LAPEER, Michigan – Maneuvering droids through obstacles, taking Human vs. Machine challenges and seeing student-built bots face off on the game field are just part of the fun in store at Robo-Con, happening 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 19 at Lapeer Center for Innovation (Lapeer West), 170 Millville Road, Lapeer. Along with free admission, families, teens […]
Read moreCan-do attitude: Lapeer community supports robotics team at can drive
LAPEER, Michigan – Thanks to the Lapeer community, the recent bottle and can drive at Lapeer’s Webco Press was a success. The area resounded with horns honking in support for the team and mountains of garbage bags filled with returnable cans and bottles. The drive was also a chance for locals to drive student-built robots. […]
Read moreDrive the robot at the Lapeer Chimeras’ Can Drive!
The Chimeras Robotics Team 1684 is asking for donations of empty pop bottles and cans at the team’s Can Drive, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., May 31, at Webco Press, 588 McCormick Drive, Lapeer, across from the schoolbus lot. Along with the Can Drive, the team is inviting the public to drive its robot during the […]
Read moreChimeras robotics team earns Judges’ Award in Lansing meet
LAPEER, Michigan – Going into last weekend’s Lansing robotics competition, Lapeer’s Chimeras played with heart, despite knowing those district scores wouldn’t carry them to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics State Championship. After the Lansing elimination rounds, Team 1684 emerged ninth out of 40 teams, spurring the Chimeras into district […]
Read moreLapeer Robotics team ‘inspired and motivated’ after trip to Nationals in St. Louis
Lapeer Robotics coach Tony Diodato said Wednesday he’s still exhausted after his team’s whirlwind trip to St. Louis last week for the FIRST Robotics Competition; but, it was worth every mile of highway and minute of lost sleep. “I think the students are sufficiently inspired and motivated,” Diodato said of the Chimeras, a cooperative team […]
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