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2010-11 Kit of Parts Already Announced!

Check out the new 2010 FTC Season Kit of Parts options at the U.S. FIRST FTC website.  Veteran teams have a couple of more cost-effective choices this year,including a $70 Software Renewal kit that includes the new Samantha wifi module,or a $200 Resource Kit that includes the software license renewals,as well as some [...] [...]

New Cart &Garage Scrimmage

Thank you,Mr. Markun,for our magnificent cart!  We started off the day in St. Pete,at Tampa Technik,picking up our finished cart,which is a thing of shiny beauty! Then headed back to Odessa for a scrimmage date with Alonso High School’s Force Applied and team Smoke and Mirrors ,for a shared practice session before we [...] [...]

FIRST Robotics podcast from Education for Innovation

FIRST Robotics episode of the Education for Innovation podcast,the first podcast dedicated exclusively to understanding how and why students study technology and engineering K-12. This episode is hosted by Dave Janosz and features guest Randy Schaeffer.  [...]

A Great Day for Outreach and Community Support!

TDT members with Sunlake Media Specialist,Melodie Oleson Team Duct Tape members had a fun and busy day yesterday,spending a couple of hours at Sunlake High School in Land O’Lakes,where they introduced a couple of dozen students there to FIRST robotics,most for the first time. A number of students tried their [...] [...]

Team Duct Tape heads to 2009-10 World Championship in Atlanta,April 14-17

TDT accepts Connect Award Months of hard work,improving our robot after each competition,working on perfecting design ideas,meeting with mentors, developing strong programming,and great teamwork and communications paid off at the FTC Florida State Championship yesterday,when Team Duct Tape earned the Connect Award,ranked 1st in the Qualification matches in a field [...] [...]

Florida State Championship –It’s Show Time!

2009 FL State Championship Thought others might enjoy and possibly benefit from recommendations TDT members have been given,to help make the most of their Florida State Championship experience:1) Be familiar with the day’s schedule. Visit http://www.flfirst.org/FloridaChampionship2009.shtml for details. 2) Arrive on time and plan to stay the whole day,regardless of whether you’re in the final matches or not.  [...] [...]

Fun with Robots:NXT Rubik’s Cube Solver

Too good not to share! An NXT robotic Rubik’s Cube solver.  Instructions for making your own are at the site. Thanks to the NXT enthusiast who sent it along! [...]