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Sussex
On February 20th, our team went to Hamilton High School in Sussex, Wisconsin to practice with our robot on a full scale field. This was a great experience for our young members, because it was their first time and really let them get a feel of what a robotics mini-competition is like. Attending Sussex also…
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The following is a message from RoboRiot team 3418: Dear Parents/Guardians, Greetings! Build season is well underway. The RoboRiot team members are working hard and learning so much!It is time for all parents/guardians and team members to register at FIRST. One parent/guardian per student needs to register.Parents/guardians must register before they register their students. Follow…
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Blog Post Mohawk Minute #3 Hello, After four days of hard work, week one of build season is over! Over the week we have accomplished a lot. The team was able to come up with a plan of what we need our robot to accomplish. CAD team was able to make a chassis and intake…
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Hello, Kickoff took place on January 8th, and went very well. Here are some bullet points on what we did. The live reveal of the game was viewed from 11:30-12:00ish. After the live event, we split up into teams and reviewed critical parts of the game manual such as the arena layout, the robot configurations and the general…
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January 10th, 2022 We’re Back! After a long break, FIRST Robotics has officially kicked-off the 2022 season. Due to the recent pandemic, we had to end our 2020 season early, and unfortunately, were not able to restart in 2021. So, after this long break, we are back and ready for this season. Our lead mentor,…
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An Abrupt Goodbye Earlier today – March 12th, 2020 – FIRST Robotics announced that the 2020 season has been postponed. Due to the spread of the Coronavirus, FIRST will be suspending all competitions. We can all safely say that this wasn’t the ending we were hoping for. We worked so hard this season, only for…
Read MoreThe Mohawk Minute Issue #9
Shiftwork This week is just as busy as any other. We’ve all been working hard to stay on task so that we can be prepared for the Milwaukee Regional. Not just that, but our Open House is coming up next week! The Open House for RoboRiot, Bond Brigade, and Red Raider will be Thursday, March…
Read MoreThe Mohawk Minute Issue #8
We’ve Got Spirit, How ‘Bout You? Sussex has come and gone, and we’ve taken our time to rest and recuperate afterward. Now, it’s time to think about what went right and what we can improve on. At the Sussex Mini-Regional, RoboRiot did really well. Our robot was the first to successfully climb, we were one…
Read MoreThe Mohawk Minute Issue #7
T-Minus 3… Only a few more days till the Sussex mini-regional. The team has been working nonstop on perfecting our robot for the competition so that our Programming team can get their hands on it. Our robot is nearly complete, with our chassis, shooter, intake, storage, and climber either complete or well on the way.…
Read MoreThe Mohawk Minute Issue #6
Wheels Down in 6 It’s crunch time at RoboRiot. Including tonight, we’ve only got six meetings before Sussex, meaning we only have six more nights to get a competition chassis assembled, wired, and programmed. We’re well on our way, but the work goes on. We’ve got a complete chassis frame thanks to the CAD and…
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