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Thank you for visiting Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816, “The Green Machine.” We are a wholly-endorsed extracurricular activity of Edina High School, and are very proud to represent FIRST here in Minnesota as a FIRST Hall of Fame team! For all inquiries, please reach out to us via our “contact us” page. 

Surf’s Up with REEFSCAPE

Jan 18, 2025

 After all of the hard work the team put in during the offseason, it was finally time. The reveal of the ocean-inspired 2025 FIRST REEFSCAPE game in early January marks the beginning of a seven-week build season leading to the competitions starting at the end of...

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Pre-Kickoff Months Packed Ahead of New Game

Jan 8, 2025

The fall months ahead of the FIRST kickoff event always go by very quickly. Between August and December “The Green Machine” was busy: ·         We ran more than 15 outreach events, robot demos, and workshops, from the Minnesota State Fair...

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Reviewers agree,  it was a Fabulous FIRST in Show!

Jun 17, 2024

FIRST Robotics Team 1816, “The Green Machine,” entered the 2023-2024 “Crescendo” season with ambitious goals: to become Alliance Captains at the Minnesota Granite City and Lake Superior Regional; to strengthen FIRST as a whole, while advocating for STEAM opportunities...

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