The robot is approaching completion… which is a good thing the construction deadline is 11:00 PM on Tuesday, February 21. Read more
2017 Build Season: Week 6 Activities
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2017 Build Season: Week 5 Activities
Students have spent much of the past few weeks on robot design and prototyping. Now it is time for fabricating, assembly, wiring, and programming. In other words, IT’S CRUNCH TIME.
2017 Build Season: Week 4 Activities
During week 4, students continued to refine our design and do some of the initial build tasks associated with assembling our robot. Read more
2017 Build Season: Week 3 Activities
During Build Season Week 3, students completed cutting drive train pieces. Our generous sponsor, Superior Joining Technologies, is providing welding services. Read more
2017 Northwest Illinois FTC Meets
Rockford Robotics hosted the three 2017 FIRST Tech Challenge meets for the Northern Illinois League West. Read more
2017 Build Season: Week 1 Activities
The first week of the 2017 Build Season was a busy one. Team members held strategy sessions and began prototyping the robot. Read more
T-Shirt Quilt
Our Marketing Mentor, Nancy, made a beautiful t-shirt quilt for Lead Mentor Carol. Read more
2017 Season Kickoff
The team met on January 7 to learn about this year’s game: FIRST Steamworks. Read more