Soaring Eagles!

Wow, what exciting Regional action!  The finals were decided by a mere 3 points!  The alliance of Team 2526 – Crimson Robotics from Maple Grove, Team 4818 – The Herd from West Fargo, and Team 93 – New Apple Corps from Appleton took top honors in two hotly contested finals matches.  They beat Team 2052…

This week we worked hard to reach our goals, and have surpassed most of them. Our design subteam now has the majority of our robot completed in the SOLIDWORKS computer program. They have also begun 3D printing crucial parts for power cell storage on the robot. The programming subteam is developing an automatic aiming system…

Our team suffered a major setback this week due to school being canceled for three days in a row due to the extreme cold caused by the polar vortex. We were not able to hold practice on these days and therefore could not continue robot construction. Instead, team members worked on the Chairman’s presentation and…

Hey All! Our robot reveal & open house is coming up this Thursday, the 12th of February, from 5:00 to 7:00pm. You’ll be able to stop in the robotics room and take a look at the Recycle Rush robot and share what you think, so mark your calendar and stop by! Also, the forms for…

Last Saturday, we had the opportunity to help a group of eleven Cub Scouts learn about robotics. We taught the Cub Scouts about the robots we built and the process we use to build them. After, we helped every Cub Scout create a scribble bots using plastic cups, markers, motors, and lots duct tape. Lastly,…

This week we have accomplished another huge milestone; our robot has entered the final stage of build. In order to complete our robot, the build subteams have been tirelessly wiring our robot as well as refining the robot components to perfection. The programming students have been working hard to write code for targeting and tweaking…