A Shortened 2020 Season

By Bella B.  Although our FIRST Robotics competition season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, Team 1816, “The Green Machine,” was fortunate to have the opportunity to compete at the Lake Superior Regional in Duluth, MN, March 5-7, 2020. At this event, we...

Meet Zodiac (Video)

Meet Zodiac, our robot for FIRST Robotics Competition game Infinite Recharge. Zodiac will be competing at the Lake Superior Regional, Minnesota North Star Regional, FIRST Championship Detroit, and Minnesota State High School League Championship (MSHSL)    ...

2020 Season Open House and Superfan Day!

We’ve turned the calendar to February, and we’re looking forward to revealing what we’ve been working on since Kickoff weekend, and we learned the details of the INFINITE RECHARGE challenge. Our 2020 robot, “Zodiac,” will be on display on Thursday evening, February...

Outreach in the “Off-Season”

Much has happened since we closed the 2019 Season as the Detroit World Championship Chairman’s Award Winner. 1816 has kept busy with community-focused outreach events, fundraisers, and networking.   Early this fall, 1816 held a demo at Jerry’s Hardware, a...