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Important Dates for January 2010
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Below are all the important dates for AIR in January 2010. The calendar of events may change. Please check the calendar page regularly.
FIRST Lego League
- January 9, 2010 – RI FLL State Championship
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
FIRST Tech Challenge
- January 2, 2010 – All Day Meeting
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Building 2 - Build Meetings
Sundays: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Mondays: 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Building 2 - January 15, 2010 – Delaware Travel Decision Deadline
Contact Mike DeSousa or Rick Blight - January 27, 2010 – Delaware Pack Up
6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Building 2 - January 29 – 31, 2010 – Delaware State FTC Championship
FIRST Robotics Competition
- January 9th, 2010 – FRC Season Kickoff
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Building 80 UCTOC
No food will be provided. Please bring your own snacks/bag lunch (refrigerator and microwave available). - Build Meetings
Monday through Thursday: 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Saturdays: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sundays: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM - January 22, 2010 – BAE Regional Travel Decision Deadline
Contact Sue Violet
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FIRST Tech Challenge Team 121, Rhode Rage, will make the trip down to Delaware for the event scheduled on January 30, 2010. This is the third year Rhode Rage has traveled to an out-of-state event and the second year we have left the tri-state area. Last year, Rhode Rage traveled to the New Jersey FTC Championship and won. This year we were unable to register due to the influx of New Jersey teams.
Rhode Rage plans on attending three state championships this year: Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Since the Rhode Island championship of 2008, the team has won their last three state championships, each time being the first seed or the first pick. The team is on track to continue its success with robot design innovations not yet seen on robots this year.
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Aquidneck Island Robotics FRC Team “AIR Strike” will be competing tomorrow (October 31st, 2009) at the River Rage Offseason Competition in Manchester, New Hampshire. Team 126 Gael Force has been kind enough to let us use their robot to compete. The competition will run from 7:30 AM to approximately 4 PM, with approximately 26 teams competing. Some special rules will be observed in addition to all of the rules from the FIRST Lunacy game, details of these rules can be found on the River Rage website here. There will be a car leaving from the Tiverton park and ride around 5:45AM, and one leaving from somewhere on the island, contact Rob for more information. The event is being held at Manchester Memorial High School (1 Crusader Way/Manchester, NH 03103), directions to the school can be obtained from google maps by clicking this link.
See you there!
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This Saturday, July 18th, AIR will be featured at the Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Country Fair from 12 pm to 5 pm. We will be demonstrating various robots and giving kids the chance to drive them. We will be promoting our upcoming golf tournament fundraiser. We will also be recruiting new members and collecting donations. Our club will definitely stand out in this predominately agricultural fair. Look for the tent with all the robots and the loud music! Click here for the fair schedule.
Directions:
From North: Take 195 East to (Fall River, MA) exit 8 to 24 South. Follow 24 South through Tiverton, RI over Sakonnet River Bridge into Portsmouth. Take “Turnpike Ave/Newport Beaches” exit (approx 5-7 miles from bridge), bear right at next light (now rte 138) follow 138 through next three lights. Take next left, Glen Road, after Sunoco gas station (on right). Follow signs to fairgrounds.
From South: Take Rte 138 over Jamestown and Newport Bridges follow signs for Middletown/Portsmouth Rte138. Take left at light at Hi-Li intersection. Follow to second light and take left (Rte 114). Bear right at next light, Rte 138 and follow approx 5-7 miles, through 9 lights. Take next right after last light and follow signs to fairgrounds.
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Photo by Joe Menassa
After 7 long months of the FTC game Face Off, it all came to an end on April 16-17 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. FTC Team 121, Rhode Rage, competed as one of the 100 teams at the FTC World Championship. The team went 5-1 in qualifying to seed 5th. Through discussion and performance on the the field, we were picked by team 2945, Power Surge (the same team we won the New Jersey FTC Championship with). Team 110, The Foxes, rounded out our alliance. We cruised through the division semifinals, but technical problems on Power Surge and The Foxes caused us to lose two straight matches in the division finals. Our team finished third in the world and got medals and trophies for the first time in Atlanta. Pictures will be posted soon!
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This was announced during opening ceremonies on Friday at the Championship. Good time to be a 4-H FIRST team! The video below is available in high quality. Just hit the ‘HQ’ button.
