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WPI Regional
March 10, 2012On March 8-10 Gus Robotics FIRST team 228 attended the FIRST Regional tournament Rebound Rumble at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We competed against 34 from all over the world. It was very exciting. We won the best Website and the Team Spirit awards. The team also received a medal for placing as a Finalist. Our alliance teams The Griffins team 1884, from England and The Devil Dwag team 549 from Leominster, MA were amazing! They were scoring, balancing points in the bridge, while Gus 14 was shooting baskets. It was so exciting it had all of us sitting on the edge of our seats. March madness robot style! What an Awesome game. Congratulation to all the teams that competed and thank you to WPI and all the Volunteers for an outstanding Regional!
Gus Robotics is Proud to Present "GUS 14"
March 7, 2012Click the below links to view FIRST Team 228 Gus Robotics 2012 release video and 2012 build blog!
Gus Day
February 28, 2012The City of Meriden has proclaimed “February 28, 2012” will be known as “Gus Robotics Team 228”day. We express extreme gratitude to Mayor Michael Rohde and the City Council of Meriden for issuing Gus Robotics Team 228 this proclamation we hope you will join us to celebrate Gus day! WEAR YOUR ORANGE!
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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.
- Battlecry at WPI
18 May, 2012 - Battlecry at WPI
19 May, 2012 - Where Is Wolcott Invitational
9 June, 2012
Sponsors
Gus Robotics Team 228 would like to thank our main team sponsors for their gracious sponsorship of our team.
- Component Engineers Inc.
Machine Shop Sponsor - Meriden Board of Education
School System Sponsor - Bristol-Myers Squibb
Corporate Sponsor - R and D Precision
CNC Sheet Metal - Verizon Foundation
Non-Profit Grant - 3M Foundation
Corporate Sponsor - Micro Insert Inc.
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