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03/12/2014

Check out this quick reminder from Woodie Flowers about GP! We at DITU always strive to model Gracious Professionalism whenever we can!

Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST National Advisor and Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, coined the ter...

02/27/2014

Hey everyone, be sure to check out all the Florida teams at the FTC South SuperRegional!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/south-super-regional-ftc-championship

FIRST FTC competition in San Antonio, Texas. Alamo First Regional Championship

12/17/2013

Look at this! Our mentee team D.E.C.E.N.T. was interviewed by FIRST for a blog post! Our very own David was even quoted as one of the mentors! Way to go D.E.C.E.N.T.!

12/07/2013

A very impressive double hang coming out from Illinois today!

The FIRST Double Hang of the day!

11/28/2013

Don't forget to watch the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Macy's Thanksgiving day Parade! This year, the honored ribbon cutters are FIRST robots! Watch the robots we play with cutting the ribbon.

11/10/2013

Just finished the Madhatters Block Party at Hagerty High School with a win! We came home as the winning alliance, along with our partners Robo GT. Big shout out to Think award winners Renaissance, as well as all our new friends who came out to the tournament! See you all on December 14th!

10/13/2013

And the robot moves!

06/06/2013

Just wanted to spread the word about our friends over at FTC Team #2845 Team Duct Tape. They've started a Kickstarter campaign to help them with some of next years expenses, and it'd be really helpful if you all could take a look!

We do a lot of things in the course of a season - brainstorm, CAD, program, build, rebuild, build some more, reprogram, provide community outreach, maintain our Engineering Notebook, help mentor other teams, and visit factories and businesses to see applied engineering in action. But what our kid...

06/04/2013

If you all haven't seen the new Super Regional plan that FIRST is implementing this year, read about it here. It's pretty SUPER. ;)

FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs that build not only science and technology skills and interests, but also self-confidence, leadership, and life skills.

05/22/2013

Looking forward to seeing our friends on team FTC 5666 Dutch 200 from New Mexico! Should be a fun day this week! :)

05/08/2013

Please pass this on to anybody you can, especially in that area.

UPDATE (5/10): It is with heavy heart and regret that we inform you that police believe that they have identified the body of Riley Branstrom. For details, please see the article linked below. We would like to extend our deepest and most sincere sympathies to the Branstrom family, and to all of those who, like us, considered him a friend. Once again we thank everyone for their concern, thoughts, and prayers. He will be sorely missed.

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/05/body_found_on_train_tracks_app.html

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With sadness and concern in our hearts, we must relay news of a missing member of our FIRST family. Riley Branstrom, an alumni of FRC Team 1089 was last seen in Freehold, NJ on May 6th. Please spread the word and help us find our friend

04/14/2013

Hope you all come out to Tesla Take 2, our off-season scrimmage/workshops at the 4-H center! There'll be fun, workshops, and matches! Even if your team isn't attending, please stop by!