Would you like to learn to work with robots this summer? The Mayan Adventure Robotics Camp is a one-week day camp to learn about building and programming LEGO MINDSTORM robots. The leaders will be local robotics team, 3491 FIX IT—a group of high-school students enthusiastic about robotics.
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Give a winning tip for rookie teams—and win a prize
To mark the occasion of the World Championships, 3491-FIX-IT has launched a contest for the best tips for a rookie FTC team, open to all FTC teams at the Championship, with handsome prizes courtesy of 3491 sponsor, Actuonix Motion Devices.
For details, see the Rookie Tips Contest page.
3491 Off to World’s in St. Louis
The FIX IT 3491 team is off to the FTC World Championships, which will run from April 27th through 30th at the Union Station in downtown St. Louis.
Our robot, Lily, has been primed and made ready, with fixes and improvements in the light of her performance at the Super-Regionals West last month.
Look here for further updates in the coming days.
You are invited….
to an information afternoon about FIRST Robotics and how a school might go about putting together a team for FIRST Tech Challenge.
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FLL Championships 2016
This year, St. Margaret’s hosted the BC FLL Championship tournament on Feb. 13, 2016. There were 16 FLL teams and 5 JFLL teams at the tournament. Continue reading “FLL Championships 2016”
Team in Edmonton for FTC Alberta Championships
Our robot, Lily, and the team are flying to Edmonton for the FTC Alberta Championships. It’s a two day event. Check out the full schedule.
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Preparing for the State Championships
Our team has been getting ready for the Washington State Championship which will be held at the ShoWare Center in Kent on January 30, 2016.
We’ve been working on our programs, and Lily, our robot, has been doing some unique strength training with the scoring arm.
Goodbye to Larry
China Reflections
What to say about a short trip to a huge country? We saw a small part of China, and it was sooo interesting! Beijing traffic, Beijing air, the Great Wall, a train trip to Xian and the Terracotta Army, the Plank Walk on Mt. Hua Shan…. watching the locals, trying new food, walking around…. Continue reading “China Reflections”
WARC, Final Day (2015-11-24)
All teams were asked to get to the event early, because the Vice-Premier of China was going to be there. Larry was one of four robots asked to play a demonstration match for the Vice-Premier.