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For today's #NationalInternDay spotlight, we're spotlighting Rylan, Software Engineering Intern here at REV! Rylan is currently attending the University of Kentucky, majoring in Computer Engineering.How long have you been a part of robotics?2 years of FLL, 1 year of FTC, and 4 years of FRC. I am the former Team Captain of FRC Team 5411: RoboTalons, located in Prosper, Texas.What brought you to REV?After several years of FRC experience in high school, REV has been an excellent opportunity fo …

Say hello to Hari, our second #NationalInternDay spotlight for 2024. Hari is one of our Mechanical Engineering Interns and a rising junior at Hebron High School. What inspired you to do what you do?From a young age, I've always been interested in technology, so much so that it became a lifelong passion to educate myself on the newest tech. With the help of my parents, I took on several personal projects to learn how to code in different programming languages, and use tools li …

Meet Sydney, FIRST Alumni and second-year Mechanical Engineering Intern here at REV! We’re so excited to have Sydney interning with us as part of her Aerospace Engineering journey at Texas A&M University. Read on to learn more!What inspired you to do what you do?I’ve always been curious and loved building things hands-on. Growing up, I started off helping my dad restore classic cars in our garage. Then, in 6th grade, choosing a school elective to participate in, I looked into FIRST LEGO League a …

Our final Teacher Appreciation Week honoree for 2024 is Mr. Mo Elhelw (Mr. E), from West Newbury, Massachusetts! Mr. E mentors rookie FRC Team #9443: Aluminum Panthers. How has your nominee promoted STEM within their community?Mr. E is the only robotics and engineering teacher in our school, and he has implemented the FIRST curriculum to set students on a path towards careers in STEM. When he became a teacher at Pentucket Regional Middle High School, he revamped our Engineering Design course. Or …

Meet our next Teacher Appreciation Week honoree for 2024: Ms. Leslie Llamas from El Paso, Texas! Ms. Llamas mentors FTC Team #24726: LPI Lions, who just completed their rookie season. How has your nominee promoted STEM within their community?Ms. Llamas uses robotics and fundamentals of computer science to promote STEM throughout the school year with very cool projects. These projects, suited for 8th through 12th graders, involve coding techniques and teach us technical skills with …

Our first Teacher Appreciation Week honoree for 2024 is Ian McTavish, from Huntsville, Ontario, Canada! Mr. McTavish mentors FRC Team #4152: Hoya Robotics. How has your nominee promoted STEM within their community?Within his school community, Ian began with only one STEM/tech class, and has grown his STEM programs to 11 this year! Ian's enthusiasm for science, technology, and engineering is contagious, inspiring people of all walks to delve deeper into these subjects. His commitment to …

Ship to Pit is back! Are you, your friends, or your team headed to Houston for the 2024 FIRST Championship event? Need spare parts for the competition or want to get a head start on next season? Save now with FREE Shipping to our booths at FIRST Championship! Place an order before 12:00 PM CST on Monday, April 15, 2024, select "Ship to Pit" as your shipping method, and we will take care of the rest. Your order will be available for pickup at our booths at the 2024 FIRST Championship even …

REV Robotics is committed to ensuring the highest standards of quality in our products. It's with this commitment in mind that we're announcing a recall and replacement program for all SPARK Flex Motor Controllers shipped on or before Wednesday, January 24, 2024.Description of Issue:During a quality control check of our latest batch of SPARK Flex Motor Controllers, we identified a potential issue that merits immediate attention. The soldering of the phase connections on the power PCB was found …

Since we launched the NEO Vortex and SPARK Flex, we have received reports and seen through our internal verification that motors have significant runout (~.04in). We have done an extensive investigation and have found the root cause to be a combination of tolerance stackup with some out of spec parts.In engineering, “runout” refers to a rotation that is not exactly in line with the primary axis, leading to a slight wobble or eccentric shape while rotating. The largest contributor of this runout …

As the first SPARK Flex and NEO Vortex units are starting to be delivered to their pre-order customers, we'd like to take this opportunity to talk about the some day-zero software updates as well as some manufacturing variances you may encounter.REVLib and REV Hardware Client Updates for SPARK FlexUpdated software resources that include compatibility for SPARK Flex can be found here: REVLibREV Hardware Client (You may also check for updates within an existing installation)Stay tuned for additio …