BFHS Robotics Team ready for intense regional
competitions
(and, Open House
coming up this Friday) |
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March 12, 2018 |
Bonners Ferry High School FIRST Robotics Team
2130 Alpha+ invites our wonderful community to
attend our annual Open House on Friday, March
16, 2018 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. We will be
showcasing our twelfth season robot, built in
just six weeks! Our workshop is located on the
east side of Boundary County Middle School.
Please follow signs at the front of the school.
This year, we will attend the Idaho Regional
competition at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise from
March 28-April 1, and the Canadian Rockies
Regional at the Genesis Centre in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada from April 4-8, 2018. In all, we
will be competing with over 70 teams from
Wyoming, California, Utah, Washington, Colorado,
Montana, Hawaii, Idaho, Mexico, Germany, Turkey,
and China. You can follow our team’s progress at
both events on
www.thebluealliance.com.
To see the poster for information on the Open
House this Friday,
click here.
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This year’s game, FIRST POWER UP! involves two
three-team alliances, with each team controlling
a robot and scoring points on an arcade-themed
field. Teams are challenged to place milk
crates, or "power cubes" on balancing platforms,
attempting to tip them to their side to gain
ownership. Alliances can also trade power cubes
for “power ups,” giving them a temporary
advantage in the game. At the end of the game,
robots can climb the tower attached to the
center balancing scale, giving them additional
points. To view the game animation, visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbdwYiCY74&t=6s.
It should be noted that these events are
more than robot driving competitions! At past
events, Alpha+ has earned awards for engineering
designs, innovation, inspired community
outreach, and business planning. We have also
received both mentor and student recognition for
outstanding individual work in the program.
Alpha+ has advanced from regional competitions
to the World Championship four times thus far.
Given our resource constraints and
remotegeographic location, we are especially
proud of our accomplishments.
For more information on our team, please visit
our Facebook page, “FIRST Team 2130” and our
website,
www.bfhsrobotics.com. If you are interested
in joining our team as a student member or as a
mentor, please contact our Lead Mentor, Edward
Katz (edward.katz@mail.bcsd101.com), for further
information.
We are immensely grateful for the support and
enthusiasm our community has shown toward our
team. Team 2130 Alpha+ runs primarily on
donations from generous businesses,
organizations and community members. If you are
interested in making a donation, checks may be
made payable to Bonners Ferry High School
Robotics and mailed to Bonners Ferry High
School, 6485 Tamarack Lane, Bonners Ferry, ID
83805.
We hope to see you at our Open House! |
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