by Laurie Shimizu | Aug 12, 2017 | 2018 - Archive
The Green Machine partnered with the Girl Scouts of River Valleys to host a LEGO Robotics camp from July 17th to the 21st. The camp was geared towards Girl Scouts of all ages, and attendees ranged from grades 3 through 8. The camp was held at a...
by Laurie Shimizu | Jul 6, 2017 | 2018 - Archive
Team 1816 on June 24th 2017 traveled to Washington, D.C to speak with Minnesota Senators and Members of Congress at the 4th annual FIRST National Advocacy Conference. The conference was originally founded by Steve Hyer from FIRST Team 27 –...
by Laurie Shimizu | Jun 21, 2017 | 2018 - Archive
The Green Machine on June 15th visited its sponsor, Seagate, for a day of robot demos and a facilities tour. The team brought its 2017 season competition robot, Zeppelin, for a demo to Seagate employees and guests as part of Seagate’s Employee Appreciation Day. On...
by Laurie Shimizu | Jun 8, 2017 | 2017 - Archive
The Green Machine on May 17th hosted a robot demo for the South View Middle School GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) club. A total of 15 girls from grades 6-7 attended the demo, which was held in Team 1816’s robot build space within the Edina High School...
by Laurie Shimizu | Jun 4, 2017 | 2017 - Archive
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) on May 20th hosted the 6th annual MSHSL/FIRST State Robotics Championship, an event that this year drew the 36 top-qualifying FIRST Robotics teams from throughout the state. Although we finished...
