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Saturday ,October 12 was an exciting time for The Green Machine as Team 1816 attended this year’s Minnesota Robotics Invitational, a small competition intended to give rookies a taste of the competitions as well as kick off the year for returning members. The event...

The Green Machine is looking for new members! We welcome anyone who wants to contribute. Do you want to build or program robots, develop ideas for a challenging competition, or practice fundraising and business? The Green Machine has a place for you. Whether your...

Edina Robotics is pleased to welcome the Roseville office of Symantec Corp. as a new sponsor for the 2013-14 FIRST Robotics Competition season! In August, The Green Machine was welcomed by the company at Symantec’s annual corporate picnic. The Team was...

Every so often, an 1816 Team Member has a FIRST experience that they simply cannot express in 140 characters. Here, Srujun G., one of our senior programmers, describes his involvement with a Green Machine- mentored summer Lego Day Camp. “It’s 12 o’clock, run! We’ve...

In 2013, the Green Machine launched the “be FIRST®” peer-to-peer community initiative to encourage and motivate other FIRST teams to focus on the cornerstones of FIRST core values: Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition®....

Edina Robotics found out what it’s like to become part of our city’s history when we stopped by the Edina Historical Society in late June. Team members met with Marci Matson, executive director of the organization, who told us she was interested in archiving...

Our 2013 Robot Zed has just returned from the FIRST Championships, just in time for us to have a few hours of work-time ahead of the May 18 MSHSL FIRST State Robotics Championships at Williams Arena. It has been a whirlwind these last few...

As the days and hours wind down to the start of the FIRST Championships in St. Louis, Team 1816 would like to take a moment to thank all of our generous and gracious sponsors. Without the help of our sponsors, our team would not have been able to participate...

Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816 – The Green Machine won its way to the 2013 FIRST Championships, winning the Regional Engineering Inspiration Award at the North Star Regional. The merit award capped a Week 5 competition in which the team also won the UL Industrial...

With the Lake Superior and Northern Lights Regionals only days away, it is time to get ready and packed up for Duluth. Among the exciting features at this first-ever double-event at the DECC is a media campaign by two Minnesota Teams! Teams 2220 Blue Twilight and 2512...

As seen at Minnesota SPLASH and Eagan's Week Zero Pre-Season Scrimmage, 1816 presents a step-by-step on how to get ready for a FIRST Regional competition. Our presentation walks you through everything that should be considered when getting your team prepared for...

On Sunday, January 27, The Green Machine was featured in a front-page StarTribune article along with FRC Team 2177-The Robettes and FRC Team 2169-KING TeC! The article discussed how Minnesota's State High School League is the first in the nation to recognize...