ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 5557 BB-R8ERS !

ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 5557 BB-R8ERS !

Hailing from Pinecrest, FL , the BB-R8ERS (say it out loud a couple of times) are joining us October 9 & 10 for our FIRST Robotics Competition weekend at ROBOTICON.  Team 5557 BB-R8ERS (“BB-8” and “Gulliver Raiders” combined) is composed of various high school...
ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 1902 Exploding Bacon!

ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 1902 Exploding Bacon!

Hailing from Orlando, 4-H Exploding Bacon Team 1902 sizzles with success.  This Central Florida Hall of Fame Robotics Team won the World Championship Chairman’s Award in 2019 in Houston. Our goal is to inspire and support our students by teaching them hands-on...
ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 4118 – Roaring Riptide!

ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 4118 – Roaring Riptide!

  Riding the tide from Gainesville, comes FIRST Robotics Competition team 4118, Roaring Riptide! Roaring Riptide was founded in 2011 with efforts to positively impact our community through STEM education. We strive to promote inclusion through our outreach...
ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 1557 – 12 Volt Bolt!

ROBOTICON 2021 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 1557 – 12 Volt Bolt!

It’s that time again – when we feature our registered teams in our ROBOTICON Team Spotlight series!  First up is first registered FIRST Robotics Competition team # 1557, 12 Volt Bolt, of Eustis, Florida.  Here’s their story, in their words. Founded...
ROBOTICON 2021 Goes Hybrid: The Adventure Continues!

ROBOTICON 2021 Goes Hybrid: The Adventure Continues!

First, we want to assure teams that ROBOTICON 2021 is not cancelled  – but we will not be holding it at the Yuengling Center as originally planned, due to the continuing uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation.  We are also not going all remote/virtual as we did...