I know that we have several teachers involved in these programs.... unfortunately, this is focused only Silicon Valley. [don't ask me to define the boundaries...
Bob Hoskins asked me to announce that Turlock High School (Turlock, CA) is hosting an official VRC Elevation competition on Dec. 6 (Saturday). Details are at...
We are transitioning the FTC to its own domain and yahoogroup. The goal is to have norcalvex focused on Vex robotics. There are fun and exciting competitions...
Jill, Sorry for the late reply -- I was on vacation. Here are a few video links we've collected -- unfortunately, there aren't nearly as many good ones as for...
I met today with a company looking to fund FTC teams (Yeah!) and was asked to point them to a few great videos that demonstrate what FTC and FIRST is all...
Any similar interest in the San Rafael area? I run an all-girls group in San Anselmo (we just started competing next year). We would be happy to work with...
There is a new robotics interest group for girls (with funding from/with the Girl Scouts) starting in Livermore. This would be for middle to high school aged...
Hi Jill, I participated in FVC and FLL and I am interested in joining this group. I have some film making background so I think I might make myself useful in...
We would like to see a Northern California youth robotics web broadcast channel and have been looking at mogulus. [www.mogulus.com] We would like to compile...
Jill, We would like to participate in the Maker Faire demo. Here's the list of participants: FTC #548 students: Allen Xiao Danny Yeap Kevin Yeap Jaemin Seo ...
Interested in attending Maker Faire on May 3-4 ? We would like to invite a couple of teams on Saturday and Sunday to provide robot demos. In exchange for a...
All, We are holding a small scrimmage, mostly to give the 4 teams headed to the World Festival a final chance to practice before they head to Atlanta. We...
FIRST has started announcing details about next season's FTC robot equipment. Team registration including kit pricing will be available starting in May and...
We have these upcoming fun events for FTC teams - contact me if you are interested in participating. Saturday, March 15 day ~9am-4pm Demo Silicon Valley FIRST...
snippets of contest details: Submit an email description to the VEXplorer Contest Email Link that includes a short description of your vision for configuring a...
From Elise: Hello all! I'm working on getting together the approximately 100 volunteers we need to put on the FIRST Robotics Competition for high school kids...
Hi Jill, Has any decision been made regarding a post-season Vex event? We're starting to put events on the calendar for the next 2 months and are trying to...
My team is in......depending on our school's ever-changing calendar.......and the location.......and the cost ..... ya know, definitely "in"! J Tammy Swanson ...
We're available April 12, and probably April 5 (still waiting to confirm another event). We would be interested in Quad Quandary, but not Bridge Battle, as we...
It looks like our team can make any of the dates, but the first three would be preferable to April 12. However, our robot is only designed for Quad Quandary. ...
i think this would be fun. also gives our robots another chance to perform. ;) or even to encourage new members to join... either game would work! thanks! g...
We have several fun opportunities for teams to share their experiences about FIRST Tech Challenge to others. Hopefully each of you see the benefit of FIRST...
congratulations metal gear on making finals! yea - looking back at the pictures - i remember our match. that was when we were pinned together - and still won....
Garrick, We finally had a chance to check out your flickr photos -- there are some great ones there! Thanks for sharing. Yolande Team 438 (we were your...
All, our apologies for the XBox spam that was posted to the group yesterday. The spammer has been removed as a member. The norcalvex policies had been that...
Gaming industry has been witnessing an explosion with a phenomenal growth. The growth has stirred up a price war among gaming console manufacturers. Now, you...
Are any of the FTC teams willing/available to come to the Northern California FLL Championship on Sat. Jan 12th to do a short demo of their machine? The...