Monthly Archives: October 2014

Happy to report that we are almost geared (robot puns) up for our first competition.If you were interested in coming we would love to have you! It is at 3250 Hartland Rd, Hartland, MI 48353, if you cannot make it we will be going to be posting a summary afterwards. Hope to see you there.

Also we are proud to say that we have received our first two sponsors. Kalitta Air and Amico Premium Previsions have made a monetary donation. We thank you very much. If you are interested in making a monetary donation, leave a comment. We appreciate the support and we are excited to do our first competition. Captains calling, got to go back to the mine, see ya. Till next time!

We are making incredible progress on the robot. As of last friday all we have left to do is program and modify the robot. Hopefully we see you at our first ever meet on November 15. Hope to see you there! If you are interested in coming it is at Hartland Middle School (Ore Creek) 10am-5pm (rough estimate).

Once again welcome to our website! I felt it was appropriate to give a background on FTC Robotics. FTC is an acroynm for First Technology Challenge and is a ‘sport for the mind’ that consist of children in grades 7-12. The first season was in 2005 and has been going since. First (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) has created more than a robotics program they have created a community focused on building a better world for tomorrow by engaging students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Every season (September-May) a team must create a robot that can preform that year’s challenge, show spirit and enthusiasm, keep a log book with activities and reflections, as well as many other tasks. This seasons challenge is called Cascade Effect and if you want to get an idea about it you can watch a video on it at http://youtube/ABmBxCwHV94 or if you are interested at learning more about FTC you are welcome to check it out at http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc. Back to work!!!

Hi everybody! Welcome to the Charly Stockwell Preparatory Academy (CSPA) Miners First Tech Challenge website! We are a first time team and look forward to all of the fun times ahead!