A Program ofIn the case of duct tape… ... if you've got enough of it,you can move the world. - Jamie Hyneman,Mythbusters - | We wrapped up our LEGO Robotics camp at the Bob Sierra YMCA with an exhibition event for campers’families. Campers’LEGO TDT members,enjoying the calm before the robot storm art,rubberband cars,LEGO robots and more were on display. Families learned more about FIRST,while they watched campers’robot runs,and campers got to try out our [...] [...] It rained most of the morning so ALL the campers,from ALL the camps were indoors,one of our classrooms was flooded when a cooler was allowed to drain in the room,the other classroom had to be used by another camp group for more than an hour,and we had to resort to duct [...] [...] Getting ready for a table run TDTs LEGO Engineering camp wrapped up with a mini-FLL Tournament,showcasing students new programming and building skills. Team Duct Tape members even ran them through some teamwork and technical judging paces,for a fuller experience. Family members joined campers to cheer them on in their table runs and everyone went [...] [...] It works! Campers are catching on fast to programming and build principles in TDTs 2010 LEGO Engineering summer camp. Even New programmer students who have never programmed before are captivated by NXT G,and today enjoyed learning the magic of loops. In our build class,levers got a good work out, and some pretty sturdy looking attachments have been [...] [...] Learning about Programming Our 2010 LEGO Robotics Camp kicked off today,with a great group of eager learners. Campers learned programming and A A Little Building Test Little Building Testbuilding basics,and just took off with them. We’ll be kicking things up a bit in the next few days,and then putting everyone’s new skills to the [...] [...] [ June 15,2010;10:00 am;] TRAK Microwave was one of Team Duct Tape’s biggest sponsor’s last season,contributing generously to our FIRST World Championship journey,as well as providing mentoring guidance during some of our meetings. On Tuesday,TDT members are bringing FTC to TRAK, to give a presentation about FIRST Tech Challenge and demo the Hot Shot! game for [...] [...] [ June 4,2010;9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Team Duct Tape will host an exhibit booth at coolTECH 2010 on June 4,at MOSI,the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry at 4801 East Fowler Avenue . Now in its third year,coolTECH annually showcases breakthrough technologies and cutting-edge innovations that impact how people live and work. Among the emerging technologies on display [...] [...] Cubie draws a Crowd Team Duct Tape enjoyed a great afternoon with a boisterous and enthusiatic crowd of elementary aged homeschoolers during a robotics demo and info session with the THINK co-op learning group on Monday. Many of the students were already familiar with FIRST LEGO League,thanks to the THINK TechnoForce team that formed up [...] [...] | New Season is Just Around the Corner!Our coffers are drained from our World Championship run. Your contributions will help us cover 2012-13 costs for registration,new tools and equipment,and tournament costs. All donations made through Learning is for Everyone are tax deductible as permitted by law. Please type "Team Duct Tape" in the comment section of your Network for Good donation. Thank you! Support TDT with Great Geek Gear!Visit Florida FTC on  |