Miles Wilson was given the opportunity to control what he called the “bling boards,” which is essentially an LED light strip that goes across the bot. Wilson took a chance to show some of

his team spirit and have the strip say We <3 [team number]; however, with the opportunity for the boards to say anything, Wilson displayed the Declaration of Independence during playoffs. 

     Wilson had mentioned once at one of SWARM’s competitions, their bot wasn’t functioning properly the night before and they had to reuse a bot from 2017. The team used great teamwork and came out the other side victorious. 

     The build of the bot consists of a lot of aluminum, the entire frame is aluminum. The robot has six wheels, three on each side. The bot uses specifically Omni wheels. The Omni wheels can slide with no resistance and can go in any direction. This allows that bot to move and turn without having the entire body rotate.

     Wilson considers himself a very reliable member of the team and is dedicated to the work he does. The workload and schedule consist of 5-7 days a week. In the first week, it is every day. They only have two weeks to learn about the competition.

     “Knowing nothing about the game to knowing everything about the game.” Wilson said.

     Saturdays are a 9-5 schedule and during the week there can be 3-hour meetings. Sometimes there would be meetings on Sundays that can be either 9-5 or 10-3.

     Wilson stated themes that happen during competitions, and a notable mention would be the First Robotics Competition (FRC). It’s set to be a friendly competition and as the official name of “Gracious Professionalism”. Though winning is always a good feeling in the chest, Wilson states:

         “Going into a match knowing full well that you’re losing is, strangely, what resulted in some of the most fun matches we ever played.” Even when they lost they would still display the bling boards with the “We <3” Wilson said

     Since joining the team in 2019 for Wilson, he has gotten the chance to be a part of several competitions. But a memory he has from this year. “there was one team at our second comp this year that repeatedly broke their partner’s robots, […] [they are] great people, fun conversations. Just a couple less than nice people on the drive team.”     

     This year’s robotics team had an eventful competition season. They had to think on the spot to create solutions that weren’t always intended. But with the stressful circumstances, they still managed to show incredible sportsmanship through intelligent coding.