#firstrobotics

Here I am at the first match of the year in the FTC robotics competition. The theme this year is Rover Ruckus which as you can see has a moon expedition theme. I am both a mentor for the two Junction City

Women Leaders Of Tomorrow Some of the many young people of today that I work with, mentoring in Science and Engineering. The world is a better place today, when the youth are looking forward and looking

Team 2877 Ligerbots captain, guiding her underclassmates to victory! The Ligerbots are one the FIRST Robotics FRC teams I started and mentor. Dressed in bright orange, perfect for The Color Challenge -

High above center court, zoomed in looking down! The FIRST PowerUP blocks, being taken by Team 2170, on the Blue Alliance. It seemed perfect for The Color Challenge - Wednesday Yellow - Photo Challenge

Are you ready to ROCK? Here's my view of most shows and concerts: Looking at the talent, onstage, from behind them, or, from the side. As far as I know, none of them have a complete face. When we design

Wandering FIRST, will always bring many Red, White , and Blue images, because of the Logo colors alone. The Blue Team Shirts are just a bonus! The Deep Indigo Banners hanging were a nightmare for years,

From my recent event in Boston for FIRST Robotics New England District Championship Competition. Looking onto the field of play, here is the stack of blocks that our Robots had to move and place onto scales

At the Start of the Robo Match, the MC waves the Banner for Team 2877, The Ligerbots! I've been working with FIRST Robotics for 26 years, now. AND, 6 challenging years ago, we started this team. One of

Who is that Purple Man? Just one of many colourful characters at FIRST Robotics! This is perfect for The Color Challenge - Sunday Purple - Photo Challenge started by @kalemandra. #colorchallenge #photocontests

Team 195, The Cyberknights of Connecticut, hanging for the end game. Team 125, the Nutrons, stacking... ... and grabbing cubes. Last week, I've been working with High School kids, mentoring and giving

There are many characters of FIRST Robotics. These are two of them. Above, the MC. Below, one of the referee's. This week, I've been working with High School kids, mentoring and giving back at FIRSTInspires

Way before the event takes place, crews of professionals and volunteers show up to tunr this raw arena space into an event. Gear is loading in... Rigging is almost complete! And, the video wall begins...

The world of Sports and the World of robots collide. Here's a show we did for High School kids building Robots and competing in a game. I thought is was perfect for the #sportsphotography Challenge, by

Can robotics be a sport? I believe so, as I mentor and coach 4 FIRST Robotics Teams. We compete nationally in the US, and Canada, during early spring. Perfect to participate in the “Daily Photo Contest”

Here's a photo of one of the last shows I worked on in the Georgia Dome. It was the International Championships for FIRST Robotics. 350 High School teams competed in FIRST Robotics Challenge, dozens of