Congratulations to Cory, this week’s Student of the Week. Cory has been a dedicated member to Red Alert Robotics for three years, and a participant in FIRST programs since elementary school. He uses his superb coding skills for give our robots a “brain.” While Cory is best at telling a robot what to do, he also excels at building them. Cory is always working hard to help improve and design the robot for our team.

What grade are you in?

I am a Junior.

What is your position on the team?

I am the assistant sub-team captain of the Controls team.

What have you been working on?

I have been working on a few prototypes such as the game piece collection and release as  well as the shooter for our robot. A majority of my time has been spent on programming the prototype shooter.

What is your favorite part of Red Alert?

My favorite part of Red Alert is that a passionate group of people are able to work towards a common goal as a team.

What are your after graduation plans? College? Major?

I am planning to go to an in-state college for a 4-year diploma. The majors I am currently looking at are Computer Science and Computer Engineering.

What is your favorite four-legged creature and why?

My favorite 4-legged creature is a tiger because it’s the first thing that popped into my head just now.

If there was one movie or T.V. series you could erase from your mind and watch again, which would it be?

I’ll have to go with Inception.

Congratulations to this week’s Mentor of the Week, Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller is currently a mentor and alumni of Red Alert Robotics. He works closely with the controls sub-team to make sure they are working hard and to the best of their ability. His dedication for the FIRST shows through his current and past participation in all programs.

What do you do on the team?

I am the Controls/Scoring sub-team mentor.

How long have you been on the team?

I have been on the team for 10 years.

What’s your favorite part about being on Red Alert?

My favorite part is working on a team to solve problems.

What do you do outside of robotics?

For work, I am a Software Developer. As a hobby, I play video games.

If there was one company you would invest all your money into, which would it be?

AMD.

If you had to go to a Halloween party right now, who/what would you go dressed as?

I would go dressed as Dr. Who.

Over the years Red Alert Robotics has tried to work with businesses in the community to promote both their business and our team. The people at the Strange Brew Coffee House have been very kind to us and allowed us to sell our own coffee brand called Robot Rampage. For every sale of this coffee Red Alert will receive a portion of the sale. Each sale of this coffee greatly helps our team and will help to promote a  local business in the community.  You can buy the coffee in store or online, the address to their store and website will be posted below. Go check out our coffee!

Store: 4800 West Smith Valley Road, Greenwood, IN, 46142

Website: http://strangebrewcoffee.com