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2013 West Michigan FIRST District Competition
Grand Valley State University, March 21-22, 2013 – Truck Town Thunder continued the 2013 competition season at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. The team was able to bring home a Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award and the Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award. The team was also able to competitively make the Semi-Finals with this year’s robot.…
Read More2013 Kettering FIRST District Competition
FIRST Team 68, Truck Town Thunder competes at the Kettering District. The 2013 game was Ultimate Ascent. Robots shot Frisbees in goals to earn 1,2, or 3 points. Our team ended up semi-finalists and won 2 awards at this competition. We won the Industrial Safety Award and the coveted Chairman’s Award. Semis 2 Match 2 Video
Read MoreTruck Town Thunder Honored at the Kettering FIRST Robotics District Competition
Ortonville, Michigan, Monday, March 4, 2013 – On Saturday, March 2,2013, the Truck Town Thunder Robotics, FIRST Robotics Team 68, exhibited tremendous professionalism at the Kettering FIRST Robotics District Competition. The team was able to make it to the Semi-Finals with FRC Teams 302, The Dragons from Lake Orion High School and FRC Team 3421, Tachyon…
Read More2013 Harvey Swanson Elementary Festival of Science
Harvey Swanson Elementary Festival of Science, February 22, 2013 – Truck Town Thunder got the opportunity to inspire elementary school students in robotics and engineering at the 2013 Festival of Science. T3 instructed sessions on building and programming robots and Knex Innovation.
Read MoreParent’s Night Out Fundraiser
Every February, we have a parents night out, where the parents can drop off their kids and can swim, play dodge ball, play volleyball, watch movies, and just outright have fun! The whole available team volunteers, but this occurs during a build night, so only the most crucial builders are left in the shop to…
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TEAM STRUCTURE Team Structure Sub Team Choices Breakdown TECHNICAL Robot Code Dashboard Code MANAGERIAL Business Plan Press PacketÂ
Read MoreThe Brandon Middle School Robotics Team Receive Top Honors
Ortonville, Michigan, January 14, 2013 – On Saturday, January 12, the Brandon Middle School Robotics Teams, VEX Team 6868a and 6868b, brought home top honors at the Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association Middle School County Championship. Brandon Middle School received the Beautiful Bot Award and the Gracious Professionalism Award. The team was also awarded the…
Read MoreTRUCK TOWN THUNDER COMES OUT ON TOP AT THE 2012 KETTERING KICKOFF
Ortonville, Michigan, September 25, 2012 – Truck Town Thunder Robotics, FIRST Team 68, competed in the Kettering Kickoff Competition this weekend at the Kettering University Recreation Center in Flint, MI. Together with FIRST Team 2337, The Enginerds from Grand Blanc High School, and FIRST Team 910, The Foley Freeze from Madison Heights, Truck Town Thunder…
Read MoreTruck Town Thunder 2013 Challenge Announced
Ortonville, Michigan, January 7, 2013 – On Saturday, January 5, the Truck Town Thunder Robotics, FIRST Team 68, community converged on the Brandon I-TEC Center to hear the international announcement of the 2013 game, ULTIMATE ASCENT via live NASA-TV broadcast and webcast. ULTIMATE ASCENT is played between two Alliances of three teams each. Each Alliance competes by…
Read More2013 FRC Workshop
Kettering University FRC Workshop (Hosted but FRC Team 2337), January 6, 2013 – Truck Town Thunder had the opportunity to mentor many rookie teams the day after kickoff. The workshop covered sessions on Strategy Dictates Design, Team Management, and every team was able to leave with an assembled and running KOP Chassis. This is an excellent opportunity for…
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