http://www.project1726.org Website of the Buena High School Robotics club http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/initial-meeting-200824 Welcome to all of the new members of the club! The returning members, parents, and sponsors would all like to thank you for attending the first meeting of the year, we hope we left an impression! So, recap of the meeting: basically, Sean Topping, club President, contributed most of his time explaining the ins-and-outs of the club and competitions. Needless to say, we covered much more this year than any previous years, and for good reason: we had over 30 new members present. New members: please click the link above this post or in the left navigation menu to register. Also, please click the link to our forums on the left and register there. The forums are a great place to.... http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/first-meeting-around-the-corner23 Good news! The team has set up the first meeting of the year for this coming Wednesday, August 13th. The meeting will be held in room 2210, home of our new teacher sponsor Mrs. Schwarz (welcome aboard!); it will start at roughly 2:15pm and run for about an hour (or as long as time will permit). http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/summer-update15 It's been a while since the last update. Here's some things you'll find in this one: Synopsis on previous camp Upcoming camp information Misc. upcoming activities and more! Be sure to continue on and read more, and don't forget to bookmark the new RSS feed! http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/summer-vex-camps14 NOTE: Dates have been changed to June 9th - 13th and June 23rd - 27th (2nd and 4th weeks of June only). We hope this change does not affect your summer schedules! Thanks! It's that time of the year, folks! We're holding the 3rd Annual vEx Camps this summer! As hopefully a handful of you know, our vEx camps are week-long events where middle-school kids can come to experience the world of engineering and robotics. We'll be having the same format as last year: two 1-week sessions of 5 hours a day in the middle of summer, each week followed by a closing showdown competition on Friday night! Parents are of course invited to attend the final game as well. http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/08-frc-season-in-a-nutshell13 I know this update is a little late. We've been tired from the regionals and whatnot (or that's the excuse, anyway). We've got some regional recaps in this update, as well as some little tidbits of information regarding the National Underwater Robot Challenge, several future meetings, etc. So, without further ado, feel free to "Read More..." http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/1726-gearing-for-az12 For the last 6 weeks, the NERDS have been working diligently on the latest addition to their growing list of FIRST robots. This year's creation is capable of acquiring and efficiently hurdling the 40" diameter "trackball" for this year's game, Overdrive. In addition to its hurdling capabilities, the robot can easily knock off a trackball in both tele-op and hybrid mode, as well as place the ball on the overpass for bonus points! The NERDS will be competing at the Phoenix, AZ regional on March 6 - 8. See you there, teams! http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/2008-frc-kickoff7 As almost everyone has heard, the new FIRST Robotics Competition game is here! You can learn about the new challenge, "Overdrive", here! Also, a game animation is available on NASA's website here. Several members attended the local Phoenix webcast event before heading back and meeting on Fort with the rest of the team... http://www.project1726.org/2008web/pages/posts/07-az-ftc-tournament5 Last Saturday, Dec. 1st, a group of 6 NERDS competed in the recent Arizona Microsoft FIRST Tech Challenge at Carl Hayden in Phoenix, AZ. Much fun was had by all during the competition in which 12 teams competed for first place in the 2007-2008 game, Quad Quandary!