FIRST Robotics team #145 kicks off season
NORWICH – The Chenango County FIRST TR-X 145 Robotics Team recently held their 2009 kick-off at the Norwich Senior High School. Through a live feed provided by NASA, originating from Manchester, N.H., at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the team learned of the new challenge for 2009 along with other teams nationwide.
The FIRST Robotics competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a problem in a six-week time frame and build a robot using a standard “kit of parts” and a common set of rules. In past years, the team has built remote controlled robots that have “played” a variety of different games. This year, the robot challenge is called “Lunacy.” The object of the game will be to build a robot that collects “moon rocks” and “super cells,” and shoots them into a “hopper” or “fuel cell” while moving on a low friction surface to score points. The game lasts two minutes and fifteen seconds.
FIRST redefines winning for these students because they are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and the ability to overcome obstacles. There are 1,369 veteran teams and 581 rookie teams, not including teams in Israel, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Chile, and others that will be competing in regional competitions all over the world.
Team #145 has twenty-five students and twelve mentors that meet Monday through Saturday, during the six-week build season in an effort to build a robot that meets the specifications set by the National FIRST leaders. During the NASA sponsored feed, speakers such as Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder, Paul Gudonis, President of FIRST and Dr. Woodie Flowers, Co-Founder and National Advisor, all spoke of the future of these aspiring technology and science students while learning skills that will last a lifetime.
The local robotics team has won a number of honored awards such as: the Rockwell International Innovation in Controls Award, Best Sportsmanship, the GM Industrial Design Award and the Judges Award. The team will be traveling to Rochester Institute of Technology on March 6th and 7th for their regional competition. If you are interested in learning more about Team #145 FIRST team, visit the website at www.trx145.net or www.usfirst.org.
The FIRST Robotics competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a problem in a six-week time frame and build a robot using a standard “kit of parts” and a common set of rules. In past years, the team has built remote controlled robots that have “played” a variety of different games. This year, the robot challenge is called “Lunacy.” The object of the game will be to build a robot that collects “moon rocks” and “super cells,” and shoots them into a “hopper” or “fuel cell” while moving on a low friction surface to score points. The game lasts two minutes and fifteen seconds.
FIRST redefines winning for these students because they are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and the ability to overcome obstacles. There are 1,369 veteran teams and 581 rookie teams, not including teams in Israel, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Chile, and others that will be competing in regional competitions all over the world.
Team #145 has twenty-five students and twelve mentors that meet Monday through Saturday, during the six-week build season in an effort to build a robot that meets the specifications set by the National FIRST leaders. During the NASA sponsored feed, speakers such as Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder, Paul Gudonis, President of FIRST and Dr. Woodie Flowers, Co-Founder and National Advisor, all spoke of the future of these aspiring technology and science students while learning skills that will last a lifetime.
The local robotics team has won a number of honored awards such as: the Rockwell International Innovation in Controls Award, Best Sportsmanship, the GM Industrial Design Award and the Judges Award. The team will be traveling to Rochester Institute of Technology on March 6th and 7th for their regional competition. If you are interested in learning more about Team #145 FIRST team, visit the website at www.trx145.net or www.usfirst.org.
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