Team News

February 15th, 2023
We've been lacking a little bit in terms of proper updates for this build season, so let's get into a quick run-through of how this season is going so far. The robot is slowly, but surely, getting completed bit by bit. Currently, the chassis, arm, and intake are all assembled, the mechanism used to raise the arm has not been implemented yet, and the robot has little to no wiring in it yet. On the programming side, they have a practice robot in their room to test autonomous routines and make sure the code for the moving parts will work. Just today, we have officially decided to use two joysticks rather than how we controlled the robot last year, which consisted of one joystick and a button box. This will allow us to control the arm and intake separately from the robot itself, which should make it easier on the drivers and gunners. For scouting, nothing new has happened in that regards physically, it has mainly been talk about how to get it working offline to account for the lack of signal in the seating areas, but nothing has been set in stone for that yet. We only have 2 more weekends before we have to go to our first competition at Calvin University on the 2nd of March, so we're all switched into high gear as we make sure we have a functioning robot by the time the competition hits. We'll try our best to keep you all updated on whatever happens.
We've been lacking a little bit in terms of proper updates for this build season, so let's get into a quick run-through of how this season is going so far. The robot is slowly, but surely, getting completed bit by bit. Currently, the chassis, arm, and intake are all assembled, the mechanism used to raise the arm has not been implemented yet, and the robot has little to no wiring in it yet. On the programming side, they have a practice robot in their room to test autonomous routines and make sure the code for the moving parts will work. Just today, we have officially decided to use two joysticks rather than how we controlled the robot last year, which consisted of one joystick and a button box. This will allow us to control the arm and intake separately from the robot itself, which should make it easier on the drivers and gunners. For scouting, nothing new has happened in that regards physically, it has mainly been talk about how to get it working offline to account for the lack of signal in the seating areas, but nothing has been set in stone for that yet. We only have 2 more weekends before we have to go to our first competition at Calvin University on the 2nd of March, so we're all switched into high gear as we make sure we have a functioning robot by the time the competition hits. We'll try our best to keep you all updated on whatever happens.

March 2, 2020
We competed at the Traverse City District Event this past weekend. We had a day and a half of qualification rounds (12 matches) where three team alliances play each other. The alliances are chosen by a computer program that generates a match list. Suttons Bay ended up 25th of 39 after those matches. We played well and the robot performed very well, but we were paired up against some very powerful alliances and in some cases had alliance partners that were not strong performers.
Our strengths showed and when it came time for the elimination rounds on Saturday afternoon, we were the first pick of the fourth seed alliance captain, the Cadillac Connectors. The alliance consisted of Cadillac, Suttons Bay and Bear Lake. We played the fifth seeded alliance and defeated them in three matches, moving to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Norsemen and their alliance partners were pitted against a tough number one seeded alliance consisting of the top two teams from the qualifying rounds, NC Gears from Newago County and Wave Length from Norton Shores. We were defeated in two close matches.
The Norsemen also won the “Excellence in Engineering Award” sponsored by Delphi. The award celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine feature. Suttons Bay ended the event in 9th place out of 39 teams gaining 39 points, to be added to their score at their next event, in their quest to make it to the State Championship.
During the next couple of weeks we will continue to refine our driving skills, work on match strategy and design and build a “control panel spinner” to be added to our robot. This will allow us to potentially play a final portion of the game that has been rarely used during events thus far this season.
We will play our next event at GVSU in Allendale on March 20th - 21st. If we can do well at GVSU and get enough points, our goal is to be invited to the State Championships at SVSU in Saginaw on April 9 – 11.Again, thank you for your support.
We competed at the Traverse City District Event this past weekend. We had a day and a half of qualification rounds (12 matches) where three team alliances play each other. The alliances are chosen by a computer program that generates a match list. Suttons Bay ended up 25th of 39 after those matches. We played well and the robot performed very well, but we were paired up against some very powerful alliances and in some cases had alliance partners that were not strong performers.
Our strengths showed and when it came time for the elimination rounds on Saturday afternoon, we were the first pick of the fourth seed alliance captain, the Cadillac Connectors. The alliance consisted of Cadillac, Suttons Bay and Bear Lake. We played the fifth seeded alliance and defeated them in three matches, moving to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Norsemen and their alliance partners were pitted against a tough number one seeded alliance consisting of the top two teams from the qualifying rounds, NC Gears from Newago County and Wave Length from Norton Shores. We were defeated in two close matches.
The Norsemen also won the “Excellence in Engineering Award” sponsored by Delphi. The award celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine feature. Suttons Bay ended the event in 9th place out of 39 teams gaining 39 points, to be added to their score at their next event, in their quest to make it to the State Championship.
During the next couple of weeks we will continue to refine our driving skills, work on match strategy and design and build a “control panel spinner” to be added to our robot. This will allow us to potentially play a final portion of the game that has been rarely used during events thus far this season.
We will play our next event at GVSU in Allendale on March 20th - 21st. If we can do well at GVSU and get enough points, our goal is to be invited to the State Championships at SVSU in Saginaw on April 9 – 11.Again, thank you for your support.

