{"id":1416,"date":"2023-04-15T22:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T02:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2023-04-15T22:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T02:49:04","slug":"a-return-to-robot-inspecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/2023\/04\/a-return-to-robot-inspecting\/","title":{"rendered":"A Return to Robot Inspecting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>March was a busy month, but I was glad to be able to return to volunteering with the FIRST Roboics Competition at the District Event in Mecklenburg County (Mar 17-19).  Luckily the yellow hat and the lead robot inspector vest still fit and I even located a Bravo Team sponsor sticker in the wild.  On Sunday, I was tracked down by my student Jenny Dam (FIRST alum from Team 4935 &#8211; T-Rex, based out of Olympic High School) before another surprise&#8230;I was given the volunteer award for the Mecklenburg County District Event.  It was the icing on the cake after getting to reunite with so many good people after being off of the FIRST circuit for a couple of years.  Great robots, a good team of inspectors, and some nice competition on the field made for a busy but fun weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1421\" data-id=\"1421\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_0328.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_0328.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_0328-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_0328-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_0328-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Jenny Dam, UNC Charlotte Senior and alum of Team 4935 &#8211; T-Rex (based out of Olympic High School)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1418\" data-id=\"1418\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_020208648-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_020208648-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_020208648-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_020208648-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_020208648-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_020208648-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bravo Team Sponsorship Observed in the Pits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1419\" data-id=\"1419\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_114928399-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_114928399-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_114928399-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_114928399-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_114928399-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_114928399-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Robot in the Pits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1420\" data-id=\"1420\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_115058750-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_115058750-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_115058750-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_115058750-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_115058750-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230318_115058750-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Robot in the Pits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2019\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1423\" data-id=\"1423\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230415_2235166452-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230415_2235166452-scaled.jpg 2019w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230415_2235166452-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230415_2235166452-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230415_2235166452-768x974.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230415_2235166452-1211x1536.jpg 1211w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/files\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230415_2235166452-1615x2048.jpg 1615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2019px) 100vw, 2019px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mecklenburg District Volunteer Award<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March was a busy month, but I was glad to be able to return to volunteering with the FIRST Roboics Competition at the District Event in Mecklenburg County (Mar 17-19). Luckily the yellow hat and the lead robot inspector vest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/2023\/04\/a-return-to-robot-inspecting\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1416"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1424,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1416\/revisions\/1424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/wbwillia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}