建中機研x台北美國學校 台灣FRC研討會

FRC Taiwan Research Conference in Taiwan – Co-hosted by CyberpunK #8020 & Raid Zero #4253

What a blast!

CyberpunK #8020 and Raid Zero #4253 hosted the very first FRC Taiwan Research Conference at Taipei American school on 8/31. We welcomed 25 teams (over 300 students!) across Taiwan to a packed day of learning and sharing through several exciting activities. Through this event, we hope to let FRC teams have the chance to share their valuable engineering researches and encourage more to discover and innovate in FRC robots.

建中機研(CyberpunK #8020)與Raid Zero #4253於2024年8月31日，在台北美國學校共同舉辦臺灣首場FRC研究論壇，一共邀請25支FRC隊伍、超過300位學生共襄盛舉。透過舉辦此次活動，建中機研希望提供FRC隊伍分享自己工程研究經驗的機會，鼓勵更多人在FRC機器人領域裡探索與創新。

The conference began with lectures by Dr. Kuo from the National Taiwan University, followed with a number of breakout sessions led by experienced mentors and students in vision, design of experiments, custom swerves, scouting, and outreach. 

In the afternoon, Team building sessions began with fun games like What's in the Box (FRC version), followed by a Panel discussion on “How to build up team culture”. The day ended with a Keynote speech from Mr. Fagen (2021 Woodie Flower’s award winner) titled “Why Compete”. 

本次論壇由臺大機械系郭教授的演講揭開序幕，並接著透過分組交流活動討論關於視覺辨識、工業實驗設計、底盤、情報蒐集以及社會服務等FRC不同的面相。下午，我們分成小組進行小遊戲（像是FRC版的驚喜箱猜物品），增進團隊間凝聚力。除此之外，我們邀請了歷屆隊長進行專題討論，針對不同隊伍的團隊文化進行分享。論壇最後則是由Woodie Flowers' Award 得主 Mr. Fagen 進行了極具意義的主題演講(演講名稱：Why Compete?)作結。

This event not only fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing among teams, but also is where we can make lifelong friends through FRC. A special thanks goes out to our mentors: Winston, for his visionary idea to initiate the conference; Margaret, for generously donating T-shirts and helping out with the planning of the event; Raymond, for executing the event details and being the emcee for the event. We would also like to express our sincere thanks to Sophie, Angelina, Mr. Fagen, and Dr. Bay from Raid Zero #4253, without them, we won’t be able to hold this conference.

本次論壇不僅促進了隊伍間的合作與知識交流，也讓我們透過FRC交到許多志同道合的朋友。非常感謝我們的指導老師們的協助──Winston提出關於舉辦論壇的想法；Margaret贊助工作人員的T-shirts並規劃了這場活動；Raymond執行並主持了這場論壇。我們也很謝謝Sophie、Angelina、Mr. Fagen、Dr. Bay以及美國學校Raid Zero #4253所有夥伴，是他們的努力促成這次活動的順利進行。

CyberpunK #8020 is deeply grateful to everyone who supported this event, and we look forward to future opportunities to continue inspiring and connecting the FRC community in Taiwan.

建中機研對於所有促成本次論壇的參與者深表感謝，也期待未來能有更多機會與臺灣FRC社群共同成長。