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 was shown by the incoming freshman.
February 3rd, 2024 Denfeld Nation Automation (DNA) Week Four Update Greetings, DNA’s fourth week of the 2024 build season was full of progress, coming closer to having a working robot. The build subteam finalized their intake and shooter designs, starting to construct the actual mechanisms and getting ready to attend the ARC Field in Hermantown…
Our team worked hard at the Worlds championship in Houston, Texas. We were placed in the Galileo division and had the opportunity to compete with some of the best teams around the world. We ended qualifications with a rank of 37 out of 77. We unfortunately did not make it to playoffs but we were…
This week we reached big milestones in the construction of our robot. Our frame is now completely welded! Students have been hard at work grinding the welds smooth. We have fabricated our climbing elements and begun preparing the top of our robot by cutting and milling pieces. The programming sub-team has finished coding the turret…
On June 26th our team did an interactive robot demonstration with Laura MacArthur’s KEYZone Summer Program kids. We had a great time teaching them about robotics in a fun and engaging process. Some of the kids even got the opportunity to drive our robots! Overall it was a great experience for both us and the…
Hey everyone! We will be hosting a Lego Robotics Camp this summer! Students will learn to design, build, and program a robot to perform different tasks using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 sets. Anyone is welcome to join this program with or without experience. Our team members will be there to assist the students as they need. Please…
Hello! DNA Robotics has completed its Lego Robotics camp, and we had an excellent turnout of 20 students! Members of the robotics team served as mentors for the campers, and at the end of the camp a Battlebots-style tournament was held, where camper-built robots competed against each other, a robot built by Team 4009 mentors,…