by Laurie Shimizu | Jan 4, 2019 | 2017 - Archive
Team 1816 is excited to share the skills we’ve learned in our last four years of advocating for FIRST and STEM! On September 24th, please join The Green Machine for the inaugural MAC: the Minnesota Advocacy Conference. The goal of this conference is to...
by Laurie Shimizu | Jan 4, 2019 | 2017 - Archive
On June 18th, Team 1816 will be making our fourth annual trip to Washington DC for the National Advocacy Conference. This event, hosted by Team 27 RUSH, attracts FIRST robotics teams from across the U.S. to this 3-day conference. There, students...
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...
by Laurie Shimizu | May 17, 2017 | 2017 - Archive
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) helps promote FIRST Robotics as a high school Varsity sport, by holding an annual state tournament at the University of Minnesota prior to the end of the academic year. The State Tournament is affiliated...
by Laurie Shimizu | Apr 15, 2017 | 2017 - Archive
The Green Machine recently competed in the Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional competition, where the team won the Regional Engineering Inspiration Award, qualifying us again to attend the FIRST World Championships in late April. The award celebrates a team who...
