FIRST POWER UP! Teaser & Game Reveal

Good evening! Even though we had some mechanical and programming issues, DNA has held on to the 9th place spot. We’ve sorted the issues out, though, and are ready for what tomorrow will bring. Our regional was also graced with the presence of the founder of FIRST, Dean Kamen. He autographed items, took selfies with…

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Dinner & Silent Auction on Thursday, April 14th. It was a huge success! The team served over 350 people and were able to sell many items in our silent auction.  This made a big dent in the amount of money that we need to raise to go to the FIRST World Championships in…

On July 14, we had the opportunity to demonstrate our robots at Meet On The Street in Lincoln Park. At this event community members were able to interact with various booths including pottery, animal rescue, and bounce houses, while also playing with our robots by catching and throwing balls and frisbees. Some community members including…

January 8th, 2024   Denfeld Nation Automation (DNA) Kickoff Update  Greetings, Robotics build season is underway!  Last Saturday, FIRST Robotics released the 2024 game, Crescendo.  DNA attended a kickoff hosted by FRC team 5690 Subzero Robotics at Esko High School. They were joined by FRC teams, 7797 Ripsaw Robotics from Cloquet, and team 5232 Talons from…

Week three of our build season has been very productive. Our game design team has been working hard to finalize game elements for the FIRST Game Design Challenge. We also continued to make sure that the game was simple enough for first years teams to be able to complete, but also challenge veteran teams. As…