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The Green Machine held its own this weekend at Roseville Area High School for the Minnesota Robotics Invitational event. This was a great experience for rookies to see what FIRST Robotics Competitions are all about. Returning team members got to reminisce...

Attention Edina High School sophomores and juniors! Edina High School’s award-winning FIRST Robotics team, The Green Machine, needs YOU! Whether you are a graphics designer, computer programmer, builder of machines (or just want to be immersed in a hands-on...

STEM and FIRST outreach are the dominant themes of The Green Machine’s summer. Lego Robotics has been popular no matter where we’ve set up, whether it’s been the Cedars of Edina Apartments; Girl Scout camp in Burnsville; at People Serving People, a...

As FIRST Robotics students, we are known to not only participate in Robot Design, Build and Programming but also in other aspects of the team such as Media, Business and Strategy. This summer, The Green Machine assembled its own Advocacy Team and traveled to...

The Green Machine has barely had enough time to savor the experience of competing at the 2014 FIRST World Championships and we’re now only days away from competing in the 3rd annual MSHSL-FIRST Robotics State Championship. This season-ending...

The Green Machine - Team 1816 had a strong finish in our second competition, the Minnesota North Star Regional, at Mariucci Arena at the University of Minnesota. At this Week 5 event, The Green Machine was the Captain of the Finalist Alliance! We also were awarded the...

Team 1816 had a fantastic first regional event at the Lake Superior Regional, Duluth. We were awarded the Chairman’s Award, the most prestigious award given to a FIRST Robotics team. This award places a great emphasis on the STEM outreach and inspiration...

Over the past few seasons, The Green Machine’s use of 3D printing has flourished. It began in 2010 when Stratasys Ltd. began sponsoring our team. Stratasys is an Eden Prairie based company that builds 3D printers and runs a 3D printing factory called Red Eye...

For the first time, Team 1816 will host a FIRST Day in Edina on February 8! Similar to SPARK Day, The Green Machine invites all Sponsors, Alumni, Parents, Volunteers, and Community members into the lobby and EPAC workshop at Edina High School. This year's...

One hears a lot about FIRST competitions before the actual events but it is hard for a rookie to visualize all that goes on. So it was an eye-opening experience to see the amount of energy, time, and other resources that went into creating this year’s...

A preseason week in the world of FRC is usually spent learning about the new build tools or testing a new programming feature that would enhance the robot’s performance. Here at Team 1816, not only are we preparing to build a robot, but each member is working extra...

November 4th from 7 to 9 pm, Edina Robotics FIRSTTeam 1816 - The Green Machine is hosting a STEM Career Showcase at Edina High School. At this event, we will be introducing attendees to a wide variety of STEM careers and learn from these experts what it is really...