2019 Season – Destination: Deep Space 2019 Season
Destination: Deep Space

The Gallery

Placing a Hatch Panel on the rocket (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
Posing with our Archimedes banner
Posing with our Archimedes banner
On our way to Ford Field!
On our way to Ford Field!
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Placing a Cargo in the rocket
Placing a Cargo in the rocket
Rah Cha Cha Ruckus
Showing new students how to change robot batteries
Showing new students how to change robot batteries
Our grand entrance on Einstein
Our grand entrance on Einstein (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Scoring in the Cargo ship
Scoring in the Cargo ship (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
Demoing our 2017 robot, Oscar, at the ArcelorMittal Canada Day Picnic
Demoing our 2017 robot, Oscar, at the ArcelorMittal Canada Day Picnic
Outreach
Bringing Buzz up for the final tiebreaker match
Bringing Buzz up for the final tiebreaker match (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Winners of the Ryerson University event
Winners of the Ryerson University event (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
CAD model of the Cargo box, Hatch Panel mechanism, and Cargo kicker
CAD model of the Cargo box, Hatch Panel mechanism, and Cargo kicker
Robot CAD
Cheering for Celt-X in the playoffs
Cheering for Celt-X in the playoffs (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
Running our fundraiser at parent-teacher interviews
Running our fundraiser at parent-teacher interviews
Outreach
One of our mentors posing with her custom gift — a chess set manufactured by the students
One of our mentors posing with her custom gift — a chess set manufactured by the students
One of our students running the Tormach mill
One of our students running the Tormach mill (manufacturing a drive rail)
Assembly
Celt-X social
Celt-X social — playing video games and watching Rogue One
New students receiving a presentation on safety
New students receiving a presentation on safety
Pre-match introductions
Pre-match introductions (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
Brainstorming robot ideas after kickoff
Brainstorming robot ideas after kickoff
Hatch Panel hat
A Hatch Panel can also double as a hat
CAD model of custom gearbox, front
CAD model of custom gearbox, with the axle
Robot CAD
End of the season banquet
End of the season banquet
Einstein introductions
Einstein introductions (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
FIRST Championship finalists
FIRST Championship (Detroit) finalists (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
CAD model of our custom gearbox, exploded
CAD model of our custom gearbox, exploded
Robot CAD
Showing new students our shop and 2018 robot, Tipsy
Showing new students our shop and 2018 robot, Tipsy
First recruitment meeting for the 2020 season
First recruitment meeting for the 2020 season
Demoing our 2017 robot, Oscar, at the Southbrook Golf Club
Demoing our 2017 robot, Oscar, at the Southbrook Golf Club
Outreach
Our McMaster Dean's List finalist, Faith F.
Our McMaster Dean's List finalist, Faith F. (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
A 3D-printed drive pulleys
A 3D-printed drive pulley that never made it into the final design
Prototypes Assembly
Using Canny edge detection to find Cargo and reflective tape markings
Using Canny Edge Detection on our Jetson to find Cargo and reflective tape markings. While we never ended up using this, it was an interesting experiment
Prototypes
Full view of the FIRST Championship Einstein field
Full view of the FIRST Championship (Detroit) Einstein field
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Going in to place a Hatch Panel on the Cargo ship
Going in to place a Hatch Panel on the Cargo ship (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
Setting up for a match
Setting up for a match
Rah Cha Cha Ruckus
Letting an observer drive our 2017 robot, Oscar
Letting an observer drive our 2017 robot, Oscar, at the ArcelorMittal Canada Day Picnic
Outreach
Some of our wonderful parents and supporters at our end of the year banquet
Some of our wonderful parents and supporters at our end of the season banquet
A cake made by one of parents, featured at our end of the season banquet
A cake made by one of our parents, featured at our end of the season banquet
Cheering on our playoffs alliance
Cheering on our playoffs alliance (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
A last hurrah before Einstein finals
A last hurrah before Einstein finals (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Testing if our offseason robot (Woodie) can score a Hatch Panel on the rocket
