HYPER Workshop #2

As a reminder, this Wednesday we have the second part of our HYPER Workshop, to introduce team members to working with metal.
6:00 to 8:00 PM. ALL Team Members. HYPER Workshop.

Veterans, if you forgot to bring safety glasses from last year in the previous meeting, be sure to bring them on Wednesday.

Don’t forget to bring your bottlecaps! We’ll need them for the end product of the workshop.


Season Beginnings

As a reminder, we will have two meetings this Wednesday. Both meetings are in our normal location which is the basement of the Bethany Congregational Church.
3:30 to 6:00 PM. VETERANS ONLY. Field Organization
6:00 to 8:00 PM. ALL Team Members. HYPER Workshop.

Veterans, if you happen to have safety glasses at home after last year’s competition season, be sure to bring them on Wednesday.

Looking forward to seeing you there!


Bluefin Brainstorming 2016

A special THANK YOU to Bluefin Robotics for once again graciously hosting a mentor/engineering brainstorming and strategy session at their great facility right down the street in Quincy. We say “Team HYPER wouldn’t be possible without the help/support of [insert sponsors/students/teachers/alumni/parents here]” a lot, but with Bluefin, it really is true. Bluefin Robotics’ sponsorship of our team makes all our efforts possible.

It is always helpful to get a chance to sit down as a group of professionals/mentors and really dig into the nuances of this year’s game, building upon all the hard brainstorming work our students have been doing this first week of the build season. The additional minds and expert perspectives help us inform our decisions for building a great robot together. We can’t wait to bring back your ideas and feedback (and hopefully more of you!) to the robotics area and magically turn it all into a functioning robot.
Continue Reading »


2016 Game Rules

FIRST Stronghold has been revealed! The 2016 Season has officially started!! For anyone anxiously waiting to read this year’s rules in order to be as prepared as possible for our first Build Season Meeting, the password for the encrypted game files is: @Ahead)Together!FRC^2016

Edit: Thanks Jin!! Decrypted versions of the game files here


2016 Kickoff – FIRST Stronghold

The big moment is almost here! January 9, 2016 @ 1030AM the kickoff stream goes live for the 2016 FRC game. Watch below or here (if the embedded stream isn’t working). We’ll be taking the 2016 team photo as well, so remember to wear your team shirt (or a blue/orange shirt if you’re a rookie and don’t have a team shirt yet).

Continue Reading »