This June, ACME will make its presence known in the community. The team will start by participating in a community event then ACME will host it’s own event for the community.

ACME will be running a booth at the Nevada City Artwalk. In the event, artists, businesses, and ACME will be showing what they have to offer. The event will take place at the Nevada City Downtown Historic District and ACME will be there on June 4th starting at 5:00pm.

At the event, we will talk about our team, our robot, and our operations during COVID. We will also bring the robot so you can see it in action.

In addition to participating in events, we will create our own as well. ACME will host it’s own hackathon for students in middle school or high school. During the hackathon, participants will work on creating their own video game using Scratch or any other programming language they are comfortable with.

Any participant that doesn’t have any programming experience has nothing to worry about because the team will be teaching how to use Scratch, a block-based visual programming language, during the event’s Zoom meeting. The team will also provide exciting prizes for participants who create the most creative game. If you would like to participate in the hackathon please fill out the Hackathon Registraction Form or if you have any question send an email to goacmerobotics@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

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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