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

St. Cloud, MN VEX Robotics Tournament 11/5/2016 (Team Registration Is Open & Volunteer Opportunities Available)

We need many more volunteers for this event! We are hosting our VEX Robotics Tournament on Saturday, November 5th in St. Cloud, MN at Cathedral High School. Team registration is also still open as well. Teams are limited to 32, so hurry to get your team(s) registered. This is both for High School and Middle School teams.

 http://bit.ly/2ebvAYW

 

If interested in signing up to become a volunteer for this event, click on the website link below and follow the directions. 

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com:  
http://signup.com/go/SFkzdu

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

We provide a t-shirt to each volunteer to wear that day and we provide food, snacks and drinks for volunteers to enjoy.

Competition is being hosted by Central Minnesota Robotics, Andy Zieglmeier and Jeremy Reisinger.

Click here to register your VEX Robotics team or to Volunteer for the event. 

We are also looking for sponsors and donations from local businesses. Message me at 
122reneez at gmail dot com if interested.

 

The Robotics Competition is Free to the public. 

Got Crayons?

These robot crayons are turning out mighty freaking cute I must say! I wish I realized soaking the crayons in water first help the wrappers come off more easily! I broke a few nails and have crayon wax embedded under my fingernails still from peeling the paper last night.

I still am in need of a lot more crayons for this project. If you have any old/broken crayons I can use, I'll trade ya two cute robot crayons for your stash! I want to make as many of these as I can for Morgan's VEX Robotic Championship in April to give away as "flair."  

I baked at 300 Degrees in a Convection Oven for about 15 minutes. Let cool for about 45 minutes to an hour (depending on how full you fill the molds) to try to push them out.

The cool 12 Cups Silicone Robot Baking Mold can be found on Amazon here. 

If you are interested in donating to help fund my 11 year old son's team in going to the Middle School VEX Robotics World's Championship in Kentucky, you can click here. This is a wonderful STEM related program that I encourage you to learn more about. More information can be found at here.

 

VEX Robotics Middle School Team advances to the World Championship!

First year VEX Robotics Middle School Team S.A.M.E. had just a stellar 2015-2016 robotics season thus far. They did not disappoint for the Minnesota State Competition at the River's Edge Convention Center on January 29-30 either! The team ranked 10th place out of 70 teams after the two days of Qualification Matches. They were chosen as an alliance team and made it to the Semi-Finals. They were up against some really tough High School teams but held their own as much as they could.

We remained hopeful in winning an award for which had included an invite to the Worlds Championship in Kentucky and low and behold Team S.A.M.E. indeed won the Middle School Excellence Award, which qualifies them for VEX Worlds Championship in Louisville in April 2016. 

Team S.A.M.E. is trying to raise funds to help the deter the costs of the competition registration fee, car rental and hotel stay during the 4 day competition. 

Please visit the GoFundMe Team Page for more information. 

On the GoFundMe page are all of the Tournament Stats for the team and their awards earned. There is also the video announcing who the Excellence Award (Middle School Division) recipients are! I love my son Morgan's reaction! 

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 If any local businesses or other wish to sponsor this awesome Middle School team consisting of one boy and two girls, please send me an email for more information- Nayzee122 at Gmail dot Com

Thank you Bob Leighton for the Team T-Shirts!

Double click the "Excellence Award" description above to enlarge the type.