posted May 30, 2013, 5:28 PM by john solder
Any Staples student interested in participating in Wrecker Robotics next year is encouraged to attend our Open House on Friday May 31. Wrecker Robotics HQ is located at 13 Eno Lane Westport CT. Open house is from 4-6pm. Come and see our robotics laboratory and robot. |
posted Mar 30, 2013, 11:31 AM by john solder
Teen Maker Space Special: Demonstration from the Staples Robotics TeamSaturday June 22 2013 2-3pm
http://www.westportlibrary.org/events/teen-maker-space-special-demonstration-staples-robotics-team See a demonstration from the Wreckers Robotics team and hear them speak about the process of building a robot.
The Wrecker Robotics team from Westport’s Staples High School took top
honors in the Connecticut FIRST Tech Challenge. The team also won the
Inspire Award, the highest in the competition, as well as the Rockwell
Collins Innovate Award. It now moves on to the world championships in
St. Louis in April. Pictured (l-r) are Will Moeller, 16, Troy Fantini
17, co-captain, Alec Solder, 16, co-captain, Ian Blanchard, 15, Max
Liben, 16, and Eric Pan, 16. All are juniors except Ian who is a
sophomore.The Wrecker Robotics team won the world championship in 2011 |
posted Feb 17, 2013, 5:47 PM by john solder
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On Feb 16 Wrecker Robotics won the CT State Championship and earned the right to compete in St. Louis in the FIRST World Championship. The team's goal is to be the first team to win multiple World titles! Go Wreckers! |
posted Feb 3, 2013, 8:57 AM by john solder
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On January 27 Wrecker Robotics competed in the NY Hudson Valley regional state championship event at Pace University in Westchester NY.
This was our second event of the weekend and we came into the event well prepared for a big day. The event was very well attended. 36 teams from NY attended and competition was very good. Only two teams from outside NY participated: Wrecker Robotics and a team from Rhode Island.
The Wreckers won their first 2 of 5 events and were riding high. Technical difficulties arose and we dropped the next two events. Even with not finishing in the top 4 teams and making the final round, we were able to get selected by the second place alliance team and participated in the finals as a selected alliance partner.
While we did not win this event nor qualify for the World Championship, the team continued to learn and finished the weekend on a high note with big plans for improving their robot. |
posted Feb 3, 2013, 8:49 AM by john solder
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Wrecker Robotics won their very first Inspire Award on January 26 at the North Andover MA state qualifier event. This award was completely unexpected for the team. We worked really hard all season on our log book and Will Moeller put together a great video submission for the event. Apparently the judges felt the combination of the team's synergy, robot, log book, service... All made for team 577 to be the winners of the highest award of the day!
In addition to the Inspire Award, we finished the day part of the winning alliance and won the right to compete in the MA state championship in March! |
posted Jan 22, 2012, 9:09 AM by john solder
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Wrecker Robotics participated in the showcase of a new National Strategic alliance between FIRST and the Yale Science & Engineering Association (YSEA). http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111205006103/en/%C2%AE-Yale-Alumni-Group-Announce-Strategic-Alliance
Being a CT team, Wrecker Robotics is proud to be able to participate in local FIRST events and help to form strong ties to the Yale Engineering school.
See "Team News" for more pictures |
posted May 1, 2011, 7:21 PM by john solder
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On April 30 2011 Wrecker Robotics won the FIRST 2011 World Championship in the FTC division with their robot: ARMageddon! This was the first time a team from Connecticut won the first place prize! It was truly a Day Of Wreckoning! |
posted Apr 1, 2011, 9:25 PM by john solder
WreckerRobotics was just featured in a story by the Westport News. Check it out: |
posted Nov 18, 2009, 7:16 PM by john solder
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Wreckers are going to the FTC World Championship in St. Louis April 27 2011 |
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