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Students off to St. Louis for robotic world championship
A team of St. Mary’s students are pitting their robotagainst some of the world’s top competitors this week. For this year’s FIRST Robotics world championship, being held in St. Louis, Missouri, entrants were required to build a robot that can move around and throw a ball to competing robots. So the 32 St. Mary’s students, from grades 9
St. Mary robotics team competing at World Championships
The St. Mary Catholic Secondary School robotics team is competing against the best in the World – at the FIRST World Championships in St. Louis, MO. The team, made up of 32 students from the school, came out on top at the New York City Regional FIRST Robotics Championship earlier this month. The win for St. Mary’s MakeShift team and
Western Tech earns first place in robotics competition; team prepares for worlds in St. Louis
Unlike most school teams competing in FIRST (For Inspiration for Science and Technology) Robotics Canada competitions, Western Technical Commercial School’s is organized and operated solely by students. “The team organized itself entirely. Every aspect of our team is run by students,” said teacher Eric Halling. “Every part that’s made, every screw that’s turned, it’s by students. They’re probably the
Technology: The Ford Moment for Windsor-Essex Youth
One-hundred-and-ten years ago, Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company of Canada in Windsor, Ontario. In time, other companies, such as Chryslter and General Motors followed, which accelerated the conversion of Windsor from an agrarian community to the Automotive Capital of Canada. Yet, there was little about our city’s transition that was predetermined or predestined. It took an understanding
Alpha Dogs test robotic skills
Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Sant forgot what it was like to relax at home after school. “I honestly didn’t know how it felt to go home after school and not just instantly sleep when I got there,” he said from a classroom at Humberview Secondary School in Bolton. He’s part of the Alpha Dogs, the school’s newly formed robotics club
Robotics competition starts Friday
Mackenzie Willis, Savannah Stringer and Kale Wallingford, members of FIRST Team 1305 from North Bay, practice in the FIRST Robotics Canada North Bay Regional Competition Thursday afternoon at the Nipissing’s Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre. The competition begins Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and runs Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year is
FIRST’s Youth Protection Plan
US FIRST enhanced their Youth Protection Program Find out what FIRST is doing to help keep FIRST participants safe. Check back often for additional training and announcements and take a look at this page for more information on FIRST’s Youth Protection Plan.
Canadian FLL International Open Championship
Check out the official Canadian FLL International Open website for event information and learn how you can be a part of the fun and volunteer! FLL Ontario is so excited to welcome 72 teams from across the globe (24 teams from Canada, 24 teams from the US, and 24 teams from outside North America) to Toronto for the first-ever FLL
Robots Take Over Durham College And UOIT
Some of the brightest high school engineering minds from North America are competing at UOIT and Durham College’s international robotics competition. Studio 12′s Rita Nave has more on the “mechanical” showdown. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNcGwkB4wQs[/youtube] Click here to check out the original video.
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