by Edina Robotics | Jan 1, 2022 | 2022 - Archive, Blog
COVID-19 put a roadblock in the hands-on experience of learning to code. To counteract this dilemma, our software subteam began using “Code with Me,” an interactive, collaborative tool specifically for coding, similar to using Google Document and Google Meet programs....
by Edina Robotics | Dec 21, 2021 | 2022 - Archive, Blog
In recent past seasons, Edina Robotics has had a drop off in the number of girls who participated in our FIRST Tech Challenge pipeline to “The Green Machine”. In an attempt to increase our recruitment of girls and make their transition seamless, we hosted a “Girls in...
by Edina Robotics | Dec 5, 2021 | 2022 - Archive, Blog
On November 20th, FRC 1816 competed in the Minne-Mini, an off-season scrimmage event at Prior Lake High School. In the month since the Minnesota Robotics Invitational, our robot fabrication subteam undertook a number of tasks to get ready for this final play of the...
by Edina Robotics | Nov 22, 2021 | 2021 - Archive, Blog
How do you teach two classes of rookies to build a robot in one fall pre-season? COVID-19 restrictions kept us from having full robot-build sessions in the 2021 school year. We needed to figure out a build challenge that would get everyone up to speed. Our...
by Edina Robotics | Nov 8, 2021 | 2021 - Archive, Blog
On October 15th, our team members demonstrated our robots to Tesla employees in their Brooklyn Park location. We spoke to the employees about The Green Machine, FIRST, and even let them drive the robot. Outreach events like these expand our connections and demonstrate...
