News and Events

FLL 2021-2022 Season

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021

FIRST Robotics has announced the 2021-2022 FLL Season, Cargo Connect! Teams will kick off on August 17th, 2021 to discover, explore, and challenge themselves to find solutions to global transportation. Visit the FIRST website to learn more.

VT FRC 2021 Awards

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021

Two of Vermont’s FIRST FRC Teams, Archytas (6933) and IBOTS (2370) were recognized with awards for the 2021 season. Archytas won the Engineering Design Award in the Game Design Category, and the IBOTS won the Designer’s Award in Game Design. Congratulations to both teams!

	October 2021
					1	2 Robo-Expo 2021 Robo-Expo 2021 October 2, 2021 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm Nashua, NH, USA Robo-Expo will be happening again this year at the Pheasant Lane mall and for the first time ever at the Rockingham mall. Both events will be held on Oct 2 (10a-3p). For those who have not attended in the past it is a large event show casing FLL, FTC, and FRC in the center of the mall. Teams show case their robots and talk with mall goers throughout the day about FIRST and how to get involved. Hosted by FRC 1058 – PVC PIRATES (Londonderry HS) See more details •
3 FTC - Starting up with your new team FTC - Starting up with your new team October 3, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am Scott McCalla and Shawn Kasulka See more details •	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16 BASH @The Beach BASH @The Beach October 16, 2021 High School Road, High School Rd, Old Lyme, CT 06371, USA BASH @The Beach - FIRST FRC Offseason Event http://236technoticks.com/bash-at-the-beach-2021-is-on/ See more details •
17 FTC Programming Bootcamp, hosted by Team 18351 FTC Programming Bootcamp, hosted by Team 18351 October 17, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am on zoom - email for link Contact for zoom link: shawn.kasulka@gmail.com or liz.kenton@uvm.edu Outline: The FTC Robot Control System FTC Programming Choice and Programming Tool Configuring Your Android Phone/s and Hub Hardware Writing an Op Mode with FTC Blocks - Telemetry - TeleOp Tank Drive - TeleOp Mecanum Drive - Functions - Programming a Servo / Aux Motor - Program AutonomousOp w/Sensors Overview on convert your Block programs to OnBot Java See more details •	18	19	20	21	22 Advanced Manufacturing in Vermont (Across the Fence) Advanced Manufacturing in Vermont (Across the Fence) October 22, 2021 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm WCAX channel 3 Interview with Chris Coulter of the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (https://vmec.org/about/). Watch the episode live on WCAX, Friday October 22nd at 12:15, or catch up later on Across the Fence's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ATFence/videos. See more details •	23 Vermont Tech Jam Vermont Tech Jam October 23, 2021 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Hula, 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA https://techjamvt.com/ Meet local recruiters, discover new opportunities, network and hear the keynote address from BETA Technologies CEO Kyle Clark and Martine Rothblatt, an entrepreneur and futurist who founded Sirius Satellite Radio and United Therapeutics. Burlington-based BETA is pioneering electric aviation. Session #1 - 10am to 1pm, FREE Looking for a new job? Want to network with other tech professionals? Visit the Tech Jam during session one to drop off your resume and connect with local companies for free. Session #2 - 1:30 to 3:30pm, $10 If you’re looking to change careers, network and hear the keynote presentation, session two is for you. Join us after the reception for complimentary hors d’oeuvres. See more details •
24 FLL Explore / Challenge - Programming the Spark Prime FLL Explore / Challenge - Programming the Spark Prime October 24, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am Hosted by Shawn Kasulka See more details •	25	26	27	28	29	30 River Rage (FRC) River Rage (FRC) October 30, 2021 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Manchester Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester, NH 03103, USA http://riverrage.powerknights.com/ See more details •
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Robo-Expo 2021
Robo-Expo 2021

October 2, 2021 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nashua, NH, USA

Robo-Expo will be happening again this year at the Pheasant Lane mall and for the first time ever at the Rockingham mall. Both events will be held on Oct 2 (10a-3p). For those who have not attended in the past it is a large event show casing FLL, FTC, and FRC in the center of the mall. Teams show case their robots and talk with mall goers throughout the day about FIRST and how to get involved.

Hosted by FRC 1058 – PVC PIRATES (Londonderry HS)

See more details

FTC - Starting up with your new team
FTC - Starting up with your new team

October 3, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am

Scott McCalla and Shawn Kasulka

See more details

BASH @The Beach
BASH @The Beach

October 16, 2021
High School Road, High School Rd, Old Lyme, CT 06371, USA

BASH @The Beach - FIRST FRC Offseason Event

http://236technoticks.com/bash-at-the-beach-2021-is-on/

See more details

FTC Programming Bootcamp, hosted by Team 18351
FTC Programming Bootcamp, hosted by Team 18351

October 17, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am
on zoom - email for link

Contact for zoom link:
shawn.kasulka@gmail.com or

liz.kenton@uvm.edu

Outline:
The FTC Robot Control System
FTC Programming Choice and Programming Tool
Configuring Your Android Phone/s and Hub Hardware
Writing an Op Mode with FTC Blocks
- Telemetry
- TeleOp Tank Drive
- TeleOp Mecanum Drive
- Functions
- Programming a Servo / Aux Motor
- Program AutonomousOp w/Sensors
Overview on convert your Block programs to OnBot Java

See more details

Advanced Manufacturing in Vermont (Across the Fence)
Advanced Manufacturing in Vermont (Across the Fence)

October 22, 2021 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
WCAX channel 3

Interview with Chris Coulter of the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (https://vmec.org/about/).

