FLINT, Mich. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 24, 2012 — High school robotics teams from Grand Blanc, Ortonville and Sterling Heights took home top awards from the 13th annual Kettering Kickoff FIRST Robotics competition at Kettering University in Flint on Saturday, Sept. 22.
A three-team alliance of the Enginerds, Team 2337 of Grand Blanc; Truck Town Thunder, Team 68 from Ortonville; and Foley Freeze, Team 910 of Sterling Heights, were awarded the #1 Top Dog honors after the day-long FIRST Robotics competition. See a photo at: http://www.kettering.edu/news/first-first-0
About 800 visitors attended this year’s FIRST Robotics pre-season contest that attracted 42 Michigan high school robotics teams. This year’s contest, called Rebound Rumble, featured an action-packed game of basketball played by hand-built robots. Rebound Rumble included four basketball hoops and a series of bridges that the robots have to traverse.
A highlight was the presentation of a $110,000 check from the GM Foundation to Kettering University to support FIRST Robotics at Kettering and several specialty and pre-college programs. Read more: http://www.kettering.edu/news/thank-you-gm-foundation
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The Big Dog Award, second-place in the tournament, was shared by: |
| Team 226, the Hammerheads of Troy |
| Team 302, the Dragons of Lake Orion |
| Team 1684, the Chimeras of Lapeer |
Other top awards at the Kettering Kickoff went to:
The Robot
Design Excellence Award – Team 51, Wings of Fire from Pontiac
The Safety Award - Team 4044, Screamin' Eagles of Capac
The #1 Seed Award - Team 51, Wings of Fire from Pontiac
Top Score of the Day - went to an alliance of Team 2619, the Charge of Midland, Team 3322, Egal Imperium of Ann Arbor, and Team 70, More Martians of Goodrich
The Spirit of FIRST Award – Team 3770, BlitzCreek of Midland
Mentors Match Award - Team 68, Truck Town Thunder of Ortonville, Team 1243, the Dragons of Swartz Creek, and Team 2604, Metal and Soul, Capac
Community Service Award – STAT EMS of Flint for devoted service to the Kettering Kickoff
FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a national effort to inspire youth to explore career possibilities in engineering, science and technology. FIRST robotics pits teams in a head-to-head competition between large radio-controlled robots built by teams of high school students and sponsoring engineers and teachers.
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Teams competing at Saturday’s Kettering Kickoff were: |
| Team 27, Team RUSH, Clarkston |
| Team 33, Killer Bees, Auburn Hills |
| Team 51, Wings of Fire, Pontiac |
| Team 68, Truck Town Thunder, Ortonville |
| Team 70, More Martians, Goodrich |
| Team 107, TEAM R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S, Holland |
| Team 226, Hammerheads, Troy |
| Team 302, The Dragons, Lake Orion |
| Team 314, Megatron Oracles, Flint |
| Team 468, Aftershock, Flushing |
| Team 494, Martians, Goodrich |
| Team 503, Frog Force, Novi |
| Team 548, Robostangs, Northville |
| Team 703, Team Phoenix, Saginaw |
| Team 862, Lightning Robotics, Canton |
| Team 910, Foley Freeze, Madison Heights |
| Team 1023, Bedford Express, Temperance |
| Team 1243, Dragons, Swartz Creek |
| Team 1322, G.R.A.Y.T. Leviathons, Fenton |
| Team 1506, Metal Muscle, Flint |
| Team 1684, Chimeras, Lapeer |
| Team 1701, Robocubs, Detroit |
| Team 2137, TORC - The Oxford RoboCats, Oxford |
| Team 2145, HAZMATs, Lake Fenton |
| Team 2337, EngiNERDS, Grand Blanc |
| Team 2604, Metal & Soul, Capac |
| Team 2612, Waterford Mott Destroyers, Waterford |
| Team 2619, The Charge, Midland |
| Team 2832, The Livonia Warriors, Livonia |
| Team 2834, Bionic Barons, Bloomfield Hills |
| Team 2960, Automation Nation, Birmingham |
| Team 3322, Egal Imperium, Ann Arbor |
| Team 3534, House of Cards, Davison |
| Team 3535, Galaktech Invaders, Lapeer |
| Team 3547, Virus, Monroe |
| Team 3767, Traverse City West Senior High, Traverse City |
| Team 3770, BlitzCreek, Midland |
| Team 4002, Rhombi Robotics, Royal Oak |
| Team 4044, Screamin’ Eagles, Capac |
| Team 4294, Star-TREC, Lansing |
| Team 4382, Trojans, Saginaw |
| Team 4390, ATA Coregears, Dearborn |
For more on the Kettering Kickoff, visit: www.KetteringFIRST.com
About Kettering University
Kettering University is a nationally-ranked Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Business university in Flint, Mich., and a national leader in combining a rigorous academic environment with rich opportunities for experiential learning and cooperative education. For more information, visit www.kettering.edu.
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