A Program ofIn the case of duct tape… ... if you've got enough of it,you can move the world. - Jamie Hyneman,Mythbusters - | We’re going to be holding a variety of fundraisers in the next few weeks,starting with our night at Sweet Tomatoes on March 15 ,so Ryder,our team videographer,put together this great informative video about FIRST,Team Duct Tape,and our journey to the World Championship. Enjoy! And please consider a contribution to Team [...] [...] Ryder,our team videographer,recently posted this fun look at the Florida State Championship on our TDT YouTube Channel. We thought you’d enjoy it! [...] As contributions continue to come in to Team Duct Tape,towards our World Championship expenses,we’re humbled and grateful for the continuing support of great community businesses like Franklin Jewelers,small businesses with big hearts and a generous spirit of community giving. It’s not easy to run a small business in today’s economy,so when [...] [...] Team Duct Tape is very grateful for the support of Raytheon Network Centric Systemsin Largo,for their generous donation towards our Mr. Dan,with Raytheon,helped sponsor TDTs 2010 World Championship entry,as well! World Championship registration fee, and their kindness in offering to transport our robot and gear to St. Louis for the World Championship! [...] [...] [ February 22,2012;] [caption id="attachment_3176" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="TDT at 2010 Lockheed Martin Eweek"][/caption] We’re heading to Orlando tomorrow,to join in Lockheed-Martin Global Training and Logistics E-Week celebration. There’s going to be a big complement of FTC teams there,including all three World Championship bound teams. We’re looking forward to a great day with Lockheed Martin engineers,sharing [...] [...] Connect Award Winners &Inspire Award Runner Up! It was –quite literally! –a day of highs and lows. High flying scissor lifts that brought in a new world record score of 584 and one of our team members,Ethan L.,winning a coveted Embry-Riddle Scholarship,worth $20,000, and the lows of a tough game [...] [...] [ February 18,2012;] [caption id="attachment_3152" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Stop and smell the duct tape roses!"][/caption] TDT members had a busy Saturday meeting finalizing plans for the Florida FTC State Championship Feb. 18. It was totally an all-hands meeting,with everyone working on everything from drive practice with help from FTC team 5210,Mission imPossible,to tweaking mechanics and programs,[...] [...] Videographer Ryder is at it again with some great footage from our visit with mentor Paul Markun at Tampa Technik,and our day at the Seminole event a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy! [...] | 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  |