February 22, 2020
Everything is getting hectic as we put the finishing touches on our robot for the Traverse city event this coming Friday. On Thursday, we will be heading to the competition venue, Traverse City West High School, to set up our teams pit area. The pit area is a place for teams to make adjustments and tweak their robot between matches. The programming team is on track set to finish before the competition dates. They are currently working on the autonomous portion of our programming routine. The autonomous portion is where our robot has to complete a task without drivers controlling the robot. Our teams scouting sheets have been finished, which will be very helpful when strategist against opponents. Mechanically our robot is in its final stages of completion. Our team just finished adding supports and new wheels to our intake mechanism. The next step in finishing our robot will be replacing the hooks on our climbing mechanism with stronger ones to prevent the robot from falling. If you are interested in attending the event this coming week, on Friday the 28th the competition starts at 10am and ends at 7pm and on Saturday it starts at 9:30am and ends at 5:30pm.
If you are interested in learning more about the game, try browsing these links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmiYWTmFRVE
https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net/frc2020/Manual/Sections/Section02.pdf
Thank you all for your continued support. We hope to see you at the event.
Everything is getting hectic as we put the finishing touches on our robot for the Traverse city event this coming Friday. On Thursday, we will be heading to the competition venue, Traverse City West High School, to set up our teams pit area. The pit area is a place for teams to make adjustments and tweak their robot between matches. The programming team is on track set to finish before the competition dates. They are currently working on the autonomous portion of our programming routine. The autonomous portion is where our robot has to complete a task without drivers controlling the robot. Our teams scouting sheets have been finished, which will be very helpful when strategist against opponents. Mechanically our robot is in its final stages of completion. Our team just finished adding supports and new wheels to our intake mechanism. The next step in finishing our robot will be replacing the hooks on our climbing mechanism with stronger ones to prevent the robot from falling. If you are interested in attending the event this coming week, on Friday the 28th the competition starts at 10am and ends at 7pm and on Saturday it starts at 9:30am and ends at 5:30pm.
If you are interested in learning more about the game, try browsing these links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmiYWTmFRVE
https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net/frc2020/Manual/Sections/Section02.pdf
Thank you all for your continued support. We hope to see you at the event.

February 8, 2020
As our team reaches the latter part of the build season our robot is starting to really take shape. The robots intake and lift mechanism have both been attached and are in a working condition. They will both continue to be tweaked and fine tuned as we come closer to competition. The programming team is currently working on an autonomous tracking system to follow targets. Our Scouting sheets, which will help us pick alliance members and find our opposing team's weaknesses and strengths, is going under review for this year's game and being worked on accordingly. Thank you all for the support that helps us continue competing, learning, and growing as a team.
As our team reaches the latter part of the build season our robot is starting to really take shape. The robots intake and lift mechanism have both been attached and are in a working condition. They will both continue to be tweaked and fine tuned as we come closer to competition. The programming team is currently working on an autonomous tracking system to follow targets. Our Scouting sheets, which will help us pick alliance members and find our opposing team's weaknesses and strengths, is going under review for this year's game and being worked on accordingly. Thank you all for the support that helps us continue competing, learning, and growing as a team.

January 25, 2020
As our team nears half-way of the build season we are finalizing designs and building components for this years robot. The robot chassis has been completed and is ready for the upcoming changes and additive pieces that will give this years bot life. The teams mechanical members are working to build an arm which will intake this year's ball game pieces. The team has also been working to design a lift hook in order to hoist our bot up for additional match points. As the mechanical members continue to work and come closer to our final design other team members are working on strategy and scouting. This will help the drive team make better in game decisions. Thank you for the continued support!
As our team nears half-way of the build season we are finalizing designs and building components for this years robot. The robot chassis has been completed and is ready for the upcoming changes and additive pieces that will give this years bot life. The teams mechanical members are working to build an arm which will intake this year's ball game pieces. The team has also been working to design a lift hook in order to hoist our bot up for additional match points. As the mechanical members continue to work and come closer to our final design other team members are working on strategy and scouting. This will help the drive team make better in game decisions. Thank you for the continued support!

