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FIRST Robotics Canadian final: Day three! Competition day.

by Adelaide Z  |  April 2, 2011

The day started off with the conclusion of the qualification rounds before lunch and the main event which began at 1:00. As the previous day, the team decided that with the difficulties we had with our arm (although functional and still capable of scoring at the highest level) and with the lack... read more

FIRST Robotics Canadian final: Day one - Qualifications

by Adelaide Z  |  March 31, 2011 FIRST Robotics Canadian final: Day one - Qualifications

 Day one is done and it had it's ups and downs over the 11 hours we spent at the Mississauga Hershey Center.  The status of the Henri-Bourassa robot: the arm is having difficulties due to a combination of design and programming issues.  Autonomous mode isn't going to happen. The minibot may or... read more