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  • Grant went undefeated on the day (6-0)

    Grant went undefeated on the day (6-0)

    Photo by Loveland Robotics Boosters

    Loveland, Ohio – Congratulations to Grant from FTC Team 10464 The Bionic Tigers. Grant won the antweight (1lb) division laast weekend at HORD in Sandusky Ohio. This was the 20th anniversary of HORD, and in the combat robotics world, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments attracting top builders from across the country and hundreds of spectators.

    Grant went undefeated on the day (6-0), beating many of the top builders in the country including some famous Battlebots builders.

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  • Loveland teams do well in FIRST LEGO League Challenge

    Loveland teams do well in FIRST LEGO League Challenge

    Loveland, Ohio – The Mighty Coding Monkeys and Rookie teams 66554 Chicken Submarine, 66935 Underwater Coders, and 67024 Duckie Nuggies competed at the Lakota Ohio FIRST LEGO League Challenge Regional robotic tournament on Sunday.
    Team 60480 Mighty Coding Monkeys won the Engineering Excellence Award and is advancing to the Loveland District Tournament. Rookie teams 66554 Chicken Submarine, 66935 Underwater Coders, and 67024 Duckie Nuggies also competed and represented Loveland well with new personal high scores and great judging performances.
    The Loveland District Tournament will be held on January 18 at the Loveland Intermediate School and there will be 4 Loveland teams competing.
    If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Loveland Robotics Boosters at lovelandroboticsboosters@gmail.com.
  • Mark Your Calendars for Robotics Fun!

    Mark Your Calendars for Robotics Fun!

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland hosts the FIRST LEGO League District Tournament on Saturday, January 20. Teams have been working hard since August to build robots and prepare for competition. Loveland has an amazing robotics program supported by the Loveland Robotics Boosters. The FIRST LEGO League District Tournament will take place in the Loveland Intermediate School gym and include teams from around the region.

  • Breakfast with the Bots

    Breakfast with the Bots

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Robotics Boosters are back with their fun fundraiser. Saturday, Breakfast with the Bots is March 25, from 8 AM until noon at Loveland High School.

    Bring the kids for a pancake breakfast and a chance to see the amazing Loveland Robotics teams in action.

    Breakfast includes pancakes, bacon, coffee, and juice.

    Breakfast With the Bots tickets are $10, and kids under 3 are free. Buy your tickets at www.lovelandroboticsboosters.org or at the door.

  • Loveland Middle School Robotics team heads to world championship

    Loveland Middle School Robotics team heads to world championship

    Photos by Loveland Robotics Boosters

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Robotics Boosters reported yesterday, “It’s official! LMS VEX Team 97310A Andrometa is going to the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships!! Huge Congratulations to the first ever Loveland VEX team to qualify for Worlds! We are so proud of you!!”

    Learn more about the Loveland Robotics Boosters.

    Learn more about the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships.

  • Roaring Robots advance to District tournament

    Roaring Robots advance to District tournament

    News from the Loveland Robotics Boosters

    Dayton, Ohio – Congratulations to Loveland FLL team 52346 Roaring Robots who competed at the Regional Qualifier at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force today in Dayton. They won the First Place Robot Performance Award and the Champions Award, the top award of the event.

    They will advance to the District tournament at Loveland Intermediate School on January 14.

    “Thanks to all the volunteers and coaches who make this program and event possible!”

  • Two more Loveland robotics teams qualify for State level tournaments

    Two more Loveland robotics teams qualify for State level tournaments

    The Loveland High School winning alliance at the December VEX Robotics Competition qualifying tournament.

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Robotics hosted its very first VEX Robotics Competition qualifying tournament on December 22. Nineteen teams from the local area competed in the tournament, including teams from Milford, Indian Hill, Mariemont, and seven teams from Loveland. The winning alliance was two Loveland High School teams, which qualified the teams to state. A third Loveland High School team won the Sportsmanship Award at the competition.

    With all of the recent robotics news and events, here is some background on the Loveland Robotics Program: It started as a single FIRSTLego League (FLL) team in 2005 and then added one FIRSTTech Challenge (FTC) team in 2011. In 2015, the program began to expand with the addition of several new teams. The Loveland Robotics Boosters was formed in 2017 to support the Robotics Teams of Loveland City Schools, and was officially recognized as a booster organization by the Loveland Board of Education in September 2018.  Their mission is to foster growth of technology and innovation through funding, volunteerism, and educational outreach.

    Loveland Robotics now supports over 100 Loveland students on 15 teams in five different programs.

    Loveland Robotics now supports over 100 Loveland students on 15 teams in five different programs. These include three FIRSTLEGO League Jr (FLL Jr) teams, threeFIRSTLEGO League (FLL) teams, three middle school VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) teams, four high school VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) teams, and two FIRSTTech Challenge (FTC) teams.

    To support these programs and help provide competition opportunities in the local area, Loveland Robotics hosted an FTC scrimmage in November and a VRC Qualifying Tournament in December. Loveland Robotics is also hosting the Cincinnati area FLL District Tournament in January, and Loveland High School will be the site of the Ohio FTC Championship in February.

    The 2018-2019 competition season is off to a great start as FTC Team 5040, Nuts & Bolts, has qualified for both the Ohio FTC Championship and World Competition. FTC Team 10464, The Bionic Tigers, has qualified for the Pennsylvania FTC Championship. VEX Teams 10565B and 10565D have both qualified for the Ohio VRC High School State Championship. FLL Team 38182, Mercury’s Mechanics, has qualified for the District FLL tournament.

    Applications for next year’s teams will be available in early April and links will be posted on the Loveland Robotics website (http://lovelandrobotics.weebly.com/). Students who would like to know more about the Loveland Robotics Program can emailstewaram@lovelandschools.org.

    Loveland Magazine is a sponsor of Loveland Robotics.

  • Loveland Robotics Team 5040 once again qualifies for the World Championship

    Loveland Robotics Team 5040 once again qualifies for the World Championship

    Loveland Robotics Team 5040 (Nuts & Bolts) has qualified for the FTC World Championship, which will be held in Detroit in April 2019.

    Loveland, Ohio – FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Teams 5040 and 10464 both competed in the West Virginia FTC State Championship on December 2 in Fairmont, WV. Team 5040 (Nuts & Bolts) was captain of the winning alliance and qualified to move on to the FTC World Championship in Detroit in April. This is the third consecutive year that the team has qualified for the world competition. 5040 also received third place for the Design Award.

    Team 10464 (The Bionic Tigers) competed in the West Virginia FTC State Championship, bringing home several awards.

    Team 10464 (The Bionic Tigers) won the Connect Award for “the team that most connects with their local science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) community.” 10464 also received second place for the Motivate Award and second place for the Think Award. (Detailed descriptions of the various awards can be found here.)

    Both teams will be competing again this month. Team 10464 will compete on December 8 in Pennsylvania and 5040 will compete in Dayton, OH, on December 15. Loveland FTC teams are supported by their many generous sponsors, including Blue Chip Consulting, P&G, Jarvis Global Investments, Loveland American Legion, GE Foundation, Johnson Controls, and the Loveland Robotics Boosters. The program is always in need of sponsors and mentors. For more information, go to lovelandrobotics.com or email stewaram@lovelandschools.org.

    Jarvis Global is an investment advisory firm in Symmes Township, Ohio which offers private portfolio management and retirement services to high net worth individuals.