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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...

“The Green Machine” kicked off the build season with a bang. The combination of hard work and dedication was put to test at the Lake Superior Regional in Duluth, where they achieved remarkable results. Despite facing a diverse set of competition, the Team ranked #2 at...

In the world of robotics, innovation is not just about designing cutting-edge robots; it's also about nurturing and empowering the next generation of engineers and innovators. One remarkable event that embodies this ideal is MinneTrials, an off-season practice game...

We’re gaining momentum in bringing back our Team’s off-season preparations and training routines. Our off-season training began only a few weeks after the May 2023 MSHSL-FIRST State Championship. During the summer months, we walked prospective students through...

FRC Team 1816 “The Green Machine” just returned from the World Championship, Houston, only a few days ago, and once the robot was unloaded from the trailer, it was time to start preparations for the MSHSL State Robotics Tournament and the summer break (also known as...

“The Green Machine” heads to its second FIRST Regional Competition on March 30 at the University of Minnesota. Since our first regional in Duluth in early March, during which we earned the “Engineering Inspiration Award” for helping expand STEM and FIRST...

Just before competitions get underway in FIRST’s own version of “March Madness,” FRC Team 1816 “The Green Machine” and Edina FTC Team 3763 “Piece of Cake” hosted an open house, showcasing our progress since Kickoff in January to mentors, parents, Minnesota state...

Recently, a community member asked "The Green Machine" for a mechanism that allows a person to push their wheelchair from its side instead of the back. This allows the "pusher" to easily communicate with the individual in the wheelchair.  The team was intrigued...

The first weekend in January is always a celebration for FIRST Robotics students! On Saturday January 7, FIRST Robotics teams all around the world saw the 2023 season game, “Charged Up! Presented by Haas”. FRC Team 1816, “The Green Machine”, is proud to be sponsored...

From small ideas, big possibilities emerge. 1816 students are applying what they’ve learned in school and robotics to solving real world problems. Josh C. fills us in: During the first week of aerospace engineering class, we were told about the Student Spaceflight...

What squawks like a duck if there’s a sliver of metal stuck in the solder? A Bluetooth speaker, of course!  In mid-December, “The Green Machine” hosted its third “Girls in the Workshop” event. The challenge this time was to solder a Bluetooth speaker kit,...

Once the regular season regional competitions are over, it’s time to get ready for the next season. FIRST Robotics Competition teams like “The Green Machine” maintain the mechanisms and coding of the ‘old robot’ to play and train new members at off-season events...