Ian McTavish
@ianmct.bsky.social
Teacher, Camp Director, FRC Mentor, recipient of Prime Minister's Award for STEM education
My class is rebuilding a can crusher mechanism. Lots of fun!
May 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
My class is rebuilding a can crusher mechanism. Lots of fun!
Love this quote:
Even failed attempts leave behind a residue of possibility that wasn’t there before.
Even failed attempts leave behind a residue of possibility that wasn’t there before.
May 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Love this quote:
Even failed attempts leave behind a residue of possibility that wasn’t there before.
Even failed attempts leave behind a residue of possibility that wasn’t there before.
Proud of my daughter - she just accepted her offer from the University of Waterloo!
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ABBA - Waterloo (Official Music Video)
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February 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Proud of my daughter - she just accepted her offer from the University of Waterloo!
youtu.be/Sj_9CiNkkn4?...
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Big shout out to @lmjt.bsky.social
At Proactive Rehab - our robotics team was able to upgrade our vision system. Over the years TLDSB, Cavalcade and Seal For Life have all helped us integrate vision and AI into our robot programming!
At Proactive Rehab - our robotics team was able to upgrade our vision system. Over the years TLDSB, Cavalcade and Seal For Life have all helped us integrate vision and AI into our robot programming!
February 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Big shout out to @lmjt.bsky.social
At Proactive Rehab - our robotics team was able to upgrade our vision system. Over the years TLDSB, Cavalcade and Seal For Life have all helped us integrate vision and AI into our robot programming!
At Proactive Rehab - our robotics team was able to upgrade our vision system. Over the years TLDSB, Cavalcade and Seal For Life have all helped us integrate vision and AI into our robot programming!
So good to see Hoya Robotics team 4152 alumni at our build session yesterday!
February 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
So good to see Hoya Robotics team 4152 alumni at our build session yesterday!
Our robot is coming along. We used a thermal imaging camera today to check for bad wiring connections. One wire swapped out, testing was good!
#frcrobotics
#frcrobotics
February 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Our robot is coming along. We used a thermal imaging camera today to check for bad wiring connections. One wire swapped out, testing was good!
#frcrobotics
#frcrobotics
The #firstrobotics competition is well underway. Hoya Robotics is working hard. Looking forward to trying to have our robot climb the cage!
January 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The #firstrobotics competition is well underway. Hoya Robotics is working hard. Looking forward to trying to have our robot climb the cage!
So cool watching students take on a challenge. We want to ensure our new metal tubing will hold up. From discussion this morning, to calculations to destructive testing. Thanks James for helping them develop a methodical approach.
January 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So cool watching students take on a challenge. We want to ensure our new metal tubing will hold up. From discussion this morning, to calculations to destructive testing. Thanks James for helping them develop a methodical approach.
Our shooting wheel from last year's robot. Friction did a number on it!
January 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Our shooting wheel from last year's robot. Friction did a number on it!
On our #firstrobotics team we use Molex connectors for our CANbus wiring. I love this short video for training students:
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FRC CAN Wire Molex SL Crimping with the Genuine Molex Crimper
YouTube video by Denbot
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December 27, 2024 at 11:05 PM
On our #firstrobotics team we use Molex connectors for our CANbus wiring. I love this short video for training students:
youtu.be/khB2-0bkj9Q?...
youtu.be/khB2-0bkj9Q?...
Next semester I am teaching computer science using #Java. Interested in what IDE people are using. Was teaching with repl.it before but need to change. Have a mix of Chromebooks and Windows computers.
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December 27, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Merry Christmas everyone. Finally making the move off of twitter. Let's see if Bluesky can be a source of thoughtful dialogue.
December 26, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Merry Christmas everyone. Finally making the move off of twitter. Let's see if Bluesky can be a source of thoughtful dialogue.