For want of more unbag time
The team has been working hard to use the unbagged time before our second competition at Oxen Hill. Tonight we plan to finish some pneumatic tube runs, continue wiring sensors, […]
Much to do before first competition at Haymarket
As part of the FIRST Chesapeake District, Team 116 will attend the District events at Haymarket (Mar 1-3) and Oxen Hill (Mar 22-24.) We have a lot to do before […]
We bagged a robot!
Congrats on finishing build season!!!!! There is a lot of hard work now sitting in a bag. The meeting schedule is as follows: Thursday the 21st 7-10 Saturday the 23rd […]
pdr presentations, more progress
Every group has presented their Preliminary Design Review! They all have an idea about their respective design and a plan to move forward. Next week will see Critical Design Review […]
pdr and more snow
The team has been effected by late starts and early school closings in the week of Jan 13. We have been meeting at Nova Labs when possible but it’s not […]
snow day
Try again nature – we’re meeting at Nova Labs — 6p tonight Jan 14 — and there’s nothing you can do to stop us from building this year’s robot! P.S. […]
BRAINSTORMING AND SNOW
Firstly, there is the possibility of snow over the weekend. Look for an email from Kelsey about meeting update before you leave on Saturday. The team spent the week in […]
Kickoff 2019
About 30 students, parents, and mentors came to the high school to watch the kickoff presentation on Saturday! We had a great potluck spread for breakfast and enthusiasm for the […]
Build Season Update
As of now we are writing the Chairman’s essay, and we are also finalizing critical design reviews. Over the past few weeks, we have brainstormed […]
2016 Kickoff Weekend
Last weekend, FIRST released the details of this year’s FIRST Robotics Challenge: Stronghold. To celebrate the new build season, Team 116 held a Kickoff party at Herndon High School on […]