Robot Drive Practice

Good afternoon! Team 4009 will be participating at Team 2512 Duluth East Daredevils’ Gitchi-Gummi Mini Regional this weekend; Friday the 14th of August and Saturday the 15th of August. Denfeld Robotics is the defending champion of the Mini Regional and will be competing in matches this evening and tomorrow.

Last night we had our annual Robot Reveal to display our progress on the robot to the public. We had a great time discussing this year’s game and our robot capabilities with our family, friends, sponsors, and other community members. We also revealed our robot’s name “Boreas”.  Boreas is the name of the Greek God…

Dear Friends, Family, and Supporters of DNA Robotics, First of all, I would like to thank all of you for everything you do for our team.  Without your support we would not be able to do many of the great things our robotics program has been able to accomplish, or touch the lives of students…

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…

Week Two of build season was very eventful. Our design and build teams refined robot components to meet our strategy goals and began solidifying prototypes. The programming team has started learning about a new, lightweight, and powerful motor. It is the first brushless motor designed for FRC and is lighter and more powerful than traditional…

During the first day of qualification rounds, our team competed in 6 matches. We went 5-1 which puts us in 7th place out of 54 teams. Our climber has been consistent and we can now place a gear on the side peg during the autonomous period. Tomorrow our team has 3 qualification rounds before alliance…