Another day in robotics....

Today was the PACT Charter School Ramsey VEX Tournament. It was the first tournament this school has hosted. 

Congratulations Northway Drivers 1535N (Tournament Champions & Excellence Award) and Not the S.A.M.E. 1535Y (Tournament Finalists). 

 

Tournament Champions - Kimball Cubs 739A from Kimball, Northway Drivers 1535N from St. Cloud  and Team DRED 1506P from Ramsey. All of these teams will be going to the State Championship in February 2018.

Northway Drivers seems to be on fire! The first seed picked them as their first alliance team and they worked very well together, winning the tournament. 

 

Not the SAME seemed to be down on their luck with a 2-6-0 record in Qualification Matches but were chosen by the second seed team and made it to the finals. 

Tournament Finalists - The A-Team 46657A from Sartell, Not the SAME 1535Y from St. Cloud and Mercury 5805B from Roseville. 

All the Tournament Finalist teams received an invitation to the State Championship that will be held in St. Cloud on February 2-3, 2018.

I am extremely proud of both of my boys' robotic teams. Both of my boys have a passion for robotics and it shows.  

For additional photos and information about our robotic teams and organization, please check our Facebook page:

Central Minnesota Robotics

 

Central Minnesota Robotics - Check our Facebook page for updates!

The teams of Central Minnesota Robotics had yet another VEX Tournament this past weekend. It was a local competition in Albany, MN that we have gone to for the past several years, Imagine, Create, Succeed. Northway Drivers 1535N placed 8th in Qualification matches and Not the S.A.M.E. 1535Y was in 19th place out of 33 teams. 

Both teams made it in the Elimination Bracket and Aaron's team beat Morgan's team to get to the Semi-Finals. Sadly both teams robots were not at their technical best by the end of the day.  The boys have some investigating to do in the next week to find out what the problem is and how to fix it. We have our next VEX Robotics Tournament on Saturday, December 2 in Thief River Falls! 

The picture below was the highest scoring match of the day by Northway Drivers and Iron Chargers in the Qualification Matches! I just had to take a picture, the teams were so happy they broke the 100 point mark! The closest they got to last competition was 91 points I believe. 

 

To stay updated on all the happenings of our two VEX Robotics Minnesota high school teams, please "Like" our Facebook page, Central Minnesota Robotics. 

VEX Worlds Championship in Louisville, Kentucky in April 2017!

That son of ours has done it again. He has a VEX Robotics Worlds Championship invite, this makes two years in a row! He won the Middle School Minnesota State Competition, the Skills Award and the Excellence Award. Team Not the S.A.M.E. will be going to the Worlds VEX Championship in Louisville, Kentucky in April 2017. We are looking for sponsors to help him pay for the team registration fee. Any takers? This is a great feat for a 12 year old in 6th grade!

Take a look at our new Facebook page for Central Minnesota Robotics and see how our teams, the Northway Drivers (High School) and Not the S.A.M.E. (Middle School) did this season with the 2016-2017 Starstruck robot challenge. 

We have set up a Go Fund Me page for our Middle School team to help raise money for the registration fee to Worlds and travel expenses. Please share the link if you can to spread the word! We have an upcoming fundraiser on Wednesday, March 1 at the Pizza Ranch in Waite Park for the organization. Central Minnesota Robotics will receive 25% of the proceeds just by mentioning you are there to support our organization! We will also receive any tips given that night! You can support us even with a take-out or delivery order as well.

Waite Park Pizza Ranch

 110 2nd Street South #119
Waite Park, MN, 56387
320-203-8646