Delaware teams to attend international robotics competition

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2014 FIRST Robotics Challenge World Championship

2014 FIRST Robotics Challenge World Championship

Two FSR teams– MOE FRC and MOE FTC– travel to St. Louis this week to participate in FIRST World Championship competition events. MOE FRC is scheduled to compete in qualifying rounds on the Galileo field. MOE FTC is scheduled for qualifying rounds on the Edison field.

In addition, two Delaware students, Amy Andrews and Emma Onstad, both from FTC team 8528 are competing for FTC Dean’s list award. The 10 award winners (chosen from 101 finalists) will be announced at the FIRST Championship Opening Ceremony, Thursday, April 23 at 6 P.M. in the America’s Center, Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. 

NASA will be live streaming portions of the Championship event. A link to the NASA streaming page will be available here: http://championship.usfirst.org/first-championship/watch-it-live

Follow both teams on Twitter @FIRSTMOE365 AND @MOE365FTC

Best of luck to all our students and teams– and have fun!

Photo from usfirst.org by Adriana M. Grossman

FIRST Tech Challenge Summer Camp

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FTC robot. Photo by A. Grossman

Calling all students in Grades 7-12!

This summer there will be three one-week camps where you can have fun learning to build and program Tetrix and Mindstorm robots.

You’ll also apply real-world math, science and engineering concepts while working in teams to learn about problem-solving, organization, and collaboration. 

To learn more– Contact Teshenia Hughes at 302.857.6824  

Click here to Register for the Camp

Dates– July 13-17; July 20-24; July 27-31

Times– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Camp location– DSU’s Kirkwood Highway location, Wilmington

Cost– $150/ week

 

Celebrate National Robotics Week 2015

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Join us and others around the US by celebrating National Robotics Week- April 4-12, 2015. According to the National Robotics Week website:

The Purpose of National Robotics Week is to
  • Celebrate the US as a leader in robotics technology development
  • Educate the public about how robotics technology impacts society, both now and in the future
  • Advocate for increased funding for robotics technology research and development
  • Inspire students of all ages to pursue careers in robotics and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-related fields

Here are some fun activities and events worth checking out:

  • Mid Atlantic Robotics Regional FRC Championship, Bethlehem, PA, (April 8-11) info and details- click here.
  • Delaware’s Robotics Day events, Wilmington, DE, hosted by FAME and Barclay’s Bank (Saturday April 11) info and free registration- click here.
  • Download and print MOE 365’s tiny 1-page books by clicking on titles here- We Build Robots and Really Cool Robots. (For directions to fold them, click here.)
  • Robot trading cards to download and print- click here.
  • Contest to win a Parrot drone and a Sphero from tickleapp, info and enter- click here.
  • You can download and screen a movie based on a true story–a team of high schoolers who beat the odds by winning a national robotics competition against university students, Underwater Dreams– click here for trailer.