October 26, 2019
Our team headed to Inland Lakes School bright and early this morning for our first off-season event of the new school year. This was the final FIRST Robotics competition using the "Destination: Deep Space" game in the state of Michigan!
It was a fantastic showing for our young team. We captained the number 3 alliance and ended losing to the number 1 alliance to be the event runner up. All of our team members got to experience a FIRST competition while trying their hand at various jobs on the team, such as driver, technician and scouting.
Looking forward to another exciting season for 2020!
Our team headed to Inland Lakes School bright and early this morning for our first off-season event of the new school year. This was the final FIRST Robotics competition using the "Destination: Deep Space" game in the state of Michigan!
It was a fantastic showing for our young team. We captained the number 3 alliance and ended losing to the number 1 alliance to be the event runner up. All of our team members got to experience a FIRST competition while trying their hand at various jobs on the team, such as driver, technician and scouting.
Looking forward to another exciting season for 2020!

April 28, 2019
We had a busy weekend getting ready for and competing at the World Championships at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. The team left early Wednesday morning and returned on Saturday. The weekend provided many opportunities to compete with teams from around the country and the world. At the same time as we were competing, FIRST Robotics also had the World Championships for their youth FTC Lego Leagues as well, so many team members were able to watch students from kindergarten through high school compete in robotic challenges and competitions. It was inspiring to see so much passion from such a wide age range of students from around the world.
FIRST Robotics also had a wing of the Cobo Center dedicated to its Innovation Faire and College Scholarship Row. The Innovation Faire consisted of technology centered exhibits and booths that showcased how many FIRST sponsors use cutting-edge robotics and technology as the backbone of their companies. There were many hands-on opportunities for students of all ages to experience these technologies in action. The College Scholarship Row contained booths from many universities with representatives who were eager to talk with FIRST members about programs and scholarships that their respective universities had to offer. It was a great chance for team members to think about how their experiences on the team can shape their futures going forward.
During competition, our team played with and against elite talent on the Archimedes Field, one of six fields used at Worlds. We competed in ten matches and ended with a record of 4-5-1. We found some success and faced some challenges. During one match, our robot broke and the build team worked tirelessly in the pit to fix the robot and to have it ready to compete again. While we weren't picked to compete in the tournament matches, we ended the season proud of our accomplishments.
Thanks for all the support,
Team 3688
Norsemen Robotics
We had a busy weekend getting ready for and competing at the World Championships at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. The team left early Wednesday morning and returned on Saturday. The weekend provided many opportunities to compete with teams from around the country and the world. At the same time as we were competing, FIRST Robotics also had the World Championships for their youth FTC Lego Leagues as well, so many team members were able to watch students from kindergarten through high school compete in robotic challenges and competitions. It was inspiring to see so much passion from such a wide age range of students from around the world.
FIRST Robotics also had a wing of the Cobo Center dedicated to its Innovation Faire and College Scholarship Row. The Innovation Faire consisted of technology centered exhibits and booths that showcased how many FIRST sponsors use cutting-edge robotics and technology as the backbone of their companies. There were many hands-on opportunities for students of all ages to experience these technologies in action. The College Scholarship Row contained booths from many universities with representatives who were eager to talk with FIRST members about programs and scholarships that their respective universities had to offer. It was a great chance for team members to think about how their experiences on the team can shape their futures going forward.
During competition, our team played with and against elite talent on the Archimedes Field, one of six fields used at Worlds. We competed in ten matches and ended with a record of 4-5-1. We found some success and faced some challenges. During one match, our robot broke and the build team worked tirelessly in the pit to fix the robot and to have it ready to compete again. While we weren't picked to compete in the tournament matches, we ended the season proud of our accomplishments.
- Finalists at the St. Joseph's District
- Winners of the Team Spirit Award
- Winners at the Traverse City District
- Winners of the Excellence in Engineering Award
- Quarterfinalists at the Michigan State Championships
- Participants on the Archimedes Field at the World Championships
Thanks for all the support,
Team 3688
Norsemen Robotics

