My Blog » Competition http://www.techforthemasses.net Just another WordPress site Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:36:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pace University FIRST Robotics Tech Challenge http://www.techforthemasses.net/2010/02/22/pace-university-first-robotics-tech-challenge/ http://www.techforthemasses.net/2010/02/22/pace-university-first-robotics-tech-challenge/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:14:17 +0000 James Wright TftM http://www.techforthemasses.net/2010/02/pace-university-first-robotics-tech-challenge/ image This past weekend (February 21st, 2010) I had the opportunity as a Pace Alumni to check out the FIRST Robotics Challenge held on the Pleasantville campus.  Several high school teams from the North east competed in a “Hotshot” competition. 

The Hotshot competition basically consisted robots designed to release balls, harvest them, then “shoot” them through a netted goal.  

Teams:

The teams were (from the Pace site):

 

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Hotshot Challenge Video

Tech for the Masses Videos

 

 

Photos of the Robotic Challenge

Furthermore, I took a few photos if anyone would like to check them out:

 

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Final Results:

The results are posted on Pace’s official site and should be up within a couple days.  Click on photo below for results.

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Get Involved: More Information

Head on over to these sites for more information and resources about FIRT, Robotics, and Pace University.

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