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Ford Supports Robotium
March 9, 2015
Great news! Because we will be competing at the FTC North Super Regional Championship, Ford has awarded our team a second grant this year. Thanks, Ford!
To learn more about how Ford supports FIRST Robotics, click here.
FTC State Championship at Lakeview High School, Battle Creek
January 10, 2015
It was an exciting day. We re-worked our presentation to work without Taha who was out of the country, while still including him. We pretended he was a "call in" participant and had Brian hide his face behind a photo of Taha and then discuss the topics Taha usually covers.
We were 3-3 for the day (4-3 if you include the match we played as a "surrogate team" to fill in for a no-show and make sure their alliance partner had a chance to compete for that round) and finished 12th for robot matches.
The big news came during the closing ceremonies when we learned that, out of 63 teams, we won the 3rd place Inspire Award! For those of you not familiar with all the different FTC awards, a team that wins the Inspire award:
"...is chosen by the judges as having best represented a 'role-model' FTC Team. This team is a top contender for all other judging categories and is a strong competitor on the field. The Inspire Award Winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with Gracious Professionalism™ both on and off the playing field. This team is able to communicate their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge to other teams, sponsors, and the Judges. Working as a unit, this team will have demonstrated success in accomplishing the task of creating a working and competitive robot....[an] Engineering Notebook must be submitted, and must include an Engineering Section, a Team Section and a Business or Strategic Plan. The entire Engineering Notebook must impress the judges."
We're getting ready for the Super Regional event in Des Moines, Iowa on March 26-28. We're taking a good look at what works well and what could be improved. We love our robot, LEEL, but he can always get better.
Here's what LEEL looked like for the tournament:
Stay tuned... you never know how LEEL might change for his trip to Iowa!
Why We Choose FIRST
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FTC Qualifier at Brandon High School, Ortonville
December 20, 2014
We had a challenging day (several drive motor failures) but are happy to to report that it was a good day, after all:
Made it to the semi-final matches and were part of the 4th-place alliance.
Won the Connect Award, which is for "the team that most connected with their local community and the engineering community."
Were finalists for the Rockwell-Collins Innovate Award, which is for having "the most innovative and creative robot design solution."
Were finalists for the Motivate Award, which is for "the team that exemplifies the essence of the FTC competition through team building, team spirit and enthusiasm."
Were finalists for the Think Award, which is for "the team that best reflects the 'journey' the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season."
We're looking forward to the FTC State Championship in Battle Creek. See you there!
2014-15 Season Kickoff
September 6, 2014: Team 7337 Robotium at the Flint, MI Season Kickoff Event
Outreach: Online Guide for How to Start an FLL or FTC Team
August 8, 2014
We updated our website to include a detailed guide for starting an FLL or FTC team.
YouTube Channel
Our YouTube Channel has all our videos, grouped into playlists.
2013-14 FTC Sterling Heights Qualifier