Management Team

The Management Team is responsible for ensuring that the team stays on the agreed upon schedule. They work closely with the other team leaders to keep track of their progress. This includes but is not limited to: regular check-ins and meeting to see whether or not timelines are on track. The Management Team is also works closely with the mentors to co-ordinate all team activities.

Build Team

The Build Team works with industry mentors to design and build a robot to play the game. After the game analysis is completed, they CAD ideas and prototype concepts. They then use what they have learned to build a competitive robot.

The build team is split into the Manufacturing Team and the Design Team. The Manufacturing Team is responsible for producing all the components for both robots. The Design Team is responsible for CADing the robot and it’s parts. Overseen and guided by the Head of Design, they work to design the parts for the robot that match up with the strategy agreed upon by the Strategy Team. CAD models and assemblies are to be geometry checked in the CAD before anything is manufactured in “final” iterations.

Controls Team

The Controls Team takes the manufactured robot and connects the motors and pistons to the microcontroller. They enable the robot to both be controlled by our Drive Team, as well as be controlled autonomously during a match. They are responsible for designing, connecting, and troubleshooting the code, and electrical & pneumatic components. The members of this team can further specialize as the Programming or Electrical/Pneumatic Teams in grade 11 and 12.

Controls – Electrical & Pneumatics

The Electrical & Pneumatics Team works hand in hand with the Build and Programming Teams to combine the two into a fully functioning robot.They are responsible for designing, implementing and troubleshooting the power systems and sensors needed for a functional robot. All students on the Electrical & Pneumatics Team are required to have Safety Training.

Controls – Programming

The Programming Team is responsible for coordinating all of the computer-controlled components of the robot mechanics to enable the operators to perform the task/game. It involves programming a microcontroller in Java to control all of the motors and pneumatics on the robot. The Programming Team works in parallel to the Build Team, creating code structure as the robot is being built, and fine-tuning the code on the completed robot.

Communications

The Communications Team’s focus is to design and manage the marketing, communications, promotions, and administration aspects of Team 1310. It will consist of the following sub-teams.

Outreach and Awards

The Awards Team is responsible for the strategy around awards, and preparing award submissions. Part of the mission of FIRST is spreading the word about FIRST, and engaging the community in STEM activities. Runnymede Robotics organizes outreach activities and helps elementary and middle school students to participate is LEGO robotics competitions, including holding one of the TDSB competitions.

Team 1310 has submitted presentations in the past for the Chairman’s Award and the Woodie Flowers Award. This Chairman’s Award honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST. The Woodie Flowers award recognizes outstanding mentors.

Communication Channels

The Communication Channels Team is responsible for the strategy around communications, and for collecting and posting media about the team.

Promotion/Fundraising Team

The Promotions Team is responsible for creating the promotional aspects of Team 1310 including: naming, team logo, graphics, advertising, team mascot, banners, giveaways, buttons, team clothing, etc. The Promotions Team also organizes and manages school and community based fund-raising events.

The Corporate Promotions Team is responsible for seeking and securing corporate and community sponsorship. The team creates sponsorship materials and promotes the team to businesses and local community representatives with the goal of raising awareness, building relationships and securing sponsorship needed to cover the costs of running Team 1310.

Strategy Team

The Strategy Team’s focus is on the game strategy, and on forming alliances with partner teams throughout the season. In order to find ideal alliance partners, a lot of scouting is required at tournaments. When the game is released they are

Game Strategy

Before competitions, the Strategy Team meets to deliberate and strategize about the team's approach to the robot game. They review elements of the game and prepare a strategy to obtain the most amount of points possible, and to maximize collaboration with other alliance partners. The Strategy Team is responsible for researching rules for the competition and developing strategies to help Team 1310 compete. Game plans for different scenarios are also prepared.

Competition Scouting

During competitions, Runnymede leverages scouting for a competitive advantage. The Scouting Team observes all other FIRST Robotics teams during matches to get an idea of their strengths, weaknesses and other possible game strategies so as to identify potential completion alliances that would best complement Team 1310.