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SEASON CALENDAR

FRC Professional Development - CNC Basics for Beginners 

Presented by Sherwin Williams & the GLSC Robotics Initiative

 

The Great Lakes Science Center, in partnership with Sherwin-Williams, will host a professional development workshop for FIRST® Robotics Competition team members interested in learning how to use and operate the science center's Axiom Precision CNC Router

 

This demonstration/workshop is specifically for anyone who is a beginner and new to benchtop or desktop CNC routers and project design.  Michael Thomas, our facilitator, will walk you through step-by-step instructions on getting started and designing projects for our recently upgraded CNC router.  Along the way, he will answer your questions about CNC router bits, setting up the CNC router, and using CNC control software, including how to set up, save, and transfer G-code from a computer to the router. 

 

This workshop is intended to help the beginner avoid bad cuts, broken router bits, mistakes, and countless hours on YouTube trying to learn.

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When: 

Saturday, October 12, 2024

10:00 AM until 1:00 PM

Where:

Rockwell Automation Robotics Room at the

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114

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Admission is FREE but workshop space is limited.  Pre-registration is required. Click HERE to register online, or email JonDarr Bradshaw at bradshawj@glsc.org.

Season Calendar 

 

PRE-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

2024 Kettering Kickoff

September 20-21, 2024

Kettering University

1700 University Ave.,

Flint MI 48504

2024 Curiosity Open Robotics Challenge

September 28, 2024

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

Hands Across Borders Build Sessions

2nd Saturday of the Month

(10 AM - 4 PM, Sept thru Dec)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

2024 CORI Invitational

October 27, 2024 (9 AM - 1 PM)

Worthington Kilbourne High School

1499 Hard Rd,

Columbus, OH 43235

CNC Basics for Beginners (Workshop)

October 12, 2024 (10 AM- 1 PM)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

FRC Mentor Training

November 16, 2024 (9 AM- 4 PM)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

 

2025 REGULAR SEASON ACTIVITIES


2025 FRC Kickoff Watch Party

January 4, 2025

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114


On-site Build & Practice Sessions

Weekdays - After-School,

Saturdays - 10 AM - 4 PM

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

Finger Lakes Regional

March 13 - March 15, 2025 (Week 3)

Gordon Field House & Activities Ctr.,  Rochester Institute of Technology

149 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

Greater Pittsburgh Regional

March 20 - March 22, 2025 (Week 4)

David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Dequense Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Miami Valley Regional

March 27 – March 29, 2025 (Week 5)

Cintas Center, Xavier University

1624 Musketeer Drive.

Cincinnati, OH 45207

Buckeye Regional

April 3 – April 5, 2025 (Week 6)

Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University

2000 Prospect Avenue E.

Cleveland, OH 44115

2025 FIRST Championship

April 16 - April 19, 2025

George R Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010

2025 Student Recognition & VIP Awards Luncheon 

(Date TBD)

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

OFF-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

 

2025 Ohio State Championship

(Date TBD)

Worthington Kilbourne High School

1499 Hard Rd,

Columbus, OH 43235

2025 Shawshank Showdown

(Date TBD)

Mansfield Senior High School

124 N. Linden Road

Mansfield, OH 44906

2025 GLSC Robotics Initiative Summer Program (Internship) 

June 17 - July 25, 2025 (Tentative)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

2025 IMAHelps.org Humanitarian Medical Mission 

July 17 - July 27, 2025 (Tentative)

[Hospital Name & Address TBD]

Republic of Ecuador

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