Crossing Bridges
Crossing Bridges – SHAD and FIRST Robotics by Kim Nguyen “FIRST” things first… did you get my lame joke? As comedic as I believe I am, let me give you…
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2 November 2017
FIRST robotics at Georgian College
There’s nothing new about hundreds of high-school students hurrying into a gym to gear up for a weekend sporting event. What makes this group different is they don’t have to…
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30 March 2017
CTV Barrie: Robots at Georgian College
This year's Ontario District Georgian College Event was covered by CTV. Check out the video clip on CTV's website!
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30 March 2017
Epic battle of robots coming to Georgian
Robotics competition pits 35 robots, built and programmed by teams of Ontario high school students, against one another in an epic battle that combines sport, science, and teamwork NEWS…
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28 January 2017
Students Compete for Robotic Domination in North Bay
Both 1305 and 5807 qualified for the Worlds in St Louis. 5807 via wild card and 1305 by winning the engineering inspiration award. It was a battle of the ‘bots’ at Nipissing University…
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27 March 2016
They came, they built, they conquered: LEGO robots roll onto campus
Nearly 400 students from across Ontario put their LEGO robot programming skills to the ultimate test at this year’s FIRST LEGO League’s (FLL) Ontario East Provincial Championships. In preparation for…
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22 January 2016
Youth robotics team aim to put mattress recycling issue to bed
A group of seven local girls under the age of 12 have helped convince City Council to spring into action when it comes to mattress recycling. The FIRST Lego robotics team…
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12 January 2016
FIRST Lego League York Qualifier
This elementary school age robotics competition was sponsored by FIRST Robotics Canada and run by the Robotics team at Markham District High (FRC Team 5428). The qualifier event was held…
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5 January 2016
Peel youngsters build Lego robots, advance to provincial competition next month
Burgeoning engineers from Mississauga's after-school program Zebra Robotics may be living proof that learning can be fun. Two teams, aged 9 to 13, took in some valuable coding and programming…
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8 December 2015
Students compete in largest lego tournament ever held in Essex County
Leena Shaya and some school friends spent most of Sunday playing with Lego. What they brought to their play date, however, went way beyond a simple block house or tower.…
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7 December 2015