Call for Ontario Off-Season Event Proposals

FIRST Robotics Canada will be hosting another off-season FRC event in Ontario for the 2015 FRC season!  The event will be held at the same location, Victoria Park CI, and…

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Cape Breton Lego group wants more students to build robots

SYDNEY — If combining building blocks with robotics sounds a bit ominous, Declan MacLeod is quick to point out that these days, it's child's play. "It's really cool," said MacLeod…

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Robotics team builds bonds from FIRST

When it came time to compete against some of the best high school robotic engineers in the province, the Red Hawks learned they could hold their own.   The Hawks…

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Windsor can benefit from world robotics championships landing in Detroit

The robotics world is coming to Windsor’s doorstep, bringing new opportunities for both students and industry with Detroit’s selection this week as host of the First Robotics World Championships. The Motor…

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Underdog school shoots for the top in robotics

BRESLAU — They may not have backing from NASA, big-time corporate sponsorship, a huge budget or thousands of students to choose from. But with ingenuity and some gumption, the robotics…

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Thousands cheer on Windsor’s second robotics tournament

Thousands of cheering fans packed the University of Windsor’s St. Denis Centre on Friday as 48 high schools from Canada and the United States pitted their robots against each other. This…

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Wiky High robotics squad places in top third at Ontario competition

NORTH BAY––When the Wikwemikong High School robotics team pulled into Nipissing University’s Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre in North Bay on Wednesday, March 25 pulling the small trailer containing…

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Windsor Regional Webcast Streaming

The week 6 Windsor Regional event is being streamed live on Friday April 03 and Saturday April 04.  Check out the broadcast here or watch it below:

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North Bay Regional Webcast Streaming

The week 5 North Bay Regional event is being streamed live on Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28.  Check out the broadcast here or watch it below:  

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Windsor to host Canada’s largest FIRST Robotics’ competition

It combines mental gymnastics for techies with an introduction to the real world of work. The FIRST Robotics 2015 Windsor-Essex Great Lakes Regional competition is set for April 2-4 at…

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