Watch the episode live on WCAX, Friday October 22nd at 12:15, or catch up later on Across the Fence's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ATFence/videos.

See more details

Vermont Tech Jam
Vermont Tech Jam

October 23, 2021 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hula, 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

https://techjamvt.com/

Meet local recruiters, discover new opportunities, network and hear the keynote address from BETA Technologies CEO Kyle Clark and Martine Rothblatt, an entrepreneur and futurist who founded Sirius Satellite Radio and United Therapeutics. Burlington-based BETA is pioneering electric aviation.

Session #1 - 10am to 1pm, FREE

Looking for a new job? Want to network with other tech professionals? Visit the Tech Jam during session one to drop off your resume and connect with local companies for free.

Session #2 - 1:30 to 3:30pm, $10

If you’re looking to change careers, network and hear the keynote presentation, session two is for you. Join us after the reception for complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

See more details

FLL Explore / Challenge - Programming the Spark Prime
FLL Explore / Challenge - Programming the Spark Prime

October 24, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am

Hosted by Shawn Kasulka

See more details

River Rage (FRC)
River Rage (FRC)

October 30, 2021 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Manchester Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester, NH 03103, USA

http://riverrage.powerknights.com/

See more details

	October 2021
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1	2 Robo-Expo 2021 Robo-Expo 2021 October 2, 2021 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm Nashua, NH, USA Robo-Expo will be happening again this year at the Pheasant Lane mall and for the first time ever at the Rockingham mall. Both events will be held on Oct 2 (10a-3p). For those who have not attended in the past it is a large event show casing FLL, FTC, and FRC in the center of the mall. Teams show case their robots and talk with mall goers throughout the day about FIRST and how to get involved. Hosted by FRC 1058 – PVC PIRATES (Londonderry HS) See more details •
3 FTC - Starting up with your new team FTC - Starting up with your new team October 3, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am Scott McCalla and Shawn Kasulka See more details •	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16 BASH @The Beach BASH @The Beach October 16, 2021 High School Road, High School Rd, Old Lyme, CT 06371, USA BASH @The Beach - FIRST FRC Offseason Event http://236technoticks.com/bash-at-the-beach-2021-is-on/ See more details •
17 FTC Programming Bootcamp, hosted by Team 18351 FTC Programming Bootcamp, hosted by Team 18351 October 17, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am on zoom - email for link Contact for zoom link: shawn.kasulka@gmail.com or liz.kenton@uvm.edu Outline: The FTC Robot Control System FTC Programming Choice and Programming Tool Configuring Your Android Phone/s and Hub Hardware Writing an Op Mode with FTC Blocks - Telemetry - TeleOp Tank Drive - TeleOp Mecanum Drive - Functions - Programming a Servo / Aux Motor - Program AutonomousOp w/Sensors Overview on convert your Block programs to OnBot Java See more details •	18	19	20	21	22 Advanced Manufacturing in Vermont (Across the Fence) Advanced Manufacturing in Vermont (Across the Fence) October 22, 2021 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm WCAX channel 3 Interview with Chris Coulter of the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (https://vmec.org/about/). Watch the episode live on WCAX, Friday October 22nd at 12:15, or catch up later on Across the Fence's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ATFence/videos. See more details •	23 Vermont Tech Jam Vermont Tech Jam October 23, 2021 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Hula, 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA https://techjamvt.com/ Meet local recruiters, discover new opportunities, network and hear the keynote address from BETA Technologies CEO Kyle Clark and Martine Rothblatt, an entrepreneur and futurist who founded Sirius Satellite Radio and United Therapeutics. Burlington-based BETA is pioneering electric aviation. Session #1 - 10am to 1pm, FREE Looking for a new job? Want to network with other tech professionals? Visit the Tech Jam during session one to drop off your resume and connect with local companies for free. Session #2 - 1:30 to 3:30pm, $10 If you’re looking to change careers, network and hear the keynote presentation, session two is for you. Join us after the reception for complimentary hors d’oeuvres. See more details •
24 FLL Explore / Challenge - Programming the Spark Prime FLL Explore / Challenge - Programming the Spark Prime October 24, 2021 11:00 pm - 12:00 am Hosted by Shawn Kasulka See more details •	25	26	27	28	29	30 River Rage (FRC) River Rage (FRC) October 30, 2021 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Manchester Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester, NH 03103, USA http://riverrage.powerknights.com/ See more details •
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News and Upcoming Events

October 2021

Session #1 - 10am to 1pm, FREE

Session #2 - 1:30 to 3:30pm, $10