STATE CHAMPS! RoboZone

In this episode, we catch up and reflect on the SteamWorks FRC season with two of the best. Nick "Shark" Clark and Joe "The" Hurd join the podcast for this episode and provide some feedback on the past season and what FIRST Alumni can do to help FIRST and themselves while in college!

Description: In this episode, I have the great privilege of interviewing the President of F.I.R.S.T. - Don Bossi. We had a great discussion and covered topics such as the upcoming Festival of Champions to how Don became the President of F.I.R.S.T. In addition to the interview with Don Bossi, I had the chance to attended MiRoboCon in Lapeer in Michigan and interviewed the organizer of the event. Tw...

Interviewees: Brandi and Clinton Bollinger - Team 2337 - The EngiNerds - Grand Blanc High School Jim Zondag - Team 33 - The Killer Bees - Notre Dame Prep Subjects: Indiana Robotics Invitational competition - http://indianaroboticsinvitational.org/ Festival of Champions - FIRST Inspires - https://www.firstinspires.org/ RoboCon 2017 - http://www.mirobocon.com/ Maker Fair - https://www.thehenryford.o...

Major Announcement: FIRST Inspires FTC Manual UPDATE: https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/ftc/game-and-season-info Announcements: IRI - Indiana Robotics Invitational - Coming this WEEKEND! • Link: http://indianaroboticsinvitational.org/ Interviewee: Chris Sommers - Bedford Robotics FTC Teams - Head mentor for Team 5237 "The Loose Screws" Link: http://bedfordftcrobotics.weebly.com Topics...

We hope all of you have a safe and very Happy 4th of July! We will return to our normal programming on July 11th. Dont forget to put RoboCon your calendar for July 22nd. RoboCon: https://www.facebook.com/MiRoboCon/

Episode #022- We DO Need Those FIRST Badges! In this episode we Speak with Kyle Hughes from Team 27 and look back at the FIRST Mentors Summer Camp form Kettering University. We talk about fundraising ideas and the new FIRST Badges that are available! Interviewee: Kyle Hughes, Head Mentor, Team 27 Rush Team 27 Rush Website: http://www.teamrush27.net/ FIRST Badges Website: https://www.firstbadges.co...

In this episode, we review the first couple of episodes in a series covering starting a new Robotics team! Interviewees include Brand Bollinger, Andrew Spiece and Scott Stap.

Bernie Solo - Solo Studio Works - http://www.solostudioworks.com/ • Letting the community know • Marketing a Team: • Sponsorships • Building a Brand • Logo Preparation ○ Fiverr.com • Having an Identity • Color Scheme • Social Media • Facebook - frcfastteam • Twitter - @frcfastteam • Instagram - frcfastteam • SnapChat - frcfastteam

In this episode we continue to the series where we discover the things needed to start a new robotics team and how to put your new team in the best place to be successful! Scott Stap - Head Mentor - Team 5084, Corunna Michigan Team 5084 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgiF5VmQbLNUSmpPQw6jK1A Team 5084 Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/groups/609028715823908?_rdr Michigan Robo...

Just a quick THANK YOU to all of those individuals whom have served and given their lives to protect the rights and freedoms we have today in the United States of America. For those family and friends that have loved and supported those whom have served, THANK YOU for the support your loved ones needed in their time of need to defend our country!

In this episode, we discuss how to fund a new robotics team and the ongoing fundraising once you have established your team. Andrew Species from Truck Town Thunder was in this episode.

This is the first in a series of episodes documenting the process of starting a new Robotics Team and the lessons learned from individuals that have started teams int he past. For this episode, Brandi Bollinger from Team 2337 the EngiNERDS from Grand Blanc provides her learning experiences! If you know a mentor that would like to share their learning experiences please email us at robozonepodcast@...

Interviewees: Cory Walters - Stryke Force, Team 2767, Kalamazoo Michigan Jerry Culp - Stryke Force, Team 2767, Kalamazoo Michigan Joe Jagadics - The Lightning - Team 862, Canton Michigan Kevin - The Pascack Pioneers - Team 1676 from Montvale New Jersey T-Shirt Shout-outs Las Gorillas - Team 469 BigMo - Team 314 Trisonics - Team 4003

Interviewed: Adrienne Ellison - Team 148 - RoboWranglers Andy Baker - AndyMark

In this episode, you can listen to interviews from the Michigan State Championships. Our Round Table Discussion centers around State Championships and how to get ready for World Championships. Team 1506 - Metal Muscle - John Wolfert and Don Ridge Team 68 - Andrew Spieces

In this track, you will hear some of the interviews that I was able to have while attending the Michigan State Robotics Championships. It was an intense weekend of great competition! Interviewees: Nick Clarke - Master of Ceremonies Joel Hurd - Game Announcer Don Bosse - President of FIRST

In this episode of the RoboZone Podcast we get ready for State Championships in Michigan! I got the chance to interview Jim Zondag and Dan Kimura! Jim Zondag is a co-founder of FIM, 20 years a mentor with Killers Bees, Won 2 State Championships, 2 State Chairman’s Awards, 2 World Championships Runner-Up. Dan Kimura is 18 years a mentor with Las Guerillas, Won 2 World Championships and 3 State Cham...

In this episode, our panel of Robotics Experts and Mentors provide some advice and guidance to those teams that have qualified for their respective State Championship events. We also catch up with each mentor's team and don't forget about Mentor, Team and Drive Team of the Week. If you want to nominate someone or a team for these shoutouts please email me at robozonepodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, I interview the President of FIRST in Michigan. Also, we have Mentor, Team and Drive Team of the Week! FRIST in Michigan President - Gail Alpert Drive Team of the Week - Team 494 Jay Tembrink - Drive Coach Justin Newberry - Driver Justin Stockwell - Operator Julia Newberry - Pilot Grace Gutherie - Human Player

Individuals Interviews: Interview Number 1: Samantha Synowka is a senior from:  Temperance MI  Bedford High School Bedford Express Team 1023 Interview #2: Janelle Carpenter from: Sophmore  J/LISD Academy Middle College - Adrian MI Tam 5144 - P.R.E.D.A.T.O.R.S Interview #3: Colin Wilson - Sophomore  Washtenaw Technical Middle College  Team Strange Quarks 6101 Interview #4: Lestyn Brooks - Senior  O...

In this episode (#008) we interview the Mentors and Drive teams that won the Kettering Week 2 Event. It was a Cinderella story of epic proportions. There will be a second podcast episode released this week to provide some additional thoughts on the lessons that have been learned thus far with SteamWorks! Don’t forget to subscribe and listen to all of the episodes we have planned! Round Table Inter...

This Episode is dedicated to those FTAs, Inspectors, and Referees that run an event and without which we would not have an event to bring our robots to compete too. Listen to the feedback these individuals have on the game thus far and their predictions going forward. Please subscribe and if you have a mentor, team or drive team member you would like to have interviewed, please email us at robozon...

n this episode we speak to a couple of the leaders within Michigan FIRST Teams and the volunteers that help make the events a reality! Interviewees: Clinton Bollinger - Team 2337 The Enginerds! Jim Zondag - Team 33 The Killer Bees! Patrick Major - Teams 494 The Martians and Team 70 More Martians! Roundtable Discussion: Alex Fera - Frog Force Alumni, FIRST Volunteer since 2009, Control System Advis...

The 5th Episode of the RoboCode Podcast covering all aspects of Drive Teams and how to approach this years game SteamWorks!

Episode #004 - FRC Scouting and SteamWorks!