Cyber Blue 234

Last week we claimed victory at the Crossroads Regional at Rose-Hulman University! We ranked 2nd in qualifications and partnered with FIRST team 868, the Techhounds, and FIRST team 1646, Precision Guessworks for an intense bunch of elimination matches. We also were awarded the Innovation in Design award, lookin’ good Omicron!

We’ve been very busy the past two weeks as we prepare for the Crossroads regional at Rose-Hulman University. After much consideration, we’ve finished design alterations and our Chairman’s team has been hard at work. We can’t wait to compete this Friday and Saturday! (April 4-5)

Get ready St. Louis, Cyber Blue is coming! Last week at the Boilermaker regional, Cyber Blue was named the winner of the regional Engineering Inspiration award. This award qualifies us for the World Championship in St. Louis and we can’t wait!

Last week, we headed up to Purdue University’s campus for the Boilermaker Regional. Ranking 3 out of 40 teams, we became the 2nd seed alliance captain and partnered with FIRST team 1741, Red Alert, and FIRST team 3147, Mustang HorsePower, for intense and exciting elimination matches and becoming regional finalists.

Our anticipation is growing exponentially as we prepare for the Boilermaker Regional. Tonight, we packed up our trailer, made a few final touches with displays, and continued drive practice to be as prepared as we can be for competition.

This week we used money raised at the Indiana Robotics Invitational to take a shopping trip to stock the shelves at our local food pantry, Hunger Inc. We  purchased 434 lbs of food and personally delivered and stocked the shelves at Hunger Inc.

The robot may be in the bag, but we aren’t stopping there. Our team is practicing driving, preparing presentations, and building spare parts for our final robot, recently named Omicron. Omicron is the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet and represents our 15th season competing in the FIRST robotics competition.

Meet the students and mentors of
Cyber Blue, FIRST Team 234!

Please join us to:
-Hear more about Cyber Blue and FIRST Robotics.
-See this year’s new game Ultimate Ascent.
-Witness the unveiling of our new 2013 robot.
-Visit our lab, machine shop, and school facilities.

Where:
Perry Meridian High School
401 W. Meridian School Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Enter through door 7, on the north side of the building
(Note: This is different from previous years)

When:
Monday, February 18, 2013
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Robot Demonstrations every 30 minutes

Why:
Cyber Blue and FIRST Robotics are profoundly impacting our futures as we learn much more than how to build a competition robot. Please join us to learn how this program is changing the way we view STEM fields and encouraging us to become tomorrow’s engineers, scientists, technologists, and leaders

It’s week 6 of build season and we’re in the process of building our final robot, R2. Our excitement is growing exponentially as we work to complete our robot to compete this season in Ultimate Ascent.

This year’s Critical Design Review at Rolls Royce went wonderfully. We are incredibly grateful for the feedback and ideas we received from our wonderful guests. We look forward to implementing this advice into our design and strategy.