April 14, 2019
After ending as finalists at the St. Joseph Districts and winning the Traverse City Districts, our team competed at the Michigan State Championships this past weekend. We competed on the Consumer Energy Field and were picked by the 4th alliance after the qualification matches on Thursday and Friday. Saturday we were knocked out in the quarterfinals round after competing hard with our alliance. We ended the weekend ranked 68th out of 542 Michigan teams and earned an invitation to compete in the First Robotics World Championships in Detroit on April 24th through the 27th. We will be participating with 400 of the top teams from around the world. Attending and competing at the World Championships is a tremendous educational experience where our team members can attend educational seminars relating to Robotics and STEM, connect with numerous universities that send representatives, and communicate and build friendships with students from around the world.
After ending as finalists at the St. Joseph Districts and winning the Traverse City Districts, our team competed at the Michigan State Championships this past weekend. We competed on the Consumer Energy Field and were picked by the 4th alliance after the qualification matches on Thursday and Friday. Saturday we were knocked out in the quarterfinals round after competing hard with our alliance. We ended the weekend ranked 68th out of 542 Michigan teams and earned an invitation to compete in the First Robotics World Championships in Detroit on April 24th through the 27th. We will be participating with 400 of the top teams from around the world. Attending and competing at the World Championships is a tremendous educational experience where our team members can attend educational seminars relating to Robotics and STEM, connect with numerous universities that send representatives, and communicate and build friendships with students from around the world.

April 7, 2019
On Saturday, April 6th, the Norsemen Robotics team won the First Robotics TC Central District Competition. We finished the qualifying rounds in 8th place overall. We joined the first place alliance captains, the Chimeras from Lapeer, and the Bone Yard, a rookie team from Mesick. Our alliance won all of our playoff matches and was named the TC Central District Event Champions! Norsemen Robotics also won the Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi that "celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine feature". We ended districts ranked 17th out of 542 teams in Michigan and will be competing in the Michigan State Championships this weekend, April 10th through April 13th, at Saginaw Valley State University.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters who have helped us throughout the season. We look forward to representing our community well and competing hard at the Michigan State Championships and hope to earn a spot at the World Championships in Detroit.
On Saturday, April 6th, the Norsemen Robotics team won the First Robotics TC Central District Competition. We finished the qualifying rounds in 8th place overall. We joined the first place alliance captains, the Chimeras from Lapeer, and the Bone Yard, a rookie team from Mesick. Our alliance won all of our playoff matches and was named the TC Central District Event Champions! Norsemen Robotics also won the Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi that "celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine feature". We ended districts ranked 17th out of 542 teams in Michigan and will be competing in the Michigan State Championships this weekend, April 10th through April 13th, at Saginaw Valley State University.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters who have helped us throughout the season. We look forward to representing our community well and competing hard at the Michigan State Championships and hope to earn a spot at the World Championships in Detroit.

March 10, 2019
We just finished our first district competition at St. Joseph on Saturday night. We went 9-3 during qualification matches and ended ranked 6th out of 40 teams. During alliance selection for the finals bracket, we were the 4th seed alliance captain. We picked the Bionic Bison, team 5535, and the Trisonics, team 4003, to be on our alliance. We won the quarterfinals against the 5th seed alliance by winning the first two matches. After that we proceeded to the semi finals where we beat the 1st seed alliance in only two matches. Their alliance’s captain, Strike Force (2767), is a formidable opponent who won the St. Joseph competition the last three years and won the World competition the last two years. After three hard fought matches in the finals, our team was defeated by the 2nd seed alliance. We finished in 2nd place and took home the runners up trophy. We are very proud of our team’s effort and competitive spirit.
The judges additionally awarded us the Team Spirit Award which “recognizes extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork furthering the objectives of FIRST”. This is a big honor, and we are truly humbled. We plan on continuing these attributes for the rest of the season and beyond. All and all, we had a great weekend and a lot of fun learning from and competing against our opponents. Our team would like to give a big thanks to all of the parents and mentors who chaperoned and drove us to and from the competition. They persevered through some of the worst driving conditions possible on Saturday night to get everyone back home safely. Way too go! We also want to end by thanking our sponsors for making this season possible. Go Norsemen Robotics!
We just finished our first district competition at St. Joseph on Saturday night. We went 9-3 during qualification matches and ended ranked 6th out of 40 teams. During alliance selection for the finals bracket, we were the 4th seed alliance captain. We picked the Bionic Bison, team 5535, and the Trisonics, team 4003, to be on our alliance. We won the quarterfinals against the 5th seed alliance by winning the first two matches. After that we proceeded to the semi finals where we beat the 1st seed alliance in only two matches. Their alliance’s captain, Strike Force (2767), is a formidable opponent who won the St. Joseph competition the last three years and won the World competition the last two years. After three hard fought matches in the finals, our team was defeated by the 2nd seed alliance. We finished in 2nd place and took home the runners up trophy. We are very proud of our team’s effort and competitive spirit.
The judges additionally awarded us the Team Spirit Award which “recognizes extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork furthering the objectives of FIRST”. This is a big honor, and we are truly humbled. We plan on continuing these attributes for the rest of the season and beyond. All and all, we had a great weekend and a lot of fun learning from and competing against our opponents. Our team would like to give a big thanks to all of the parents and mentors who chaperoned and drove us to and from the competition. They persevered through some of the worst driving conditions possible on Saturday night to get everyone back home safely. Way too go! We also want to end by thanking our sponsors for making this season possible. Go Norsemen Robotics!

March 4, 2019
As our first competition approaches this weekend, we have been using our six hours of out of bag time to practice driving, deploying and debugging code, and making precision adjustments to our robot. In the meantime, some members have been upgrading our robot cart insuring that it conforms to the new robot. We use this cart to move the robot from location to location. Other members have been 3d printing spare parts in case of a failure. Our scouting team has been creating a streamlined system for scouting, including a detailed sheet to keep track of multiple teams’ statistics while watching their matches and during interviews with them. We leave Thursday afternoon, compete Friday and Saturday, and return late Saturday night.
As our first competition approaches this weekend, we have been using our six hours of out of bag time to practice driving, deploying and debugging code, and making precision adjustments to our robot. In the meantime, some members have been upgrading our robot cart insuring that it conforms to the new robot. We use this cart to move the robot from location to location. Other members have been 3d printing spare parts in case of a failure. Our scouting team has been creating a streamlined system for scouting, including a detailed sheet to keep track of multiple teams’ statistics while watching their matches and during interviews with them. We leave Thursday afternoon, compete Friday and Saturday, and return late Saturday night.

February 18, 2019
With all of the components for our practice playing field completed and our robot about ready to come to life, we are looking forward to our drive team getting practice controlling the robot and maneuvering the game obstacles over the next few days. This will lead up to ‘bag and tag’ on Tuesday night at midnight when every team must place their robot in a bag and seal it, only to be removed for a total of six hours of work time leading up to each team’s first competition. Some of our team members are fine-tuning their accounting skills by creating a bill of materials for our robot in which every single part on the robot, and its cost, is itemized. The media team is working on a video featuring our robot and its mechanical abilities that will be released after bag and tag.
Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters for making this robot possible. We look forward to sharing our successes on and off the playing field with you over social media and email during the coming weeks and competitions.
With all of the components for our practice playing field completed and our robot about ready to come to life, we are looking forward to our drive team getting practice controlling the robot and maneuvering the game obstacles over the next few days. This will lead up to ‘bag and tag’ on Tuesday night at midnight when every team must place their robot in a bag and seal it, only to be removed for a total of six hours of work time leading up to each team’s first competition. Some of our team members are fine-tuning their accounting skills by creating a bill of materials for our robot in which every single part on the robot, and its cost, is itemized. The media team is working on a video featuring our robot and its mechanical abilities that will be released after bag and tag.
Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters for making this robot possible. We look forward to sharing our successes on and off the playing field with you over social media and email during the coming weeks and competitions.

February 11, 2019
Everything in the robotics room is ramping up! Our first competition is only a month away. Time is flying by. We have been working overtime on the robot, adding Sundays and extended hours to our current build schedule. The robot’s frame and main components have been built and assembled. They are now in the process of being fine-tuned. We have created a to-do list for all of the small but essential robot related tasks that need to be completed; therefore, we have broken into small groups to accomplish these tasks. Also, some of our members have been working on building bumpers and other protective shields to ensure the structural integrity of our robot and its components.
In order for our drivers to practice operating the robot before our competitions, we build and recreate portions of the playfield. Some of our team members are using their carpentry skills to finish the last couple playfield pieces, including the loading station and the rocket. The loading station is for practicing picking up the game pieces and the rocket is for practicing scoring the game pieces. If you want to watch a short video showing the playfield and game pieces, you can click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew6G_og-PI
As the end of the building season gets closer and a sense of urgency creeps in, it’s always nice to know that lunch will be ready by noon. This helps us to collect our thoughts and prepare for the rest of our day. We would like to give a special thank you to all the amazing parents who take time out of their weekend to make and deliver delicious food. They provide the energy that refuels the team.
With snow days cutting into our time and only eleven days of the build season left, every day counts. We would like to thank everyone who has provided us with continuous support, so we can make the most of our time.
Everything in the robotics room is ramping up! Our first competition is only a month away. Time is flying by. We have been working overtime on the robot, adding Sundays and extended hours to our current build schedule. The robot’s frame and main components have been built and assembled. They are now in the process of being fine-tuned. We have created a to-do list for all of the small but essential robot related tasks that need to be completed; therefore, we have broken into small groups to accomplish these tasks. Also, some of our members have been working on building bumpers and other protective shields to ensure the structural integrity of our robot and its components.
In order for our drivers to practice operating the robot before our competitions, we build and recreate portions of the playfield. Some of our team members are using their carpentry skills to finish the last couple playfield pieces, including the loading station and the rocket. The loading station is for practicing picking up the game pieces and the rocket is for practicing scoring the game pieces. If you want to watch a short video showing the playfield and game pieces, you can click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew6G_og-PI
As the end of the building season gets closer and a sense of urgency creeps in, it’s always nice to know that lunch will be ready by noon. This helps us to collect our thoughts and prepare for the rest of our day. We would like to give a special thank you to all the amazing parents who take time out of their weekend to make and deliver delicious food. They provide the energy that refuels the team.
With snow days cutting into our time and only eleven days of the build season left, every day counts. We would like to thank everyone who has provided us with continuous support, so we can make the most of our time.
January 16, 2019
As the new season gets started, the Norsemen Robotics team has been holding skills sessions over the last few weeks. These sessions are for teaching our newest recruits as well as refreshing our older members' memories. Some of the skills learned included motor controls, the use and removal of blind rivets, as well as the basic usage of tools. On January 6th a majority of the team took a trip down to Boyne for the unveiling of this years game. The theme is Destination Deep Space where students will have to gather cargo pods and prepare their spaceships in only two minutes and thirty seconds. Once back from Boyne the team sat down and brainstormed ideas for the robot. The season is off to a good start and that’s thanks to all of our sponsors and parents who continue to support Norsemen Robotics
Check out our new youtube video featuring footage from preseason events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj-JyZ3VBU&feature=youtu.be
As the new season gets started, the Norsemen Robotics team has been holding skills sessions over the last few weeks. These sessions are for teaching our newest recruits as well as refreshing our older members' memories. Some of the skills learned included motor controls, the use and removal of blind rivets, as well as the basic usage of tools. On January 6th a majority of the team took a trip down to Boyne for the unveiling of this years game. The theme is Destination Deep Space where students will have to gather cargo pods and prepare their spaceships in only two minutes and thirty seconds. Once back from Boyne the team sat down and brainstormed ideas for the robot. The season is off to a good start and that’s thanks to all of our sponsors and parents who continue to support Norsemen Robotics
Check out our new youtube video featuring footage from preseason events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj-JyZ3VBU&feature=youtu.be

December 8, 2018
Over the past few weeks students have been busy working on several things, included a trip to Alpena for an off-season competition. There, the team tested drivers and placed fourth as a seed captain which enabled our team to make it to the third match in the semi finals. Also, we would like to thank everyone who came to the open house and expressed an interest in Robotics this year. Last weekend was the VEX competition which included many amazing young kids competing alongside each other. Many students from the high school Robotics team volunteered with setup, scoring, and many other jobs throughout the competition on Saturday. Once again we would like to thank all of our sponsors for their continued support.
Over the past few weeks students have been busy working on several things, included a trip to Alpena for an off-season competition. There, the team tested drivers and placed fourth as a seed captain which enabled our team to make it to the third match in the semi finals. Also, we would like to thank everyone who came to the open house and expressed an interest in Robotics this year. Last weekend was the VEX competition which included many amazing young kids competing alongside each other. Many students from the high school Robotics team volunteered with setup, scoring, and many other jobs throughout the competition on Saturday. Once again we would like to thank all of our sponsors for their continued support.