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James Olson, a member of the Honeywell Retirees Volunteer Program, personally delivered a $5,000 grant from Honeywell International to Edina Robotics Team 1816-The Green Machine. Accepting on behalf of the team are (left to right) treasurer Stephanie Hornung;...

Edina Robotics Team 1816, The Green Machine is happy to have participated in the Edina School District’s “Hats off to Edina!” open house at the high school on Sunday, April 22nd. Positioned in the high school’s newly expanded Commons, visitors were able to watch...

Because Edina Robotics Team 1816 has been selected as one of 30 teams to participate in the FIRST Fuel Cell project, the team has automatically qualified to participate in the FIRST Championship. The tournament will last three days, April 12-14,...

Minnesota State Senator Geoff Michel (R-Edina) formally commended Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816 through a formal Minnesota Senate Recognition resolution, issued on March 20, 2007. The resolution recognized the team for “unselfish teamwork while promoting...

Edina Robotics, The Green Machine, rolled home from FIRST Robotics’ Wisconsin Regional Competition this weekend bearing the DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award which “celebrates extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork.”...

The Green Machine proudly welcomes St. Paul, Minn.-based Ecolab Inc. as its newest corporate sponsor. The company this year will donate $5,000 toward the team’s FIRST competition expenses. “As a company, we are interested in learning how we can best support...

The Green Machine has made a splash in this week's issue of our community paper. Sun Current Reporter Mike Schoemer came to visit the Green Machine recently and filed an article that you can find on the Sun Current's website

Tune in to KARE-11 TV on Saturday morning, February 24 at 10 AM. for a segment on Edina Robotics, The Green Machine. Team members were interviewed at their Honeywell build site on January 29th,  the half-way point of FIRST Robotics' 6-week build period....

The Edina Education Fund surprised Edina High School Principal Mary Manderfeld and student grant writers Emily R, Greg B, and Ross N. during third-hour class. All three students were called out of class to "report to the Principal’s Office" but, since only Emily was...

Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816 had the opportunity to entertain a few very important guests and show off what they had accomplished so far. Dr. Ric Dressen, Edina Superintendent of Schools; Jenni Norlin-Weaver, of the Department of Teaching and Learning; Mary...

Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816 - The Green Machine, played host to approximately 60 guests on Saturday, January 27 at their Honeywell-provided build site in Minnetonka. Education Day attendees included team corporate sponsors, representatives of the Edina Board of...

How can we communicate the excitement our team feels as we design a robot that will compete well in the FIRST competitions this spring? How can we thank our teachers and administrators for giving us a solid classroom education that we are putting to good use...