Aug 2019 – Conclusion of RoboMaster 2019
- Cris Madla and Zikang Li are assigned as co-captains
- 6 non-graduating members announce intention to return to the club at the beginning of the school year, while over 15+ seniors graduate.
- Cris Madla and Zikang Li are assigned as co-captains
FA 2019 – Those who believe
- Rebuilding process began, Team’s first appearance at Engineers on the Green – 28 new members are accepted in for fall recruitment
- Complete redesign of Hero, Sentry, and Infantry platforms commenced with Kevin Lam, Steven Luyapan, and Cris Madla serving as mechanical leads respectively. Xuanchen Lu returns as Computer Vision Lead
- Trent Clements and Kwangbok Roh are assigned as senior members
- Zhaoyi Guo is promoted to Financial Chair
- Steven Luyapan is promoted to Internal Chair
- Yitian Wang is promoted to Embedded Lead
- Creation of training guides for new members
- Club infrastructure revamped with focus on making information and resources are accessible
- Growing pains as returning members learn how to run a club
Winter Break 2019 – Tough decisions
- Lack of funding becomes deterrent for progress
- Failure to meet CAD deadlines
- Many recruits do not return to Triton Robotics
WI 2020 – Winter is coming
- Nathan Burdick is promoted to Mechanical Lead
- Steven Luyapan is renamed as Vice President
- Cris Madla oversees all mechanical development
- Sentry development paused. Nathan Burdick leads new Engineering project
- A new streamlined process for applications and interviews is introduced.
- Social Media presence increase – creation of Facebook Page and push for Instagram content
- Winter recruitment brings in 19 new members to bolster development efforts
- RoboMaster technical assessment deadlines puts immense pressure on team to perform
- Direction of team changes from competing to rebuilding and developing talent
- Permanent storage room and meeting location established
- Partnership with UCB’s RoboMaster team, Bear Dynamics
- Partnership with IEEE at UCSD
- CAD finalized and prepared for prototyping and manufacturing
Spring Break 2020 – COVID-19
- All physical club activities are ceased and club transitions to Zoom Meetings
- Triton Robotics officially withdraws from RoboMaster Competition due to increasing complications
- Steven Luyapan is appointed Infantry Lead
- Application for officer position next school year opens
- Vice President is split into three new roles. Other roles are renamed or newly defined
- Trent Clements is promoted to VP Internal
- Victor Cortez is promoted to VP External
- Zhaoyi Guo is renamed as VP Finance
- Steven Luyapan is renamed as VP Operations
SP 2020 – A a new hope
- Significant improvement in development from Infantry, Hero, and Engineer teams
- Formal design review process implemented
- Development of TR Workshop Series commences
- Re branding campaign is proposed
- Thank you to graduating or departing members – Trent Clements, Kiawen Dou, Zinan Hu, Xuanchen Lu, Jiaxin Tan, and Walter Xu for your contributions to Triton Robotics!
Summer – A dedicated few
- TR continues operations continue in the summer with 20+ active member voluntarily contributing
- Significant plans and preparations are made for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year
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