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2012 FRC Kickoff Event Field Interaction Video
January 7, 2012Our 2012 FRC kickoff field interaction video is up! Link is down below! Good luck to everyone this season!
Pasta Kick-off Dinner Fundraiser
January 4, 2012On Sunday, January 8th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Maloney High School, our annual Pasta Kick-off Dinner will be held! Please come and support GUS Robotics and bring your friends! Tickets will be sold at the door for $7, and $5 for children under 5. There will be tons of raffles and good times had by all! Hope to see you there!
Kickoff 2012
January 4, 2012
With kickoff just around the corner, FIRST has just released the encrypted game manuals for download! Get a jump start on the FIRST community and don't get left behind trying to download the manual right after kick-off! See related links!
Won't be able to make it to Manchester or a local kickoff? We have the solution! You can watch the kick-off broadcast at the link posted below! Several members of GUS will be traveling up to kick-off, so look out for our annual field interaction video!
From everyone on GUS, we wish you and everyone in FIRST good luck this season!
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About Gus
Gus Robotics Team 228 was founded in 1999 to bring the excitement and inspiration of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) to students from Meriden, CT. Since then, our program has grown into a nationally-recognized robotics team for students from five different high schools in Meriden and Wallingford, CT.
Through our involvement in FRC and VRC, we introduce and inspire students to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Mentors from a wide variety of fields including teaching, engineering (mechanical, electrical, robotics), computer science, machinists, technicians, business executives and more, teach students relevant real-world experience and applications.
We've also built strong relationships with our local school district, businesses and organizations to help provide our students the best possible experience; these sponsors are crucial to our long-term success.
Recent graduates from our program have won over quarter million dollars in scholarships, and have gone onto a variety of careers in STEM fields.
About FIRST
FIRST was founded in 1989 by the renowned inventor Dean Kamen. The aim of FIRST is to inspire students to careers in math, science, and technology through a fun and engaging robotics competition, which provides students with the ability to meet one-on-one with industry leaders and engineers.
The initial FIRST Robotics Competition comprised of 28 teams competing in a New Hampshire high school gymnasium. The ensuing years brought rapid growth to the program, to include over 35,000 students, 2,000 teams from 11 countries, competing at over 50 District and Regional Events, culminating with the World Championship Event in St. Louis, Mo.
Events
Upcoming events and meetings from our events calendar.
- Regular Team Meeting
28 January, 2012 - Regular Team Meeting
29 January, 2012 - Boy Scout Council Leaders Roundtable Demonstration
12 March, 2012
Sponsors
Gus Robotics Team 228 would like to thank our main team sponsors for their gracious sponsorship of our team.
- Big Country Hickory Pit BBQ
Team Sponsor - Meriden Board of Education
School System Sponsor - Bristol-Myers Squibb
Corporate Sponsor - R and D Precision
CNC Sheet Metal - JL Precision
CNC Manufacturing - Verizon Foundation
Non-Profit Grant - Micro Insert Inc.
CNC Fabrication Services