FIRST Robotics Competition

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="03e005a0dkcfqa.gif"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Applied Technology Center"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B> </B><B> </B><B>   | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Applied Technology Center</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> FIRST Robotics Competition</div> <div> <B>Robotics team advisors:</B></div> <div> Karen Fabianski</div> <div> Gil Morris</div> <div> <B>Robotics team members:</B></div> <div> John Howland, Captain</div> <div> Silas Fischer, Co-Captain</div> <div> Alex Nolet</div> <div> Tim Brezovec</div> <div> Ethan Cline</div> <div> Peter DeVinnie</div> <div> Gabe Goldstone</div> <div> PJ Martel</div> <div> Sean Robertson</div> <div> Vincent Lyon</div> <div> Rob Hicks</div> <div> Emerson Fitch</div> <div> James Fitch</div> <div> Britta Moore</div> <div> Jon Carabello</div> <div> Ben Blakely</div> <div> Craig Hughes</div> <div> David Eneguess</div> <div> Justin Bernardi</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> Visit the <A HREF="http://www.team1824.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.team1824.com/"><U>Team 1824</U></A> web site for more pictures and additional information</div> <div> about the FIRST competition</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="533" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 237 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="107f3b60.jpg" border=0 width="243" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="261"><div> In only its second year of competition, the Robotics team from the Region 14 Applied Technology Center placed first in the Granite State Regional of the US FIRST Robotics Competition.  </div> <bR> <div> The team now heads to the finals, where teams from around the world will compete.  The finals will be held in Atlanta between April 12-14.  Also representing the Granite State Region in Atlanta will be teams from Manchester West and Fermi High School  (Enfield, CT).</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 186 WIDTH="261"><bR> <bR> <div> Dean Kamen, founder of the FIRST competition, announces the winners.  </div> <bR> <div> The Granite State regional competition was held at the Verizon Center in Manchester, NH.  A total of 46 teams from Canada to Connecticut competed.</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="102f0b40.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 307 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10447f50.jpg" border=0 width="327" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="261"><div> The robot in action.  The ATC robot's "specialty" was a ramp and platform.  This picture shows the robot deploying during the competition.</div> <bR> <div> Here's the robot back in the "pits."</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="106e9af0.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>