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Apr

Wiky High robotics squad places in top third at Ontario competition

NORTH BAY––When the Wikwemikong High School robotics team pulled into Nipissing University’s Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre in North Bay on Wednesday, March 25 pulling the small trailer containing their robot and tools for the FirstRobotics Regional Competition, they found themselves immediately overawed when another team pulled in behind them. “They had two big full-sized buses with their team,”

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2
Apr

Windsor Regional Webcast Streaming

The week 6 Windsor Regional event is being streamed live on Friday April 03 and Saturday April 04.  Check out the broadcast here or watch it below:

26
Mar

North Bay Regional Webcast Streaming

The week 5 North Bay Regional event is being streamed live on Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28.  Check out the broadcast here or watch it below:  

24
Mar

Windsor to host Canada’s largest FIRST Robotics’ competition

It combines mental gymnastics for techies with an introduction to the real world of work. The FIRST Robotics 2015 Windsor-Essex Great Lakes Regional competition is set for April 2-4 at the University of Windsor’s St. Denis Centre. And the 50 teams attending the second annual event are charged with developing robots to improve recycling and reuse of natural resources. “You

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20
Mar

Waterloo robotics competition feels like a rock concert

WATERLOO — The Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop” is blasting from the speakers. Some people are sporting red Mohawks. Spectators are dancing in the stands. This isn’t a rock concert, but it sure feels like one. Welcome to the FIRST Robotics Competition at the University of Waterloo. In the gym where the Waterloo Warriors play basketball, hundreds of spectators are watching and

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20
Mar

Students from Ontario, U.S. compete in FIRST Robotics competition

Waterloo – Thirty teams of high school students from across Ontario and the U.S. will showcase their creativity and technology skills at the 11th annual FIRST Robotics Waterloo Regional Competition, which today. The students had six weeks to build the robots from a common kit of parts provided by FIRST, which stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and

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20
Mar

Ontario FLL team a Global Innovation Award Finalist

The Classy Cyborgs, FLL team from Lester B. Pearson P.S., Aurora, ON, is one of 20 semi-finalists selected to compete in the Global Innovation Award competition to be held at World Festival in St. Louis April 22-25.  The team’s project innovation was chosen from 527 entries representing 22 countries. Winner of the “Innovative Solution Award” at the FLL York Regional Tournament, the

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19
Mar

Waterloo Regional Webcast Streaming

The week 4 Waterloo Regional event is being streamed live on Friday March 20 and Saturday March 21.  Check out the broadcast here or watch it below:  

12
Mar

Greater Toronto East Webcast Streaming

The week 3 Greater Toronto East event is being streamed live on Friday March 13 and Saturday March 14.  Check out the broadcast here or watch it below:

6
Mar

Greater Toronto Central Webcast Streaming

The week 2 Greater Toronto Central event is being streamed live on Friday March 6 and Saturday March 7.  Check out the broadcast here or watch it below: