February 28th – March 1st was the kick-off of the 2020 FIRST Mid-Atlantic Robotics Competitions! Our robot, Droideka, participated in 12 matches during the qualification segment of the competition. We came in 2nd out of the 36 competing robots from all over our district, including teams from across New Jersey, Read more about Hatboro-Horsham Qualifying Event[…]
After six long weeks, the build season has finally reached its finale. The leader of each respective subteam has completed their parts for the robot and has detailed our strategy and how that strategy drove the decisions behind how we designed and built our robot. After much hard work and Read more about Introducing, Droideka[…]
Shooter This week the shooter has gone through some updates. The Shooter Team has decided to switch the flag wheel from chains to belts. Chains provide torque, a twisting force used to make an object rotate, while belts provide less torque and are able to launch the power cells at Read more about 2020 Build Season – Week 6[…]
On February 3, 2020, we visited Stone Bridge Middle School to give demonstrations to the technology classes. We taught the middle school kids about our team and the different roles students have. From there we introduced them to FIRST Robotics, Coopertition® and taught them about Gracious Professionalism®. Afterwards, we showed Read more about Stone Bridge Middle School Demo[…]
This year’s 2020 Sponsor Night was a smashing success! Representatives from our sponsors such as Johnson & Johnson, Nordson, Church & Dwight, along with the Superintendent and Principal of Allentown High School attended. We were excited to also host the Mayor of Allentown, the Mayor of the Upper Freehold Township, Read more about Sponsor Night – 2020[…]