2006 Archive
Getting Ready for “The Build”
By Lizzy M., December 17, 2006
With the official FIRST robotics build season only a few weeks away, Edina Robotics Team 1816 – The Green Machine members are working at a frantic pace to get ready. Not only are pre-build preparations for the mechanics of the robot necessary, but corporate funding needs to be secured, giveaways and t-shirts need to be designed, and members are being asked to help mentor rookie teams throughout the state.
NASA Grants
By Team 1816, November 21, 2006
This regional challenge grant will enable the team to participate in the Wisconsin Regional, March 8 – 10, in Milwaukee
Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816 – The Green Machine was awarded a $6,000 second-year participation grant by the NASA Robotics Alliance Project. This regional challenge grant will enable the team to participate in the Wisconsin Regional, March 8 – 10, in Milwaukee. Among the 17 teams awarded Wisconsin Regional Participation Grants are three rookie Minnesota teams: Irondale High School Team 2052, New Brighton; Woodbury Math & Science Academy Team 2175, Woodbury; and Minneapolis Southwest High School Team 2129. Congratulations to all!
The Green Machine to be Fueled by the Green Machine!
By Team 1816, November 13, 2006
The Green Machine is one of 30 FIRST Robotics teams selected to pilot an alternative energy/fuel cell project this year.
Edina Robotics Team 1816 -The Green Machine is one of 30 FIRST Robotics teams selected to pilot an alternative energy/fuel cell project this year. The program, coincidentally enough, is called the “Fuel Cell ‘Green Machine’ Pilot program.” The challenge to teams is to design a game, which could be played by fuel cell hybrid robots, as well as to demonstrate how these hybrid fuel cells might be used in place of standard batteries and energy sources. The competition is divided into four parts: research and development; building and testing a fuel cell/system; designing a game, including game floor, to be played by fuel cell hybrid robots, and inserting the hybrid fuel cell system into a FIRST Competition-ready robot.
Fall 2006 Newsletter Now Available
By Team 1816, October 27, 2006
The Green Machine invites you to download the latest newletter, highlighting the team's outreach efforts. Our participation in the recent STEM Summit and contacts with area schools have had positive results, with another Minnesota team already registered and another on the way. We welcome other schools' participation in FIRST Robotics. The newsletter also notes the generous contribution of a loading dock space at a Honeywell facility in which our team will build our 2007 robot.
Edina Robotics Visits Southwest High School
By Team 1816, October 12, 2006
Edina Robotics took its show on the road to Southwest High School in Minneapolis on October 11th.
In an effort to encourage the formation of other FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics teams in the Twin Cities area, Edina Robotics took its show on the road to Southwest High School in Minneapolis on October 11th. Seven team members and the team’s 2006 robot met with interested Southwest High School students to share what it’s like to be a rookie FIRST team. The team also showed its 2006 marketing video (available on this website under videos) and responded to questions.
Thanks to our 2006 sponsors!
By Team 1816, October 10, 2006
Edina Robotics was sponsored in 2006 by: Medtronic Inc., NASA, Edina Education Fund, the law firm of Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner, and Kluth, EHS Parent Council, Best Buy, Barr Engineering, Spanlink, Ergotron, Jerry's Enterprises, Handy Pro, Big Image Corp., Coooper Research, Kaemmerer Group, LLC, Exlar Corp., and Evalumed. Our expenses for the 2006 season totaled over $30,000. You, and other contributors, allowed us to build our 2006 robot, successfully compete in the FIRST Regional Competition in Milwaukee and the National Championship in Atlanta in the spring of 2006, and enter our 2007 season free of debt. We thank you.
EHS Homecoming Parade
By Team 1816, October 6, 2006
Team members, who threw candy to the crowd lining the parade route, were delighted to add to the Homecoming festivities.
The Green Machine’s award-winning 2006 robot made its debut appearance in the Edina High School Homecoming Parade October 6. Controlled remotely by team members riding in the back of a green decorated pick up truck, the robot briefly made its own way south on Wooddale Avenue until its wheels no longer could roll over various obstacles in its path. Team members had substituted street-worthy wheels for the nubbed wheels used in competition. Team members, who threw candy to the crowd lining the parade route, were delighted to add to the Homecoming festivities.
The Green Machine to Participate in EHS Homecoming Parade October 6
By Team 1816, October 1, 2006
Edina Robotics will participate in the Edina High School Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 6 at 4:30. The Green Machine's award-winning 2006 robot will make its own way south on Wooddale Avenue from 50th Street controlled remotely by team members riding in the back of a green decorated pick up truck. Team members have substituted street-worthy wheels for the nubbed wheels used in competition. Team members are delighted to add to the Homecoming festivities.
Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816 Exhibited at the STEM Summit
By Team 1816, September 30, 2006
Over 1,000 high school students, parents, and educators attended the STEM Summit; over 40 businesses and institutions of higher learning exhibited.
Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816, The Green Machine, exhibited at the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Summit for High Schoolers at the Science Museum of Minnesota on September 30, 2006. Over 1,000 high school students, parents, and educators attended the Summit; over 40 businesses and institutions of higher learning exhibited. Nine Edina student team members represented the team at the Summit to encourage the formation of more FIRST teams in Minnesota. Edina High School is the only public school in the state to have a team. In Wisconsin, there are 17 public school teams.
Edina Robotics to Exhibit at the STEM Summit for High School Students
By Team 1816, September 23, 2006
The Green Machine, has been invited to exhibit at the STEM Summit at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Edina Robotics FIRST Team 1816, The Green Machine, has been invited to exhibit at the STEM Summit for high school students on September 30 at the Science Museum of Minnesota, 10:00-2:00. (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Math.) The team will have its award-winning robot on site and will be demonstrating the machine vision system created by team members over the summer. The team’s marketing video and video of matches in which the team competed last season will also be shown. The team will be assisting FIRST Robotics in identifying students from Minnesota schools who are interested in forming teams. To register for this free activity, visit the Minnesota Department of Education website. Stop by to see us in action!