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Photo Courtesy of Joe Menassa
On March 7, Rhode Rage competed against 34 other Rhode Island FTC teams at the 3rd annual Rhode Island FTC Championship. The team had visibly the most support of any team there. We had 7 student members and about 20 additional mentors, family members, and sponsors. Our cheering was loud, with good reason.
The team went undefeated in qualifying rounds to secure first seed. In alliance selection, we picked team 154 from Burriville High School and team 657 from Hanley Vocational in Providence. Our alliance swept both the semifinals and finals to go undefeated and become event champions! This is the second year in a row that we have won with 154, and they have won the RI event every year. Team 657 was a team that Mike DeSousa, our lead technical mentor, was helping thoughout the last few weeks. All teams involved worked hard and deserved the win.
Rhode Rage was also awarded the Inspire Award. From usfirst.org:
This formally judged award is given to the team that truly embodied the “challenge” of the FTC program. The team that receives this award is chosen by the judges as having best represented a “role model” FIRST Tech Challenge Team. They are a top contender for all other judging categories and are a strong competitor on the field. The Inspire Award Winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with gracious professionalism both on and off the playing field. This team understands how to communicate their experiences and knowledge to other teams, sponsors, and the judges.
The judges cited our creation of Aquidneck Island Robotics, our commanding performance on and off the field, and our technical accomplishments. This award would not have been possible without the support from our members, mentors, and sponsor, BBN Technologies.
Next up is the World Championship in Atlanta!
Read our article in the Providence Journal
Pictures by Joe Menassa
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This Saturday March 7, 2009, will be the Third Annual RI FTC Championship. 40 teams from throughout RI will battle it out in Face Off. Everyone is encouraged to attend and cheer on RHODE RAGE!
The competition is from 9AM to 5PM. Information on member carpooling will be released soon.
Directions
Access Road Campus
RI FTC Championship
Access Road Campus
100 – 110 Access Road, Warwick, RI
From Post Road, north or south:
Follow RT 95 North or South to Exit 13- Take the Green State airport exit.
Once you take the exit, take the 1st exit of the road you are on, Jefferson Boulevard. At the bottom of the exit take a left onto Jefferson Boulevard.
Follow straight thru the intersection with the Honey Dew Donuts.
Follow past the flashing light to the light at the D’Angelo’s Sub shop.
Take a left onto Service Avenue.
Take the first left onto Plan Way (don’t go over the bridge). UPS will be on your left. Opposite the UPS facility will be a street on the right marked Access Road. Take this right and you will come to the NEIT Access Road Campus.
Follow Access Road around to the right and you will face the new Automotive Building.
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We just finished competing in the 2009 NJ FTC Championship and won! Team 2945, Power Surge, seeded first and picked us and team 248.
We went 3-1 in qualifying and seeded 5th in our division of 20. We went undefeated the entire afternoon, winning our division and the competition.
We would not be able to compete and be successful without the generous sponsorship of BBN Technologies.
2.9.2009 UPDATE: Pictures have been added here: http://www.air4h.org/pictures/09-nj-champ/
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Members and Parents/Guardians:
We will be attending the New Jersey FTC Championship February 6-8. Below is important information.
Team Schedule
Friday February 6, 2009
9:00 AM Meet up at Walmart Plaza (near the 99 Restaurant) to load the rental car
9:15 AM Depart for NJ
12:00 PM Lunch break in CT
3:00 PM Arrive in NJ and check into hotel
Saturday February 7, 2009
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Compete in the NJ FTC Championship
8:00 PM Team dinner to celebrate our hard work this season so far
9:00 PM Team activity at Bowling Alley
Sunday February 8, 2009
10:00 AM Check out of hotel and depart for RI
1:00 PM Lunch break in CT
4:00 PM Arrive in RI (students will call for pickup when we get close)
Activity Locations:
Hotel
Trenton Marriott at Lafayette Yard
1 West Lafayette Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: (609) 421‐4000
FTC Championship Venue
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Rd
Ewing, NJ 08618
Phone: (609) 771‐1855
Bowling Alley
Brunswick Zone XL Feasterville
100 E Street Rd.
Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053‐7604
Phone: (215) 322‐7755
Contact Phone Numbers:
Rick Blight: (401) 575‐6376
Mike DeSousa: (401) 864‐0816
