2024: Crescendo

2024: Crescendo

FIRST Robotics Team 1816, “The Green Machine,” entered the 2023-2024 “Crescendo” season with ambitious goals: to become Alliance Captains at the Minnesota Granite City and Lake Superior Regional; to strengthen FIRST as a whole, while advocating for STEAM opportunities...
2023: Charged Up

2023: Charged Up

2023 Season – Regional Engineering Inspiration, WFFA for 1816 alum/Business mentor Rachel Margolis, Girls in the Workshop Team 1816 began the 2023 Season “Charged Up” eager to get back to in-person meetings, workshop sessions, and competitions. From winning the...
2022: Rapid React

2022: Rapid React

2022 Season: From COVID pods to MSHSL State Champions The COVID-19 pandemic was still very much a factor when we launched our 2022 season in summer 2021. As the summer months progressed, we edged into holding more in-person meetings and events, but it was STEM Day at...
2021: Infinite Recharge @ Home

2021: Infinite Recharge @ Home

Infinite Recharge at Home, Gallium Event Skills Winner, Covid Pods The Green Machine’s 16th season took place in its entirety during the global coronavirus pandemic. All events and activities that could happen remotely shifted online to video calls. Hands-on robot...
2020: Infinite Recharge

2020: Infinite Recharge

Lake Superior Regional Alliance Captain and Event Winners, Entrepreneurship Award recipient,  Contributor to COVID-19 PPE efforts The Green Machine’s 15th season was incredibly successful, albeit shortened. At our first regional event, our robot lost only a...
2019: Deep Space

2019: Deep Space

World Chairman’s Winners, Regional Alliance Captain and Event Winner, STEM Advocacy results in state funding for FRC practice fields The Green Machine’s 14th season as a FIRST Robotics team was arguably one of the best yet. At the World Championship in...