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Delaware FTC announces 2014 schedule of events

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Scrimmage

January 18, from 10-3, MOE 365 FTC and Delaware State University will host an informal scrimmage to help Delaware teams prepare for the Delaware FTC Tournament. The event will also be on display to younger First Lego League students to learn about their options in high school robotics.

The scrimmage will offer informal hardware, software and field inspections, as well as judging advice sessions for each team, and a set of individually scored matches. It will not be run like a full tournament. This is an opportunity to get practice, advice, and to learn from other teams and mentors.

Interested FTC teams should reply by January 10, 2014 to prettyre@yahoo.com or Andrew.N.Szeto@boeing.com.

More info at http://www.delawareftc.org/existing-teams

Delaware FIRST Tech Challenge Tournament

When: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Where: Delaware State University
1200 North DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901

The event is free and open to the public.
Directions: http://www.desu.edu/admissions/directions-dsu

More info at http://www.delawareftc.org/existing-teams

For information about lodging or to order team lunch
For information about award submissions, entry requirements, or deadlines

 

2013 Duel on the Delaware

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On October 19th, 2013, over 30 FRC teams  met at Salem Community College in Carneys Point Township, New Jersey for a packed day of competition, fun, and spirit in an annual event co-hosted by MOE 365 and FRC 316, called the Duel on the Delaware.

At the same time, more than 20 FTC teams from around the region joined for a high spirited workshop and scrimmage event sponsored by Diamond State FTC to start the FTC build season.

FSR salutes Red Clay School’s world record LEGO Tower

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August 23, 2013, an authenticator from Guinness World Records was on hand as students and volunteers from the Red Clay school district completed construction on the world’s tallest structure made of LEGO toy bricks. In order to qualify, the structure had to be free-standing and contain no adhesives. The previous record-holder, a 106-foot tower, was built in Prague in 2012.

“This has been a great community event,” Red Clay superintendent, Dr. Merv Daugherty, said. “It shows what people can accomplish when they pull together. One kid could have never done this by themselves, but when we all work together as a team we can do something that people thought impossible.”

Fun facts:

  • 500,000 Lego pieces
  • 112 feet and 11.75 inches tall
  • 11-story tower
  • Weighs just under 1 ton
  • Students from every school in the district worked on the project

Photos and video from the remarkable event can be seen online:

Time magazine

Guinness World Records Website

Delaware Online Video

 

For several years, Red Clay District has partnered with FSR, hosting both FLL qualifiers and JFLL expo events, and sponsoring school-based FLL and FTC teams. This year, one of FSFLL’s qualifying events will be held Saturday, December 14, at Red Clay’s Conrad School of the Sciences.