interesting and makes me anticipate competition even more. I cannot wait.

Prachi: Mmmmmm… Sure. More like everyone freaks Raka out. But it’s true. Cheering in the stands with Daniel will be… Interesting. Well in the duration since we started writing this post, we have arrived and are sitting in our room.

Raka: Already, our antics have begun! I went into the bathroom to fix mix contacts. And as tried drying my hands, I accidentally dropped two small towels in the toilet.

Prachi: The whole time that this was going on, and Raka and Varunika were trying to get the towels out of the toilet, I was calmly sitting in a chair. Eating a triple-stacked Oreo (Yum… unhealthy but what’s a girl to do?), laughing my head off.

Raka: This is just the first night of Davis, but we are already having so much fun.This has been a friendly conversation between Raka ‘15 and Prachi ‘15.

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Raka ‘15
Prachi ‘15
Rookie Members

On the Way to Davis, CA…(March 15)

Hey guys, just riding up our way to UC Davis on 680. We’ve got people with laptops out, phones out, iPods out, cameras out…. We’re a team on wheels, still working. There’s ruffling of bags of chips, aromas of oranges and apples, and the consistent talking and laughing  of  TKO 1351’s one-of-a-kind team. With the thought of the competition in everyone’s mind, I’m not surprised at the excited expressions on many faces, or the stressed, sweating faces on workhorses like Rohit, our Public Relations Lead. We’re all soon going to be in the stadium, watching, building, repairing, cheering, and dancing our hearts out. So- lets not use up all of our energy yet! Let this be a year to remember, TKO!

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Scott  ‘14
Public Relations Lead
Media Coordinator

Live Feed From Sacramento Regional @ Davis, CA (March 15)

I made a promise that I would have a link to the Live Feed from the Sacramento Regional at Davis, CA posted on this blog and on our homepage. I am happy to now announce that I have fulfilled my promise. The link to the live feed has been posted on the homepage and right here on this blog. To access the live feed, click the following, or copy and paste it into your browser: http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/events/davisregional.php Enjoy!

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Rohit ‘14
Public Relations Lead
Media Coordinator

Live Feed From Sacramento Regional @ Davis, CA (March 14)

To all of you who wanted to make it out to Davis, CA to watch the Sacramento Regional take place but could not make it, do not fret. A link for the live feed from Davis, CA will be posted here and on the homepage so that you will not miss a moment of the action from the Regional. Also, keep checking this blog out for short blurbs that we will be adding on keeping you informed about our progress from the Sacramento Regional taking place at Davis, CA.

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Rohit ‘14
Public Relations Lead
Media Coordinator