Continuing this week’s robotics competition theme, another enormously important aspect of FIRST Robotics Competition is team spirit. In addition...
As some of you may know, one of my other pastimes is mentoring our local high school’s robotics team. The annual 6 week build period has just ended...
Let’s round a week of robotics images off with a picture of our team’s, as-yet-unnamed robot. Here he or she is placing a hatch panel cover...
A member of team 6377 Howdy Bots from Austin prepares their robot for competition during last Saturday’s FIRST in Texas District Austin event at Anderson...
Team 2881, the Lady Cans from Austin, are sponsored by, among others, the Duck Tape company. They are easy to spot at events due to their flourescent pink...
Team spirit is a vital part of the FIRST Robotics Competition experience and Team Crypronite from Katy, Texas went above and beyond with their individual,...
The observant among you may notice that I’ve not posted a single new picture in the last 8 weeks. Here’s the reason why – all my free...
Members of the drive team for The Steel Talons, team 5427, hug after realizing that their alliance has won the Texas UIL State Robotics Championship in Austin...
This beautiful piece of precision engineering is “Illusion”, the 2018 robot from famed team 118, the Robonauts, from Clear Creek Independent...
A couple of weeks ago, the robotics team I help mentor finished the 2018 competition season at the Texas UIL State Robotics Championship in Austin. They...
Technically, this isn’t my photo since I’m in it and the shutter was pressed by Jennifer Navarrete, the FRC media relations person, who took...
A robot drive team seen through the perspex panel that separates humans from the robots at the FIRST Robotics Competition, Alamo Regional, St. Mary’s...
Continuing the theme of cool headgear at the FIRST Robotics Competition Alamo Regional, David, the Field Supervisor, was sporting not only the obligatory...
Bunny ears, graciously handed out by Team 4063 “TriKzR4Kidz” from Del Rio, Texas, were everywhere at the FIRST Robotics Competition, Alamo...
The stands at the FRC Alamo Regional in San Antonio, Texas were a fun place to be as team members led cheers, conga lines and dances egged on by a DJ playing...
A member of FRC team 3035 “Droid Rage” from Corpus Christi, Texas, sporting their signature top hat at the Alamo Regional in San Antonio, April...
I spent a fair bit of the weekend hanging out next to Luis, one of the robot inspectors at the FRC Alamo Regional. He had put colored duct tape to good...
What a weekend! The missing posts last week were due to the fact that I was down in San Antonio with our high school robotics team taking part in the FIRST...
FRC regional competitions are major events and typically take place in sporting venues. This is the UIC Pavilion in Chicago which hosted the 2011 Midwest...
Every FRC competition needs a great MC. Dan Green did an excellent job at the Chicago Midwest Regional back in 2011.
