Texas Torque: Team 1477

PPE for Education and Healthcare

When we started back in March, I never imagined we would be where we are now. So many people have contributed to our PPE effort and made a real difference for nurses, doctors, teachers, and many others. I just want to share some information to help everyone understand how far-reaching this project has been and
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Meet the FA-20 HBF

Our latest effort to combat COVID-19 is a box fan pulling air through a HEPA furnace filter with a 13 MERV rating. You can find the CAD and more on GrabCAD at https://grabcad.com/library/fa-20-hbf-1. Total cost is under $100. We estimate it will turn over the air in a standard classroom about six times per hour.
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COVID-19 is Still Lurking

While many places are starting to reopen for business, COVID-19 is still a significant concern. With stay-at-home measures in place and most businesses only open for pick-up, the infection rate was very close to 1.0, meaning one person was infecting one additional person. To see a drop in the overall number of new cases, that rate needs
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Robotics Teams Rise to the Challenge

Medical personnel and facilities across the country are running low on personal proection equipment, such as face shields and surgical masks. We were contact by local medical professionals about designing and providing a 3D printed face shield. Here is the current 1477 design. Demand is starting to surge locally. Each masks costs about $2.50. We
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Torque Makes Quarterfinal Appearance at IRI

July 26, 2011 in Competition by Scott Rippetoe

Team 1477: Texas Torque out of the Woodlands, TX made an appearance in the eliminations at the Indiana Robotics Invitational, an event dubbed FIRST’s All-Star Game along with their friends the Robonauts, 118 from League City, TX and the WiredCats, 2415 from Atlanta, GA.

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Community: Wonders of the Woodlands

The team demonstrated their robot to around 200 children during the Wonders of the Woodlands, a event put together to teach children about how the natural sciences and the world around them interact.

Scott Rippetoe Answers Questions about the Texas Torque 2011 Robot.

PPE for Education and Healthcare

Meet the FA-20 HBF

COVID-19 is Still Lurking

Robotics Teams Rise to the Challenge

Monthly Archives: July 2011

Torque Makes Quarterfinal Appearance at IRI

Community: Wonders of the Woodlands

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