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“Snow Day Showdown VIII” Sunday Qualifier Hosted by Team 3944 (Team Mercury) Our annual FTC Qualifier event, Snowday Showdown, is being held on February 1st 2015. There are already 36 teams registered for this event. This event is free and open to the public. Team 1089 will also be holding a college fair with representatives […]
RECYCLE RUSH is a recycling-themed game played by two Alliances of three robots each. Robots score points by stacking totes on scoring platforms, capping those stacks with recycling containers,and properly disposing of pool noodles,representing litter. In keeping with the recycling theme of the game,all game pieces used are reusable or recyclable by teams in their […]
Team Mercury competed at the Duel on the Delaware off-season event and took home the winning trophy partnering up with Team 1640 Sabotage, and Team 316 Lunatecs. 1089 also won the engineering innovation award. This marks the second consecutive win at this event for Team Mercury.
2014 Build Season Aerial Assist is a great way to learn to work with other teams in getting a 25″ exercise ball from one end of our field to the other and place into a goal. Our robot design includes a catapult-hook system using gears and chains to propel this ball across the field. This device on our […]
March 29 – 30, 2014: MAR FIRST District Event Bridgewater-Raritan High School 600 Garretson Road Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Webcast: http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/events/2013_frcwebcasts.php#webcasts * 45 Teams are Registered for this event. Note: All FIRST Robotics Competition regionals and tournaments are free and open to the public. Additional community events are listed as a service to the FIRST community […]