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FIRST Robotics team 1699 meets at Bacon Academy High School in Colchester, CT. The Robocats started in 2005 under the direction of Keith Deslandes and the sponsorship of Dominion Nuclear Power. It started out as a humble team, comprising of only a few kids meeting at Mr. D's house and building the robot in his garage.
Today our team has expanded to about 30 members, started the town's FIRST Lego League Team and the school has opened up its auto-tech shops for our use! Pratt & Whitney/UTC is also now one of our sponsors. Our team has been to various regional events and competitions around the East Coast. In 2011, the Robocats won the Chesapeake Regional in Baltimore, Maryland. Unfortunately, the team was unable to attend the Championship. We wish the best of luck to all the teams in the FRC 2013 Ultimate Ascent Season! Enjoy the site! Send any updates, questions or comments to our email address -
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| What is FIRST?
FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded by Dean Kamen in 1989. His vision was to create a sport that teaches kids the wonders of science and technology and inspiring the engineers of tomorrow. The league focuses heavily on sportsmanship rather than winning. Though being the champion of the years game is a high achievement, the highest award in the FIRST league is the Chairman's Award, awarded to the team with the best representation of FIRST spirit. FIRST has three leagues that it runs, FLL (FIRST Lego League), FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) and FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition). Today, FIRST is quickly growing and is opening up regionals everywhere worldwide. For more info, click our FIRST logo to go to the FIRST site. |
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