DRIVEN Nuts had a stellar performance at the Pennsylvania regional competition in Downingtown today. The team performed well all day, seeding 3rd in the qualification matches, finishing as the captain of the tournament’s finalist alliance (with Radnor Robotics), and qualifying for the World Championships by winning the “Robot Skills Challenge,” a subset of the larger alliance competition. The team also won the Build Award for exceptional robot design.

The Driven Nuts have registered for three competitions:

1/24/09 league scrimmage at Christopher Dock HS in Lansdale
2/28/09 PA competition in Downingtown
4/2-4/09 Atlantic Coast competition

The Driven Nuts have registered to be in the Vex Robotics Competition for the 2008-2009 season. Our team number is 76. The challenge is Elevation. The team now has six members, losing four from last year but gaining one.

Driven team members played to a packed house as we demonstrated our robots and explained the FIRST programs to the audience. We spoke to many future robotics engineers of a wide range of ages. There was a lot of interest in FTC and even more in FLL. Many of our visitors had a chance to try one of our four robots, which were kept busy for our four hour session. Several parents asked for information about how to get their schools involved in these programs.

LEGO robotics camps being offered again this summer
Driven Nuts will be hosting week-long LEGO robotics camps this summer in Havertown, PA. Students will build robots using LEGO Mindstorms NXT and will work in teams of 3 or 4. Each team will build and program a robot under the guidance of a mentor. Tuition is $125 per child. Camps are limited to 30 students per class so register now! For more information or to register, visit: http://camp.drivenrobotics.com.

Camps being offered this summer:

Beginner Robotics Camp