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State Fair Showcase is Next Stop for MN FIRST TeamsJuly 25, 2010 By Ken S. and MN Regional Staff The 2010 Minnesota State Fair is your next chance to see local FIRST Robotics teams in action. Look for FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition teams in Carousel Park during STEM Day, Thursday, August 26. Daily competitions for FRC teams will be held in the Education Building throughout the entire run of the fair, and there will be tournaments featuring FTC teams too. A Video Blogger's View of the Minnesota 10,000 Lakes RegionalJuly 15, 2010 By MN Regional Staff Join University of Minnesota student Beth Gibbs for her video report of the 10,000 Lakes Regional, featuring Team 2177-The Robettes. Woodbury’s Fighting Calculators, East Ridge Robotics Ominous Raptors, Make Shared Spaces WorkJuly 15, 2010 By MN Regional Staff What’s it like to share robot build and construction space? During the 2010 season, the Math & Science Academy’s Fighting Calculators and the East Ridge Robotics Ominous Raptors found out that combining their FIRST teams’ strengths overcame many early obstacles. Click here to read the March 31 story; read the follow-up story from April 7 here. Both stories appeared in the Woodbury Bulletin. Join Go FIRST! at the University of MinnesotaJuly 15, 2010 By MN Regional Staff Attention FIRST alumni who are now incoming University of Minnesota students: You’ll want to check out Go FIRST, a College of Science and Engineering group composed of students who participated in the FIRST Robotics Competitions while in high school. The members both mentor area high school students in the competition and help assist the program on campus through activities and participation at the dual Minnesota Regionals. Click here to read the story as it appeared in the online edition of the Minnesota Daily. Get a Jump on the FRC season via the FIRST Tech Challenge!May 26, 2010 By MN Regional Staff Looking for a way to jump-start your FRC Team this season? The FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics program is growing in Minnesota, and there are tremendous benefits to add it to an existing FIRSTRobotics program. FTC offers a small group, competitive robotics experience, using a mid-sized robot (18” x 18"). These robots are modular, providing hands-on building without hours of instructional time needed. FTC robots can be programmed in either robot C or Labview, which neatly dovetails programming required for FRC robots. Participation in FTC is a terrific “warm up” to the FRC build season or can be developed as a Junior Varsity or Junior High School program. Participation and entry fees are reasonable; the winners of the State Championship tournament are invited to the World Championships. FTC announces the game challenge in early September; tournaments begin in December. There’s no shipping deadline – teams bring their robots with them to the competition. Contact Joe Passofaro, MNFTC at prodigy dot net, for more information about starting or renewing an FTC team. More details are available at the US FIRST website here. 2010 Season Team ForumMay 11, 2010 By MN Regional Staff Attention Minnesota FIRST Team! A Team Forum will be held Monday, May 17, at 6:00pm at 231 Smith Hall on the east bank campus of the U of MN. This meeting is an opportunity for team leaders and mentors to provide feedback on the recently completed season and to hear about plans for the coming months and next year. Please make sure that team mentors know about this forum, we have no way of contacting them directly. Checklist for CompetitionsFebruary 23, 2010 By MN Regional Staff Your robot's in the crate, the tools are packed, and what's next? Getting organized and ready for the regional competitions! Team 2220-Blue Twilight and Team 1816-The Green Machine have put together a checklist and tips to help you get your team ready for the regional competition and then a list of what to do when you arrive at the venues. Click here to get started! |
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FIRST Breakaway, this year’s FRC game challenge, has been dubbed “soccer on steroids.” Two alliances of three teams each will compete on a 27’ by 54’ field with bumps, attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in their goals. Additional bonus points will be awarded for each robot not touching the field at the end of the match. Learn more about this year’s game.
Important Information
Outside food and beverages are not allowed into the Minnesota Regional venues. Teams have the option of pre-ordering box lunches.
Need a place to stay? Need additional dining options? Visit the Lodging and Dining Page.
Students, Adults, Mentors, everyone needs to have a signed consent form on file.
Quick Glance at the Schedule for the Minnesota Regionals.
Venue and Parking Information.
Call for Volunteers – If your team has extra parents, mentors, or students that are interested in volunteering at the event, please sign up in the FIRST Volunteer Information & Matching System. You will be contacted by the Minnesota Regionals Volunteer Coordinator.