by Edina Robotics | Jan 16, 2021 | 2021 - Archive, Blog
Hello, We hope you are doing well. Although Minnesota is shut down in many ways because of the pandemic, “The Green Machine” continues to work together online. Our subteams are moving forward, with ideas for a new competition pit, new ways to write our...
by Edina Robotics | Nov 1, 2020 | 2021 - Archive, Blog
I first wrote a post for this site back in 2013. I had just returned from a trip to Israel as a freshman Army ROTC cadet and remember being surprised how many things had happened since I had graduated high school in 2012. It’s now been 8 years since I was competing as...
by Edina Robotics | Aug 20, 2020 | 2021 - Archive, Blog
Throughout August, “The Green Machine” held meetings via Zoom and Google Meet with Edina public officials to discuss the “state of STEM” opportunities in our community. These meetings were to share information about the 2020 FIRST Robotics competitions, and to discuss...
by Edina Robotics | Jun 25, 2020 | 2020 - Archive, Blog
Now, more than ever before, FIRST is encouraging teams to learn more about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, especially programs that FIRST has developed recently. Please review the information about FIRST and ED&I via this updated link, which explains different...
by Edina Robotics | Jun 4, 2020 | 2020 - Archive, Blog
FIRST Team 1816, “The Green Machine”, is proud to represent the city of Edina, the greater Twin Cities area and the state of Minnesota. On May 25, 2020, Mr. George Floyd was killed during an encounter with the Minneapolis Police Department. Our...
by Edina Robotics | Apr 28, 2020 | 2020 - Archive, Blog
I hope this finds you and your family well. This was supposed to be the week of the FIRST World Championship at the TCF Center in Detroit, looking similar to last year’s … One of our own Edina FIRST Tech Challenge teams, Piece of Cake, was...
