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Inter-District Play for 2016
Sep 10, 2015 Written by FIRST StaffToday's blog comes from Miriam Somero, FRC District Manager.
A cross-functional task force, which included volunteers from all eight FRC Districts, met to evaluate the 2015 inter-district play experience and propose a plan for inter-district play for 2016.
FRC Community Sponsored Awards
Sep 08, 2015 Written by FIRST StaffToday's blog comes from Jamee Luce, FRC Team Advocate.
The FRC Community is an incredible one! With our core values of Coopertition and Gracious Professionalism, we serve as a role model for the way the world could operate. But how do you recognize the almost 3,000 teams for doing work that is often above and beyond what is expected? That would be a long Awards Ceremony!
Duck Vine
Sep 03, 2015 Written by Frank Merrick.
Duck Vine
One squeaky duck toy = a squeaky duck toy
Dozens of squeaky duck toys = the Visigoths descending on Rome
Frank
Windows 10 And Beta Testing
Sep 01, 2015 Written by FIRST StaffToday's blog comes from Kevin O'Connor, FRC Robotics Engineer.
Windows 10 and FRC 2016
Frank Answers Friday: Championship Slots
Aug 28, 2015 Written by FIRST StaffToday’s good question comes from Jon Stratis, a mentor on FRC Team 2177, The Robettes, from Mendota, Minnesota, USA:
Question:
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FRC Team Advocate Introduction
Jun 16, 2015 Written by FIRST StaffToday's blog comes from Jamee Luce, the new FRC Team Advocate.
What happens after you take the Red Pill?
It’s pretty much just like The Matrix…well, FIRST doesn’t run on the energy from humans plugged into a big generator, but you get the idea. And I haven’t been to see the Oracle yet, but I know my chance is coming. Maybe I am getting ahead of myself.
Two Championship Survey Results and Path Forward
May 15, 2015 Written by FIRST StaffAs many of you know, after we announced that FIRST would be moving to having two Championships starting in 2017, we released a survey to FIRST Robotics Competition teams on this change.
7,355 individuals responded. This represents about 10% or so of the total number of mentors and students we have in FRC. About 75% of the 7,355 provided a team number, and those respondents were from 1,501 teams, about 52% of the total number of FRC teams we had in 2015.