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On March 5, 2023, HNMCS Robotics broke history. As one of three all-girls teams in Canada, the team stepped up into the spotlight representing girls globally. They left the event as winners and a two-time recipient of the Engineering Inspiration Award. For the past eight weeks, HNMCS Robotics has worked hard to design and buildContinue reading “Georgian Event”

HNMCS Robotics is ready for the ONT District Georgian Event! The team put the finishing touches on the competition robot: making bumpers, autonomous programming, drive practice, and tweaking the position control on the arm using PID and the Falcon500 motor. FRC7659 is excited to present for the FIRST Impact Award as we continue to connectContinue reading “Build 2023 – Week 8”

HNMCS Robotics had a busy couple of weeks. Prototyping of the pneumatic intake arm was completed and the team started to build the competition drive train. Electrical and pneumatic components were laid out on the belly pan and the build of the intake arm was started. Team 7659 is looking forward to the first competitionContinue reading “Build 2023 – Week 6”

For build weeks 2 and 3, our team members worked on building the field elements. They took time to measure the wood and used power tools including drills and an electric saw to build the charging station. The members also successfully created the key element of the robot. For build week 4, we started driveContinue reading “Build 2023 – Week 4”

After the virtual Kickoff on January 7 of the new year, our full team watched the game videos, read the manual, discussed game strategies, and started to work on design concepts. The team worked together and built field elements through after-school team meetings. The students were able to learn more about STEM, learn how toContinue reading “Build 2023 – Week 1”

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge is the oldest of three divisions of FIRST LEGO League, and the stepping stone from middle school through FIRST Tech Challenge to the highest level of robotics competition, FIRST Robotics Competition Teams such as HNMCS Senior School Robotics team, FRC Team 7659. The robotics programs of FIRST are designed toContinue reading “FLL Challenge Mississauga Qualifying Tournament”

Team 7659 is ready and excited for Ruckus 2022 we have from October 21st to 22nd in Rochester, NY! We are building team spirit with our new members; one of the initiatives we’ve been working on is making matching team bracelets for the upcoming competition. In other exciting news, our team has also started afterContinue reading “Getting Ready for Robot Ruckus 2022”

FRC 7659 has had an eventful 2021-2022. Here is a recap of all the events we have hosted and participated in this year. In October 2021 we had our first event: Engineering Career night! We heard from those who are currently working in the engineering field. Though the event was online our audience was fromContinue reading “End of Year Recap”

Our team has taken the time to practice coding and driving the robot! Friday, April 1st some team members went off-site to drive the robot in a field. We worked on troubleshooting any issues that came up, team spirit and, of course, we practiced driving the robot! The team had a great time and weContinue reading “Drive Practice”

After nearly 29 months since our last in-person competition, FRC Team 7659 HNMCS Robotics has finally returned to the playing field! On Sunday, March 6th, 2022, Team 7659 attended Day 2 of the Humber College District Event, along with 16 other teams from across Ontario. The drive team, consisting of four students ranging from grContinue reading “Humber College”