Madeleine Schwitters, Author at Kids and Tech

February 20, 2018

2018 FIRST Robotics – FIRST POWER UP – Bag and Tag

It has been a few days since my last update. The 4911 CyberKnights have been very busy putting the finishing touches on our competition robot for the 2018 Pacific Northwest FRC qualifications matches sponsored by FIRST Robotics and FIRST Washington. Tonight is “bag and tag.” This is a big night […]

February 9, 2018

2018 FIRST Robotics – FIRST POWER UP – Unveiling Event

Unveiling is tonight! Join our live stream to see high school students from around the world unveil their 2018 robots! Here’s the schedule (Pacific Time) 6:20 pm: Doors Open/Check-in 6:50 pm: Dinner (provided by Red Cork Bistro) 7:20 pm: Presentations 9:00 pm: Conclusions Live Stream link

February 2, 2018

2018 FIRST Robotics – FIRST POWER UP – Build Season Week 4

As we head towards the end of the fourth week of build season, there are a few things I want to highlight. The CyberKnights started a new series on their blog called, “Rookie Inspiration.” The goal is to showcase the learning experiences of newly joined CyberKnights members. The second highlight […]

January 25, 2018

2018 FIRST Robotics – FIRST POWER UP – Build Season Week 3

The CyberKnights are in the middle of week 3. The focus this week is the unveiling event. This event happens in the fifth week of the build season. We host the event here at King’s and send out invitations to all the local teams. We are expecting 10 plus teams […]

January 19, 2018

2018 FIRST Robotics – FIRST POWER UP – Build Season Week 2

Week 2 is almost in the books. The goods news is, the team has really grabbed ahold of the updated schedule and are progressing very nicely. We have moved ahead of schedule which allows us some flexibility if we encounter any type of delays. In the past we have been […]

January 13, 2018

2018 FIRST Robotics – FIRST POWER UP – Build Season Week 1

We are now through the first week of the FIRST POWER UP build season. Here at King’s, we have basically done a complete overall to our Robotics program. We, as a team, have decided that instead of taking the whole 6 weeks to just build the robot and then use […]

January 6, 2018

2018 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff – FIRST POWER UP

FIRST POWER UP Kickoff Finally, the day has arrived. The FRC kickoff event. Today is the day that we discovered what the teaser video back on September 14, 2017 was all about. Today is also the day that kicks off the FRC build season for the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition. […]

September 15, 2017

2018 FIRST Robotics Competition teaser video is here – FIRST POWER UP

FIRST POWER UP The teaser video for the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition was released yesterday. The next adventure is called FIRST POWER UP. I am so excited and cannot wait for the official release of the game. The theme is that of an 8 bit video game which […]

April 21, 2017

FIRST World Championships: Scouting, Ambassadors and Fun

When someone says the words “World Championship”, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? For me, I immediately think of scouting. For most people, scouting wouldn’t even be close to the top of their list. So you may ask, what about scouting makes it such a big deal to me? Scouting is my way to connect with other teams and really embrace the fun of FIRST!

April 19, 2017

FIRST World Championships: Rice University, Dean Kamen and More!

My name is Madeleine and I’m the founder of Kids and Tech. I’m also a junior in high school, obsessed with STEM and robotics, and can’t wait to attend a cool engineering college soon. For those of you in elementary or junior high (or you parents out there), I wanted […]

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