Posts Tagged ‘2013’
Truck Town’s Thundering Lego Camp
Feel the Thunder and join the Truck Town Thunder Robotics team for an innovative week long day camp for kids 8—14. Teachers, Engineers, and students from Truck Town Thunder will guide kids through learning about robotics and engineering. Students will learn about design and programming in a competitive environment. Participants in the FIRST Lego League will get an…
Read MoreMichigan Science Fair Competition
Michigan Science Center, June 1-2, 2013 – Truck Town Thunder participated in the first annual Michigan Science Fair Competition. This was a great event and the whole team has a chance to make someone’s day! Go Truck! [av_slideshow size=’featured’ animation=’slide’ autoplay=’false’ interval=’5′] [av_slide id=’1140′] [av_slide id=’1141′] [av_slide id=’1142′] [/av_slideshow]
Read MoreRelay for Life
Truck Town Thunder will be participating in the 2013 Relay For Life located in Ortonville, Michigan. Truck Town Thunder will be raising funds to help the American Cancer Society. The team will be out in full force on June 16 for a 24 hour relay to support cancer survivors. You can get specific information about…
Read MoreT3 Travels To Missouri For World Championships
Truck Town Thunder qualified and successfully competed at the World Championships in St. Louis, MO from April 24th to the 28th. Random selection placed T3 in the Newton Division, the same division as the previous year. After completing the qualification matches with a record of 6-4-0 and seeding 11th out of 100 teams, Truck Town was…
Read MoreTruck Town Thunder Qualifies for the World Championships
Ortonville, Michigan, Monday, April 14, 2013 – This weekend, April 11-13, 2013, The Truck Town Thunder robotics team competed in the Michigan State Championships at the Eastern Michigan Convocation Center. The team made it to the semifinal rounds which qualified them for the World Championship Event in St. Louis, April 23-26th. This is a great…
Read More2013 Build
Truck Town Thunder documented the entire 2013 Build Season and showcases it here in our Video Playlist.
Read More2013 MSC Live Steam
Truck Town Thunder Travels Across the State to Compete in West Michigan
Ortonville, Michigan, Monday, March 26, 2013 –Truck Town Thunder traveled to Grand Valley State University this weekend to compete in the West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition. Competitively, the team finished in 11th place after qualification rounds and made it to the Semi-Finals in the Elimination rounds. The team is currently ranked 15th in the…
Read More2013 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
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