Tag: FIRST

  • Hillsborough Girl Scout establishes robotics team at Auten Road Intermediate School

    Hillsborough Girl Scout establishes robotics team at Auten Road Intermediate School

    Marissa Creelman’s Gold Award project consisted of starting a FIRST FLL robotics team at Auten Road Intermediate School for sixth graders. Ten out of 70 students were selected to compete on the team in the FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) FLL (FIRST Lego League).   The project took 90 hours…

  • Athenians all-girl robotics squad competes at New Jersey regional competition

    Athenians all-girl robotics squad competes at New Jersey regional competition

    EAST BRUNSWICK – The Athenians, a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) robotics squad comprised of nine Girl Scouts came in first place at an FLL qualifying competition on Nov. 17, sponsored by Central Jersey College Prep School in Somerset as part of the FLL’s 2018-19 qualifying meets. The…

  • Middle schoolers from North Brunswick, South Brunswick, Hillsborough compete in robotics competition

    Middle schoolers from North Brunswick, South Brunswick, Hillsborough compete in robotics competition

    Several middle school students from the area recently competed in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League Regional Championship. Team Technopaths is composed of Yash Choudhari, Naina Choudhari, Anay Choudhari and Amruta Jayaganesh from Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick; Nirek Shah from Crossroads Middle School North in South Brunswick;…

  • Raider Robotix team earns second consecutive Winner’s blue banner

    Raider Robotix team earns second consecutive Winner’s blue banner

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick Township High School Raider Robotix Team 24 earned a second Winner’s blue banner for the second year in a row at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Mid-Atlantic Regional District Montgomery District Event. The showing at Montgomery High School on March 24-25 followed Team 25’s victory at…

  • Raider Robotix team earns blue banner for second year

    Raider Robotix team earns blue banner for second year

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick Township High School Raider Robotix Team 25 earned the Winners blue banner for the second year in a row at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Mid-Atlantic Mount Olive District Event on March 10 and 11. In addition to winning the competition, Team 25 was also recognized with…

  • Crossroads students use 3D printer for championship project

    Crossroads students use 3D printer for championship project

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A little help from the library went a long way for three middle school students in South Brunswick. With the use of the 3D printer at the South Brunswick Library, three students from Crossroads South Middle School created a model for a project that is taking them all the way to a…

  • Raider Robotix qualifies for world championship tournament

    Raider Robotix qualifies for world championship tournament

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Raider Robotix Team 25 will be flying to St. Louis at the end of the month for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) World Championship. North Brunswick Township High School’s robotics team participated in the Mid-Atlantic Robotics (MAR) District Championship April 7-9. The team’s  alliance was eliminated from the playoff tournament during…

  • Local robotics students ‘rumble’ their way through competition

    Local robotics students ‘rumble’ their way through competition

    A robotics team from East Brunswick narrowly missed advancing to the next level of competition. Twenty-seven teams from New Jersey and New York — including Ro11botics697 from East Brunswick — gathered on Feb. 5 to compete for an invitation to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge New Jersey “Garden…

  • Robotics competition to feature East Brunswick, South River students

    Robotics competition to feature East Brunswick, South River students

    Members of Ro11botics697 Team No. 11697 will take part in the Westfield Robotics competition, part of the Central New Jersey League Tournament, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Westfield High School, 550 Dorian Rd., Westfield. The team is comprised of five students from the East Brunswick and South River school districts.…