FIRST Robotics Team 1501, Huntington Indiana
Well one thing if you didn’t know already was a HUGH leap into trying to establish an image for the team. There is a small committee of people that have formed a charge and here is just a little taste of their work. If your interested in being apart of what the new team image will look like, let me know and I’ll get you in touch with the new marketing team people.
The U.S. FIRST Huntington Robotics Team Thrust #1501 of Indiana thanked BAE Systems of Fort Wayne at the team’s picnic in June for the company’s support of U.S. FIRST and the team. Four BAE Systems employees served as judges at the Boilermaker Regional Competition at Purdue University in March, and BAE Systems supplied the Huntington team with equipment. The team won a safety award at Boilermaker Regional. “With the increased emphasis on safety awareness at BAE Systems, we’re very proud to be partnered with the Huntington Robotics Team,” said Randy Brock, production support manager at BAE Systems Platform Solutions in Fort Wayne.
In the photo above, Platform Solutions Fort Wayne senior hardware design engineer Brian Ohlwine (right) accepts a bronze medal and plaque on behalf of BAE Systems from a member of the U.S. FIRST Huntington Robotics Team of Indiana.
FIRST is pleased to announce that, in cooperation with the volunteer leadership of FIRST in the state of Michigan, a new pilot district event model will be launched for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season to provide increased robotics competitions and reach more students statewide in Michigan.
The volunteer leadership in Michigan has launched its own 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization in the state, which will be known as ‘FIRST in Michigan’, to implement and execute the new district event pilot model as well as other FIRST programs. FIRST in Michigan will be responsible for implementing FRC programs in the state to make the most effective use of local resources and create more opportunities in robotics for students.
