Aug 22, 2018
Would we lie? That’s really their name! The Tie Dye Gummy Divas (#30648) are a community FIRST LEGO League team from Valrico, Florida. All four members are fifth-graders at Alafia Elementary School who are returning for their second season. Their motto is...
Aug 22, 2018
Surfing in from Gainesville, Florida, here’s FIRST Robotics Competition team #4118, Roaring Riptide! Founded in 2012, the team operates out of P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida “Roaring Riptide’s work doesn’t start and...
Aug 17, 2018
The Foundation for Community Driven Innovation (FCDI) was founded by a group of FIRST mentors to provide not-for-profit cross program support of Tampa Bay area FIRST programs and general project based learning and skills development for all ages. Over the last three...
Aug 14, 2018
We’re happy to welcome Lockheed Martin back as a ROBOTICON program partner for the second year in a row. Lockheed Martin has an important presence right here in Tampa Bay, in Oldsmar where around 500 employees work at this Mission Systems and Training division,...
Aug 9, 2018
Since our first event at the University of Tampa in 2013, Hillsborough County, through the Economic Development Department, has been a strong supporter of ROBOTICON, seeing in the amazing youth who participate in the event, the skilled future we need. Department...
Aug 7, 2018
Another new event partner we’re happy to welcome to ROBOTICON Tampa Bay this year is Sourcetoad. Sourcetoad is a technology consulting and innovation company. They specialize in delivering web and mobile applications, desktop software, and smart TV interfaces to...