Destination Engineering (DE) is the name of our practice field. Each year, the robotics parents meticulously setup a practice field meeting the specifications of the new year’s FIRST FRC game. You can imagine how much more difficult it would be for teams to perform well in competition with never having the opportunity to practice on a game field. DE assists a network of competitive robotics teams in becoming capable of reaching the Einstein Field at World Championships. The Einstein Field is the name of the field where the final matches are played at Worlds.
DE is the most visible and impactful program Walton Robotics does for the FRC Robotics community in GA. This is a regional resource as we open the field to teams around the state to schedule practice sessions. It is run for the most part by parents and is an opportunity to support your child. Hosting Open Field Sessions is by far the easiest way to accrue volunteer hours you agreed to when enrolling your student. All you are expected to do is show up 15 minutes before the session begins, open the build site, let visiting teams in and sit in a corner and do whatever you’d like – work / read a book / browse smart phone. Thirty minutes before the session ends, give the visiting team a heads up to pack, lock the place up and leave. It is as simple as that. Detailed instructions on where to get the keys, disabling alarm, etc.will be provided. Absolutely no prior experience is needed.
Walton Robotics started the concept of sharing the practice field with teams in the area and this concept has been replicated by teams in New York, Colorado, and North Carolina. Walton Robotics is a model for teams nationwide!
For more information on Destination Engineering, visit the DE website.
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Open field is here!
Walton Robotics is proud to announce completion of the 2019 game field at the Walton Robotics Regional Robotics Center, located at the old East Cobb Middle School. Open field sessions commence immediately! Check the DE website for days and times and to register. Walton and Wheeler parents spent over 1,200 hours and $8,001 constructing a…
DE Marietta Scrimmage
On Saturday, February 18th, Walton Robotics hosted eight teams from across Georgia on the Marietta DE 2017 FRC Steamworks competition field. The teams experienced a safety briefing, lunch, and of course ROBOTS! We had some teams who could climb and others that could get across the field really fast. It was a wonderful day full…
Marietta DE open Thursday!
The Marietta DE field is almost complete! Thanks to generous sponsorship from GeorgiaFIRST and over 600 hours of student and parent work, we have our first open field this Thursday, 2/9 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. DE Marietta has a full field with a steel airship, boilers, and loading stations for your use. The first five…