Testing if our offseason robot (Woodie) can score a Hatch Panel on the rocket
Prototypes Testing
Winning the final tiebreaker match to win our division
Winning the final tiebreaker match to win our division (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Forming the second seed alliance with 1325 Inverse Paradox
Forming the second seed alliance with 1325 Inverse Paradox (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
The skeleton of Buzz
The skeleton of Buzz
Assembly
Volunteering at the Sound of Music Festival
Volunteering at the Sound of Music Festival — pictured (to the right) is some of the waste we managed to divert from a landfill
Outreach
CAD model of our Hatch Panel mechanism
CAD model of our Hatch Panel mechanism
Robot CAD
Scoring Cargo into the highest rocket level
Scoring Cargo into the highest rocket level (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
Showcasing our 2017 robot, Oscar, to kids at the HWCDSB FLL Qualifier
Showcasing our 2017 robot, Oscar, to kids at the HWCDSB FLL Qualifier
Outreach
Finalists of the McMaster University district event
Finalists of the McMaster University district event (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
3D-printed Hatch Panel mechanism we printed for a Dutch team
3D-printed Hatch Panel mechanism we printed for 4481 Team Rembrandts — we gave it to them at the FIRST Championship in Detroit. As luck would have it, we ended up facing them in Einstein finals (and they won)
Going to place a Hatch Panel during the Sandstorm period
Going to place a Hatch Panel during the Sandstorm period (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
Our final Hatch Panel mechanism
Our final Hatch Panel mechanism
Prototypes
Illuminated Overtime 2019 trophy
Illuminated Overtime 2019 trophy. The Overtime trophies were manufactured in-house
Scoring in the Cargo ship
Scoring in the Cargo ship (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Aerial view of our HAB level three climb
Aerial view of our HAB level three climb (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
Attempting a last minute intake fix before the finals
Attempting a last minute intake fix before the finals (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Helping our alliance members before playoffs
Helping our alliance members before playoffs
Ryerson University
Sorting garbage and recyclables to divert festival waste from the dump
Sorting garbage and recyclables to divert Sound of Music Festival waste from the dump
Outreach
Re-configuring our SPARK MAXs (motor controllers)
Re-configuring our SPARK MAXs (motor controllers)
Testing
Our 2017 robot, Oscar, receiving a load of fuel
Our 2017 robot, Oscar, receiving a load of fuel at the ArcelorMittal Canada Day Picnic
Outreach
Wiring our practice bot, Curiosity
Wiring our practice bot, Curiosity
Assembly
Posing with our Einstein alliance members
Posing with our Einstein alliance members, as FIRST Championship (Detroit) finalists (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
We're going to Einstein!
We're going to Einstein! (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Practicing with our school board teams
Practicing with our school board teams
Testing
Testing a Hatch Panel ground pickup
Testing a Hatch Panel ground pickup (which never came to be)
Prototypes
Going to pick up a Hatch Panel from the loading station
Going to pick up a Hatch Panel from the loading station (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
A successful HAB level two climb
A successful HAB level two climb
Rah Cha Cha Ruckus
Einstein finals introductions
Einstein finals introductions (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Going into Ryerson University finals against our fellow school board team
Going into Ryerson University finals against our fellow school board team, 6878 SJB Odyssey (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
Working hard in our machine shop
Working hard in our machine shop
Making the HAB level three climb
Making the HAB level three climb in our divison playoffs (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ontario District Championship
Setting up for our fundraiser golf tournament
Setting up for our fundraiser golf tournament
Outreach
CAD model of our offseason robot, Woodie, climbing
CAD model of our offseason robot, Woodie, climbing
Robot CAD
Close-up of our Cargo box and kicker in motion
Close-up of our Cargo box and kicker (mechanism with the omni wheels) in motion (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Testing FIRST Championship — Detroit
