Despite the hardships that COVID has brought, life continues and so does robotics. This might be our most challenging season yet but with a little creativity and a lot of patience we will succeed. This season there will be a reduction in-person communication and events. There will also be changes to tournaments, which will now be done remotely. However, ACME has already begun making changes to adapt to the challenges.

One change ACME has undergone is online meetings and collaboration. ACME continues to have regularly scheduled meetings but they have moved from in person to online. During the meeting, the whole team discusses team wide issues and announcements then the team breaks up into sub-teams where they can collaborate on specific projects or discuss sub-team specific topics.

Furthermore, ACME has merged with its sister team Ares Robotics. There is no need to worry, Ares will be back but for now ACME will reap the benefits a larger team produces. With the combined team there is a combined power. With more members, the team will have the potential to accomplish more this season than ever before. Additionally, combining two teams into one means only one robot needs to be built and only one robot will compete which will reduce the team’s costs.

Finally, this season, ACME will take full advantage of the increased online traffic by increasing our online presence through our website, social media, and online events. We will start by asking you to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on your favorite social media so you will always stay updated. We also plan to continue spreading our passion and love for robotics throughout the community. 

Even with the current changes, ACME is truly excited for this new and unique season. Here at ACME, robotics is our passion and this season we are going to show it. After this is all over, if there is one thing every member on ACME will learn is that we never give up.

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