Category Archives: Memphis Robotics

UofA’s Entry for SouthEastCon

Posted on March 13, 2010 by dkohn96

Below is a video of UofA’s (University of Alabama?) entry for the IEEE SouthEastCon 2010 Hardware Competition to be held next week in Concord, NC. I know of two teams from Memphis who will also be competing (Christian Brother’s University … Continue reading →

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Memphis Teams – UsFirst Update

Posted on March 7, 2010 by dkohn96

CONGRATULATIONS: To the Fairley High School Robotics Team (High Tech Hounds). The team recently competed in the Peachtree Regional in Atlanta, Ga, where they won the Highest Rookie Seed Award. For a first year team, this is awesome. To the … Continue reading →

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High Tech Hounds ship Robot to FRC Contest

Posted on February 28, 2010 by dkohn96

Just saw that the High Tech Hounds from Fairley High School got their robot in the box and on its way to compete in UsFirst! This is their rookie year and I wish them the best of luck! They will … Continue reading →

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CBU Students show off solar powered robot

Posted on February 27, 2010 by dkohn96

Students with Christian Brothers University IEEE are preparing to compete in the SoutheastCon 2010 Hardware Competition to be held in Charlotte NC. March 18-21, 2010. This years contest has autonomous solar powered robots going around a track with three obstacles … Continue reading →

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Crowley’s Ridge Best Video

Posted on February 25, 2010 by dkohn96

I am a little late reporting this, but BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) held its regional event in Jonesboro AR back in November. For more info see the Crowley’s Ridge BEST website. They do not have a full team … Continue reading →

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UsFirst Robot Ships

Posted on February 23, 2010 by dkohn96

Today is the ship day for UsFirst Robots. The team I have been working with The Bluff City Bots (Team 2817) packed up their bot yesterday to ship out. Their first competition is at the Bayou Regional on March 4, … Continue reading →

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Bluff City Bots – It’s Alive

Posted on February 7, 2010 by dkohn96

US First Team 2817 the Bluff City Bots – the robot comes alive (the first test of the electronics mounted on the robot. For More info visit there website at http://bluffcitybots.info/.

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Robotic Pencil Sharpener

Posted on February 7, 2010 by dkohn96

From E-Day at the University of Memphis:

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Memphis Area US First Teams

Posted on January 28, 2010 by dkohn96

A number of High Schools in the Memphis area are participating in the First Robotics Competition Team 2817 – The Bluff City Bots is made up of students from Hamilton High, Booker T. Washington High, Fairly High School and George … Continue reading →

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UsFirst Season Kickoff

Posted on January 9, 2010 by dkohn96

Today, Memphis City Schools hosted a regional UsFirst Kickoff for the 2010 season. This year’s competition is called Break-A-Way and involves soccer balls. Instead of me explaining it, let’s go to the video: There are three teams in Memphis, and … Continue reading →

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