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The future of engineering was on full display at Tech Fest ’08, with robotic exhibits and demonstrations appealing to all ages and interests. Not only did Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816, The Green Machine, give visitors to The Works a full demonstration of...

Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816, The Green Machine, will have its 2007 competition robot on display and for demonstration during TechFest, a celebration of science and engineering taking place on Saturday, March 1. Sponsored by The Works, the University of Minnesota...

As the Minnesota and Wisconsin Regional Competitions draw ever closer, Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816, The Green Machine, has put the finishing touches on its 2008 robot. The team’s hours of effort were evident and put to good use Saturday, February 16, when...

The Green Machine thanks Edina High School teachers, administrators, staff, as well as friends and the many young robotics enthusiasts who visited with the team during its second-annual “Edina Robotics Education Day,” Saturday, Jan. 26. Occurring right in the middle...

Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816, The Green Machine, provided demonstrations of its 2007 competition robot and promoted the upcoming FIRST Minnesota Regional to guests attending the “Show and Tell Donor Lunch Program” hosted by the Edina Education...

Members of Team 1816 were proud to take part in the “2008 Engineering Minnesota’s Future” conference held January 17th at Schulze Hall on the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering’s Minneapolis campus. Captain David C., and team members Sophie, Hannah, and...

How best to communicate the excitement Team 1816 feels as it designs a robot that will compete well in the FIRST competitions this spring? How can we thank our teachers and administrators, not only for the classroom education but the time and space in which...

After months of anticipation, and few weeks of puzzling over game clues, the 2008 FIRST Robotics Competition Season finally kicked off Saturday January 5th with the unveiling of the new game challenge: FIRST Overdrive. In Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota’s...

The Green Machine enters the 2008 build season with a strong line-up of corporate sponsorships. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic, Inc., and Dr. Stephen Oesterle, Senior Vice President, Medicine and Technology, are continuing their generous funding of the team, having...

The Green Machine wishes to extend congratulations to the five Minnesota teams that have received NASA grants as part of the NASA Robotics Alliance Project for the 2008 build season. The $6,000 grant pays for the kit of parts received at the beginning of the...

The second annual Green Machine “Edina Robotics Education Day,” is now tentatively slated to take place on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10 - 12 noon. Occurring right in the middle of our six-week build season, this day is a perfect chance for visitors to get a...

Team 1818 is proud to announce that it has been invited to provide a demonstration of the 2007 robot during the “Show and Tell Donor Lunch Program” hosted by the Edina Education Fund. Running from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Edina High School on Monday, January 28th,...