Important Team Update

Tuesday, March 23 2010 @ 09:32 PM EDT

Contributed by: pawilliamson

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MICHIGAN FRC TEAMS ATTENDING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:

State Championship participating in Backpacks for Kids Program

Monday, March 22 2010 @ 05:29 PM EDT

Contributed by: Admin

FIRST is Michigan is pleased to announce that the State Championship will be participating in the "Backpacks for Kids" food drive program run by Food Gatherers of Washtenaw county. We hope to gather the most number of backpacks Foodgatherers has ever collected.

A description of the program follows.

The Need:

School Administrators noticed that elementary ages children had a hard time learning on Mondays. They discovered this is because they were hungry from having little or no food all weekend long.

The Fix:

The fix is called "Backpacks for Kids." The concept is brilliant and really simple:

Every Friday, the students get backpacks (sized appropriately for elementary aged children) filled with food. Throughout the weekend, the students eat the food and on Monday the backpack is returned to school. The school replenishes the food in the backpack and on Friday the student picks it up again to take home. This cycle is repeated throughout the school year.

We are asking that every team bring at least one backpack filled with the food from the approved list below. With 64 teams, this should mean 64 backpacks. I am hoping many of you will bring more. You might check the dollar stores for the small backpacks.

Here is a list of acceptable foods (no glass containers of any kind please):

pop top canned fruit

juice boxes
variety packs of cereal
boxes of individually wrapped oatmeal
granola bars
peanut butter in plastic containers
non refrigerated pudding cups
pop top cans of soup, ravioli, spaghetti
boxes of macaroni and cheese

I hope to have a heap of backpacks so large they need heavy machinery to move them out!!!

FIRST in Michigan Web Cast - Code Red Robotics

Monday, March 01 2010 @ 11:19 AM EST

Contributed by: Admin

Code Red Robotics will be video streaming all of the 2010 FIRST in Michigan Events.

Check out their web site to watch the events live.

http://www.coderedrobotics.com

2010 Michigan Rules - Update #3

Friday, February 26 2010 @ 01:09 PM EST

Contributed by: Admin

An update has been published to the Michigan FRC Rules Supplement - Update #3.
Critical updates include the Qualification criteria for the State Championship and the Championship.
Critical changes have also been made to the Robot Access Period.
All changes are highlighted in yellow.

2010 Michigan Rules - Update #2

Thursday, February 18 2010 @ 10:52 PM EST

Contributed by: pawilliamson

Please note that an error has been correct regarding the Robot Access Period. The total number of allowable hours is 6, not 8.

Please reference sections 2.1 and 3.2 of the Supplemental Rules - Update #2, for further details.

The Michigan Engineering Zone

Wednesday, February 17 2010 @ 08:21 AM EST

Contributed by: pawilliamson

See the press release for the Michigan Engineering Zone, where Detroit Public Schools FIRST Robotics teams are working with local mentors.

2010 Michigan Rules - Update #1

Saturday, January 30 2010 @ 03:32 PM EST

Contributed by: pawilliamson

Please note that an update has been posted to the Michigan Rules Supplement.

Update #1 may be accessed through this link.

The update is downloadable in pdf format.

The modifications include:

- Clarification on the Chairman's Award submission for Michigan teams.

- Correction to the Volunteer Coordinator contacts for Troy and West Michigan.

LabVIEW Training Seminar

Monday, January 11 2010 @ 05:30 PM EST

Contributed by: Admin

Greetings from West Michigan,

On January 23rd we will hold a seminar on LabVIEW.

This will be presented by a representative from Nation Instruments.

The seminar will be held at;

Grand Valley State University

Keller Engineering Lab Building room 124

301 W. Fulton St.,

Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6495

Free parking available in the Mt. Vernon lot, See attached map

Doors will open at 12:30pm with presentation from 1:00-5:00 pm.

A representative from National Instruments will be on hand help teams with any questions about LabVIEW. Please bring your laptops with you with LabVIEW loaded. This will be an interactive programming session. If you have you program started and run into any issues, he will help you work thru them.

Seating is limited to 70 so please email to Ken.platteschorre@haworth.com with the following;

What is your team number?
How many people from your team will attend?

Thank You

Ken Platteschorre

West Michigan FIRST

www.westmichiganfirst.com

2010 MI Team Roster Form

Friday, January 08 2010 @ 05:39 AM EST

Contributed by: pawilliamson

The 2010 Michigan Team Roster Form is now available here for download.

2010 Season Kickoff - Saturday, January 9

Tuesday, January 05 2010 @ 10:11 PM EST

Contributed by: pawilliamson

This press release may be downloaded.