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Food Drive Success

As many people know, Shelton High School was hit by a devastating fire on December 30, 2008. This fire caused millions of dollars in damage and left the school closed for a week—right at the beginning of the FIRST build season.However, the fire did more than just displace the Shelton student body. The Shelton Food Bank, located at the school, was completely wiped out during the fire. The food bank helps feed over 50 needy families in the Shelton school district.To help replenish its supply, Team... Read More

Pre-season Shakedown

The Suffield Shakedown is the perfect way to start the competition spirit flowing.The pre-season competition gives teams a good idea of how competition matches will work, and gives everyone time to practice driving and operating their robots on an official field.Even with a 2 hour delay caused by robot communication issues, all teams behaved with gracious professionalism. As soon as things began working again, the matches moved quickly and the volunteers worked hard to ensure the competition would... Read More

Minor Set Back

For Robotics Team 230, the robot build season was right around the corner and seemed like it would go as planned. However, alternative plans had to be made when a fire occurred at the school on Tuesday, December 30th, causing the school to be closed to all faculty and staff. Students and staff were informed that Thursday that the school would be closed until Monday, January 12, a full week after students were scheduled to return. This left the team without a place to meet for the kickoff and critical... Read More

2009 Game - Lunacy

Ever wanted to be an astronaut? A basketball player? Well, this year's FIRST Robotics Competition, dubbed "Lunacy," is for you!Rather than carpet, the the game is played on a special, low friction, material that simulates the surface and low gravity environment on the moon.Each robot is attached to a trailer that resembles a large basket with a pole in the middle. The goal of the game is for each robot to get as many "moon rocks," the mesh balls that are this year's game piece, into the opposing... Read More

Another Successful Auction

During the build season, there is limited time to do many of the things that are necessary for the team to team function. This is why the pre-season and post-season periods are critical. Before the kickoff, Team 230 works diligently to raise funds and prepare for the upcoming season so that the short, six week build season can be dedicated to building an award-winning robot. The Dinner and Auction is one of the team\'s major fundraisers. The team contacts local businesses asking for donation to... Read More