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Robot demonstration and STEM outreach

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FSR students pose alongside ILC space suit at 2016 DE STEM Council Awards Ceremony

FSR students pose alongside ILC space suit at 2015 DE STEM Council Awards Ceremony

Student representatives of two FSR teams– FRC 365 (MOE) and FTC 8528 (Rhyme Know Reason) — demonstrated their robots and talked about their design process with attendees at the 2015 Delaware STEM Council Educator Award presentation. In addition, FSR board member, Rashmi Kumar, a specialist in STEM learning with the University of Pennsylvania, was featured on a panel discussion– “Building a Culture of Community Learning around STEM.” The event, sponsored by the Delaware STEM Council, was held January 25 at the Chase Center in Wilmington.

Display at local library highlights FTC robotics

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This month at the Brandywine Hundred Library in Wilmington, DE, you can see a display put together by FTC Team 8528 that promotes FIRST, First State Robotics, and FIRST Tech Challenge. Students from Rhyme Know Reason wanted an effective way to show their community the fun, unique culture of FIRST. They pulled together trophies, their Engineering Notebook, and a poster from the 2014-2015 season to give those unfamiliar with FTC an idea of what they do as a robotics team.

In order to show the unique culture of FIRST, the team also chose to display buttons collected from teams all over the world. Trading buttons is a huge part of FTC events. Designing and distributing buttons gives teams a chance to express their team identity and get their name out to advertise their team. Some teams use buttons as a way to promote a special project or event. Most buttons are two-inch diameter metal pins covered in paper, but some teams make buttons out of laser-cut wood or even 3D-printed parts.

The display will be up through the month of January. Rhyme Know Reason thanks the Brandywine Hundred Library for giving them this opportunity.

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Three Delaware Robotics Teams Excel at Local Tournament

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On January 9 at the FIRST Tech Challenge tournament in Oxford, PA, two First State Robotics teams, Rhyme Know Reason and MOE 365, as well as one other Delaware team, Archmere Academy’s Robauktics, were so successful that they earned invitations to the Pennsylvania State FTC Championship, February 27 in York, PA.

  • Rhyme Know Reason earned the Think Award for their engineering notebook,
  • MOE earned the Connect Award for interaction with the STEM community,
  • Robauktics won all 5 matches in the qualifying round of the field competition.

While all three teams competed in semi-final rounds, Robauktics and Rhyme Know Reason posted scores during qualifying  matches to be named captains. Archmere’s Robauktics continued on to play in tournament finals.

In addition to invitations to attend PA State Championship, all three teams will compete again on Saturday, February 6, at the Diamond State Championship at Delaware State University in Dover, DE. Join in cheering them on! Both championship events are free and open to the public.

 

January 9, Oxford, PA FTC Tournament
January 9, Oxford, PA FTC Tournament
January 9, Oxford, PA FTC Tournament