Kickoff

On August 6, our team did a demonstration at the Morgan Park National Night Out celebration. Attendees of the event had a great time interacting with our robots and learning about how they are built and operated. By the end of the night we had a line of kids who couldn’t wait to get their…

Our team is currently raising money for the upcoming worlds competition in St. Louis Missouri!. We are hosting events to raise the money we need for this and if you are willing to help or attend at least one of these events it would be greatly appreciated Upcoming Events Include Dinner & Silent Auction Thursday…

Madeline Bjonskaas, team captain of DNA Robotics, was selected as a Dean’s List Finalist during the FIRST Upper Midwest virtual awards ceremony Thursday evening. This award is a great honor that recognizes Madeline as a student leader who has led her FIRST robotics team and community to increased awareness for FIRST and its mission while…

On September 14, our team brought two robots to the 148th Fighter Wing Family Day Event. Attendees of the event were able to interact with our robots by catching balls and “feeding” them back to the robot. Some brave kids even worked up the courage to drive the robots! Whether playing with or controlling the…

For the first time in what seems like forever, a live in-person MSHSL State Competition was back!  Based on their successful run at the Lake Superior Regional event, Denfeld’s DNA robotics team was very excited to qualify as one of the 36 teams invited for the State Championship competition. This is a huge accomplishment as…

January 29th, 2022 Denfeld Nation Automation (DNA) Update for Week Three Greetings, During DNA’s third week of build season, the team has been working hard to finish prototyping our robot. Our sub-build teams have begun to mount motors onto the shooter, started cutting the aluminum pieces for our robot frame, and finished the climbing arm…