Archive for the ‘Robot Competition’ Category

Oxford and Pugwash’s Robots Readied For Competition

Friday, May 2nd, 2008


This news comes from Oxford and Pugwash, road to EAST robotics competition held by tommorow... Students at two local high schools are hoping their boxes of nuts, bolts and spare parts will become robots capable of capturing a pirate’s flag this weekend. The students are preparing for the annual Robots EAST robotics ...

Ontario Robotics Team Wins World Robotics Championships

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008


Ontario Robotics Team Wins World Robotics Championships Students on a high school robotics team from St. Catharines, Ont. have been crowned world champions after battling more than 1,500 squads for the top spot.Twenty-five students from Governor Simcoe Secondary School --known as the "Simbotics" -- won the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition ...

Vex Robotics World Championships

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008


Another World Robot Competition will be held at California next month... Hundreds of high school students from around the planet are flocking to California next month to compete in the first ever world championships, participating in a ball game called Bridge Battle. Played on a 12' x 12' field, two alliances ...

Robotics Competition in Hawaii

Saturday, March 29th, 2008


Another robotics "battle" in Hawaii... it so cool... :D. Here the news from kgmb9.com: Dozens of teams are getting ready for a battle of the brains at the Stan Sheriff Center. They spent the day practicing for the regional robotics competition. The event includes 700 students from 37 high schools throughout Hawaii ...

FIRST Robotics Competition Result in Detroit

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008


Become participant of robotics contest or robotics competition is fun. You will get many experience, meet many people who interest in robotics technology. Sometimes, you will get some money.. :D Today, i read a news from freep.com about FIRST Robotics Competition result in detroit city. I was happy that many students ...

In ‘Pit Boss II,’ robotics team seeks back-to-back competition wins

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008


Because it won last year’s national championship, Cimarron-Memorial High School’s robotics team gets a guaranteed berth in this year’s competition. But that doesn’t mean the 25-member team isn’t ready to rumble at next week’s regional contest at the Thomas & Mack Center. Established in 1989 by NASA and a coalition of public ...

TCHS Rolls in Regional Robotics Contest

Monday, March 3rd, 2008


TRENTON -- Local teams performed strongly at this year's New Jersey Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Sovereign Bank Arena, with Trenton Central High School taking top tournament honors and Robbinsville High School's rookie team coming in second yesterday. Each team's win was shared with fellow alliance members, teams they cooperated ...

Local students compete in robotics event in Mancheter

Monday, March 3rd, 2008


Another winter snowstorm struck New Hampshire Saturday, but that couldn't stop thousands of students from competing in the finals of the sixth annual Granite State Regional FIRST Robotics competition held at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. The event brings students and their mentors together in a two-day competition that emphasizes ...

FIRST Unveils New Game at 2008 - FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff

Monday, January 7th, 2008


Over 37,500 High-school Students to Compete in 41 Regional Events MANCHESTER, N.H.--(Business Wire)--FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) launched its seventeenth FIRST Robotics Competition season today with a Kickoff at outhern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH, hometown and headquarters of FIRST. The FIRST Robotics Competition is ...

FIRST Robotics Competition

Sunday, December 30th, 2007


The FIRST Robotics Competition is a high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. As of early 2007, 1,303 high school teams of 32,500 students from Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and others compete to build 100 to 120 pound robots that can complete ...