During summer pratices, DNA has been working on a new rolling cabinet to replace our old worn down one. This new cabinet will allow DNA more storage space in their pit. Along with this DNA has been busy volunteering at local events such as the air show. DNA has also been working on fundraising for the 2021-2022 season.
Hello, everyone! Today our team is taking part in practice matches for the Lake Superior Regional. So far our team has participated in one match and two more practice matches later today, the next match starts at 3:20 (match 21) and the last match starts at 4:10 (match 26). If you would like to watch…
We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dr. Woodie Flowers, Co-Chair of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board has passed away recently. He was a Professor at MIT, where he helped create the renowned 2.007 Engineering Course. He was also instrumental in creating the FIRST Robotics Competition, where he coined the phrase “Gracious Professionalism”,…
Good evening! After an exciting weekend, DNA Robotics has finally completed its participation in the Central Illinois Regional. We ranked 9th in The Blue Alliance’s OPR, and made it all the way to the semifinals alongside alliance captain 3258 and team 111 – finishing that out with the alliance ranked 3rd. Qualification score was 89.93…
January 9th, 2023Denfeld Nation Automation (DNA) Kickoff UpdateGreetings,Last Saturday, FIRST Robotics released the 2023 game during a kickoff stream at UMD. Thisyear’s game is called “CHARGED UP” sponsored by Haas Automation. The challenge this yearrequires each alliance to pick up cones and inflatable cubes then place them on stair-like shelves.Points escalate if the cones and…
During the Freshman orientation DNA team members were able to meet the incoming freshmen and tell them about robotics. Several robots were driving around for the freshmen to see and team members were telling the kids about the various roles that people play on our team. Our team was very excited by the interest that…
Last Sunday our team went to the Itasca Community College for their yearly scrimmage. Along with ten other teams, DNA was able to practice driving on a field before competition next week. Unlike many other sports, the field changes every year and the majority of FIRST teams do not have access to a field. With…