Our operator and driver posing with our John Deere sponsor banner
Our operator and driver posing with our John Deere sponsor banner
CAD model of our custom gearbox, front
CAD model of our custom gearbox, front
Robot CAD
Prototyping a Cargo intake
Prototyping a Cargo intake
Prototypes
Our first Hatch Panel mechanism
Our first 3D-printed Hatch Panel mechanism (dubbed the "flower") had three fingers instead of two
Prototypes
Buzz on the competition field, going to climb
Buzz on the competition field, going to climb (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
McMaster University
Using our unbag time
Using our unbag time
Assembly
CAD model of our Cargo intake
CAD model of our Cargo intake
Robot CAD
Our fundraiser barbecue at parent-teacher interviews in full swing
Our fundraiser barbecue at parent-teacher interviews in full swing
Outreach
Engaging the crowd at the Tesla Electric Faire with our 2017 robot, Oscar
Engaging the crowd at the Tesla Electric Faire with our 2017 robot, Oscar
Outreach
Going to pick up a Cargo from the depot
Going to pick up a Cargo from the depot (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
FIRST Championship — Detroit
CAD model of our custom gearbox, back
CAD model of our custom gearbox, back
Robot CAD
One of our many Hatch Panel mechanism iterations
One of our many Hatch Panel mechanism iterations. This one featured two 35A compliant wheels ("Cali style")
Prototypes
Getting hit by defense on the field
Getting hit by defense on the competition field (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ontario District Championship
Practicing with some visiting teams at the Robodrome
Practicing with some visiting teams at the Robodrome. The four teams there with us all ended up in the top five at McMaster University
Testing
Our drive team hard at work
Our drive team hard at work (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
Demoing our 2018 robot, Tipsy, at our gold sponsor John Deere's head office
Demoing our 2018 robot, Tipsy, at our gold sponsor John Deere's head office for International Women's Day
Outreach
Fixing the Cargo intake between Archimedes playoff matches
Fixing the Cargo intake between Archimedes playoff matches
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Making the HAB level two climb
Making the HAB level two climb while our alliance partner 188 Blizzard makes HAB level three. We were attempting to do a double HAB level three climb that never quite worked out (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ryerson University
Getting that perfect arc at the Maker Faire
Getting that perfect arc at the Maker Faire with our 2017 robot, Oscar
Outreach
Entertaining the crowd at the HWCDSB FLL Qualifier with our 2017 robot, Oscar
Entertaining the crowd at the HWCDSB FLL Qualifier with our 2017 robot, Oscar
Outreach
Going to place a Hatch Panel on the highest level of the rocket
Going to place a Hatch Panel on the highest level of the rocket (Photo credits: Eddy G. / FIRST Canada)
Ontario District Championship
On the Cable 14 set, waiting for our interview and Buzz demo
On the Cable 14 set, waiting for our interview and Curiosity (2019 practice bot) demo
Outreach
A student posing with his first milled part (a drive rail)
A student posing with his first milled part (a drive rail)
CAD model of the drive chassis
CAD model of the drive chassis (featuring custom gearboxes)
Robot CAD
CAD model of our Cargo kicker
CAD model of our Cargo kicker
Robot CAD
Building the 2019 field with our other board teams
Building the Destination: Deep Space field with our other board teams
Team photo at the Maker Faire
Team photo at the Maker Faire
Outreach
Official 2019 team photo
Official 2019 team photo
Showing off our t-shirt cannon, Lola, at our school's year end assembly
Showing off our t-shirt cannon, Lola, at our school's year end assembly
Outreach
Team photo at Detroit Park
Team photo at Detroit Park
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Mohawk CODEfest with 2056 OP Robotics
Mohawk CODEfest with 2056 OP Robotics
Outreach
Buzz and Curiosity side by side
Buzz and Curiosity side by side
Playing Jenga at the FIRST Championship in Detroit
Playing Jenga at the FIRST Championship in Detroit
FIRST Championship — Detroit
Team photo volunteering for the Ragnar Relay
Team photo volunteering for the Ragnar Relay
Outreach
Team photo at the Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery Conference
Team photo at the Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery Conference with Einstein alliance partners 1310 Runnymede Robotics and FIRST Robotics Canada president Mark Breadner
Outreach