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Tag: Robot Design

  • Loveland Bionic Tigers were one of three teams to receive an advancement invitation to the Maryland/D.C. FIRST Tech Challenge Championship

    Loveland Bionic Tigers were one of three teams to receive an advancement invitation to the Maryland/D.C. FIRST Tech Challenge Championship

    The Bionic Tigers have now qualified for two state competitions

    Loveland High School’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Team 10464, The Bionic Tigers, competed at the Mountain Qualifier that took place in the scenic mountains of Western Maryland. On January 11, 25 teams from Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia came together to compete for three advancements spots to the Maryland/D.C. FIRST Tech Challenge Championship.

    Loveland High School’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Team 10464, The Bionic Tigers, competed in the mountains of Western Maryland over the weekend, qualifying them for the second state competition this season. The team will be competing in the Maryland/D.C. Championship on March 1 and the Ohio FTC Championship on March 14.

    To start the day, The Bionic Tigers presented to the judges about their community outreach, involvement with industry professionals, programming, robot design, and other related topics for evaluation for awards. They then competed in five qualifying matches—going undefeated—overall being ranked second place. As a result of being ranked second, 10464 got to pick two teams to join them for elimination rounds, and chose one team from West Virginia and one from Maryland.

    To close out the exciting day, the awards ceremony took place. The Bionic Tigers were nominated for or won five out of seven awards: 3rd Think, 2nd Connect, 2nd Innovate, 2nd Motivate, and 1st Inspire. Due to winning the highly coveted Inspire award, The Bionic Tigers were one of three teams to receive an advancement invitation to the Maryland/D.C. FIRST Tech Challenge Championship taking place on March 1.  The Bionic Tigers have now qualified for two state competitions: the Maryland/D.C. FTC Championship on March 1 and the Ohio FTC Championship on March 14.

  • LMS Robotics Team earns First Place Robot Design

    LMS Robotics Team earns First Place Robot Design

    L3 team members include: (Back Row, L to R) Assistant Coach Carol Case, Jeremy Case, Jackson Abram, Cameron Petrella, Josh Dues, Luke Perry, Coach Leslie Kirk-Smith; (Front Row, L to R) Elias Williams, Sean Behling, Ben Beseler, Vlad Breech
    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Middle School (LMS) L3 (Loveland Lego Legends), a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Team, recently earned a new title: First Place Robot Design. Students won the award at the FLL Tournament hosted by Sycamore Saturday, December 2. The L3 team, which includes two out-of-district students, will join four other teams from the tournament to advance to the District Tournament at iSpace on January 20.
     
     
    “We are extremely proud of our robotics students!” said LMS Principal Chuck Ogdan. “ALL of these students are strong Tigers who embody the Loveland Middle School four-core values: Grit, Rise, Innovation, and Leadership. We wish them the very best as they move forward to the district tournament. Go Tigers!”