Month: November 2016

STEMosphere

STEMosphere is coming up this Saturday! We are excited to sponsor the event along with GVSU, and GE Aviation. We will be at the Grand Rapids Public Museum demonstrating our high school robots on the second floor and the middle school scrimmage will be on the third floor. The admission to the event is free but you have to register on the website and there is one day left.

Did I mention that there would be a scrimmage? Well, FTC will be competing with other team’s robots to learn the game play and advance their robots capability.  

If you want to know anymore information about this event you can go to here.

 

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Big Day in Big Rapids

2016 FTC Big Rapids Trophies won by the three Red Storm FTC Teams

2016 FTC Big Rapids Trophies won by the three Red Storm FTC Teams

The three Red Storm FTC Teams had a very good day in Big Rapids FTC Qualifier.

* Highest placement in qualification rounds (2nd place) by Red Storm Red – 6482
* First time as a captain of an alliance – Red Storm Red – 6482
* First time since 2011 that we were on the winning alliance, which qualifies us for the Michigan State Competition) – Red Storm Blue – 10031

Awards:
Red Storm White – 5292 – Won the Controls Award
Red Storm Red – 6482 – Won the Finalist Alliance Award, and was the 2nd Alliance Captain.
Red Storm Blue – 10031 – Won the event as a pick for the 1st Alliance. They also won the PTC Design Award.

Way to go Red Storm Robotics!

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A little about our team

Welcome to the Red Storm Robotics website! We are Team 3875, a FIRST® robotics team based in Kentwood, Michigan, made up of students attending East Kentwood High School. To learn more, please visit the “About Us” page, and be sure to explore everything else the site has to offer. If you have any feedback for us, website-related or otherwise, you can get a hold of us via the “Contact Us” page.
FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was established in 1989, with the competitive season initiating in 1992. FIRST uses robotics as a “varsity sport for the mind” to engage students in science and technology.

In December 2010, FIRST® of Michigan asked East Kentwood High School (EKHS) and GE Aviation Systems to establish a FIRST Robotics team. The Red Storm Robotics Team 3875 was formed in January 2011 at EKHS, and immediately began the 2011 FIRST Robotics build season. Within three months of operation, the team was given the Highest Rookie Seed award at the West Michigan competition. We have continued our success in the 2012-2022 seasons. Feel free to check out our awards page. Red Storm is currently looking forward to the 2022 competition season, and hosting the Kentwood district FRC competition at our school.

Kentwood’s elementary and middle schools are home to four FIRST® LEGO League (FLL) teams and four FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) teams. Since 2012, the Red Storm Robotics team has hosted the middle school FTC Qualifier, Kentwood Qualifier in December, where over 32 middle school FTC teams compete.

To find out more about how we have done in the past please visit the “About Us” Page.

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Competitions that we’ll be at

FRC or FTC Event Name Date Location Info
FTC Big Rapids FTC Qualifier November 5th Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI		  
FTC STEMosphere November 12th Grand Rapids Public Museum
Grand Rapids, MI		  We’re sponsoring this scrimmage along with GVSU and GE Aviation.
FTC Kentwood FTC Qualifier December 10th East Kentwood Freshman Campus
Kentwood, MI		  We’re hosting this for the second year at the EK Freshman Campus, and will be our fifth year of hosting an FTC Qualifier
FTC FIRST in Michigan FTC State Championship December 16th through 17th Lakeview High School
Battle Creek, MI		  
FTC Super Regional TBD TBD  
FRC Lakeview District March 2nd through 4th Lakeview High School
Battle Creek, MI		  
FRC Kentwood District March 30th through April 1st East Kentwood High School
Kentwood, MI		  We are very excited to announce that we are hosting our third FRC competition in the East Kentwood High School Fieldhouse on March 30th (Competition Setup, Robot Inspection & Practice Matches) through April 1st, 2017! We expect an amazing performance from our team this year.
FRC Michigan State Championship April 12th through 15th TBD  
FRC / FTC FIRST Championship April 26th through 29th Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis, MO		  
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