News

2013 MSHSL Webcast

May 16, 2013

The MSHSL/FIRST Robotics State Championship Webcast gets underway with opening ceremonies at 8:30am on Saturday, May 18.  The webcast will be found at www.prep45.com, the official web partner of the MSHSL.

Mentor Training Offered by HTC

April 23, 2013

Two workshops for high school engineering mentors are offered this June by Hennepin Technical College. The workshop in Eden Prairie is focused on helping STEM competition mentors become more familiar with engineering concepts, how to apply them to competition robotics, and providing resources on how to teach them to their students.  The workshop in Brooklyn Park is focused on creating a can crusher that mentors can take with them to demonstrate engineering concepts. Please read the flyer included here for additional details.

2013 MSHSL Tournament Roster Released

April 9, 2013

The MN State High School League/FIRST State Championship will be held at Williams Arena for the top 30 teams in the state.  Click on 2013 MSHSL Qualifying Final to see the list of teams and the point totals. Teams must confirm to Mark Lawrence by May 3 their intent to compete at the state championship event.  

STEM Career Fair - Eagan High School

January 15, 2013

The Eagan High School Robotics team - FRC Team 2220, Blue Twilight - will host a STEM Career Fair on Tuesday, February 26. The Fair will run 6 pm to 8 pm in the EHS School Cafeteria. Please read this flyer for complete details.

Itasca Post-Kickoff Workshop January 13

January 10, 2013

On Saturday, January 19th, ICC Engineering will host a workshop, 10 AM to 4 PM, for any FRC teams that would like to bring their robots (to date) for a group work session. Instructors, engineering students, and experienced team members will provide guidance and troubleshooting help on robot design, building concepts, a safety and inspection challenges to be aware of, programming, etc. This would be at the end of week 2 of the build season where the robots (for some) are coming together and (for others) may be a bit stuck.

2012 Minnesota Splash Training and Schedule

December 3, 2012

Team Leaders, this Saturday, Dec 8th, is the biggest FIRST training day of the year.  MN Splash has been going since the first Kickoff in 2007 and has continued to grow along with the number of teams.  Teams, students, and mentors have prepared seminars on everything from Fundraising to Drive Trains to Scouting. 

The complete agenda can be found here. 

FRC Robotapalooza

November 21, 2012

It’s Robotapalooza in Alexandria! FRC Team 3313 Mechatronics,Alexandria, Minnesota, invites West Central FRC Teams to a day of fun robotics-related activities at Jefferson High School, Alexandria, Saturday, December 1, 2012. There is no cost to teams attending other than transportation and pizza for lunch. Each team member should bring $5 for pizza, pop, and cookies. Email Jeremy Bydlon, the head coach to reserve your spot! The schedule is:

3rd Annual Minne Mini Regional Filling Fast

September 24, 2012

The 3rd Annual Minne-Mini Regional will be staged at Prior Lake High School, Prior Lake. This year’s event will feature additional seminars and a regulation field for the competition. As in past years, this event will be a modified version of the game using 2012 Indiana Robotics Invitational (IRI) game rules for “Rebound Rumble.” Email Joe Passofaro, to reserve your team’s slot.

Minnesota Robotics Invitational Scholarship News

August 19, 2012

Vista Technologies LLC, a leading edge rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and injection molding company located in Vadnais Heights, is sponsoring two $500 scholarships to be awarded to 2013 high school graduates that will be attending college in Fall 2013. Scholarship applicants must be a member of a FRC team registered for the 2012 Minnesota Robotics Invitational (MRI). The scholarship application form, plus the competition registration form, contact information, schedule, etc. is found at http://www.firebears.org/mri.html.