FLL in Canning/Scott’s Bay community notes June 17

Flying Manatees First Lego League Robotics Team earned 460 points at the International Open in Toronto, placing them in the top third of some of the best teams in the…

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Youth gain cultural experience with Lego competition

‘The social aspect of it was simply amazing’ TRURO – Heading to an international competition, members of the Trurobotics walked away with more than they could have imagined.   “It…

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Humber Valley school wins at Canadian robotics competition

Judges find research into ice storms’ impact on power lines ‘well researched’ and has ‘potential for true implementation’   The concept of insulating power lines against destructive ice storms with…

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Robot team a big success

Thousands of students cross the border this time every year — for a huge robotics championship that invites kids from all over the world. And it’s a tough competition —…

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Students off to St. Louis for robotic world championship

A team of St. Mary's students are pitting their robotagainst some of the world's top competitors this week.   For this year's FIRST Robotics world championship, being held in St.…

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St. Mary robotics team competing at World Championships

The St. Mary Catholic Secondary School robotics team is competing against the best in the World – at the FIRST World Championships in St. Louis, MO.   The team, made…

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Technology: The Ford Moment for Windsor-Essex Youth

One-hundred-and-ten years ago, Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company of Canada in Windsor, Ontario.  In time, other companies, such as Chryslter and General Motors followed, which accelerated the conversion…

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Alpha Dogs test robotic skills

Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Sant forgot what it was like to relax at home after school.   “I honestly didn’t know how it felt to go home after school and not just…

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Robotics competition starts Friday

Mackenzie Willis, Savannah Stringer and Kale Wallingford, members of FIRST Team 1305 from North Bay, practice in the FIRST Robotics Canada North Bay Regional Competition Thursday afternoon at the Nipissing's…

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