FIRST Robotics in Maine
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FIRST Robotics in Maine

No MaineFIRST Robotics team can accomplish what it accomplishes without the help of dedicated students, parents, friends, professional volunteers, corporate sponsors, school officials, community members, legislators...yes, even the Governor! Thank you to all who have contributed in any way to MaineFIRST teams.

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Bangor - Team 1995
Competing in the 2010 WPI Regional
March 4 - 6, 2010, Worcester, MA

Falmouth/Gorham - Team 172
Competing in the 2010 WPI Regional
March 4 - 6, 2010, Worcester, MA

Gorham/Falmouth - Team 172
Competing in the 2010 WPI Regional
March 4 - 6, 2010, Worcester, MA

Kennebunk - Team 3074
Competing in the 2010 Granite State Regional
March 4 - 6, 2010, Manchester, NH

Oakland - Team 2648
Competing in the 2010 Boston Regional
March 25 - 27, 2010, Boston, MA

Rockland - Team 1276
Not competing this year

South Portland - Team 58
Competing in the 2010 Granite State Regional
March 4 - 6, 2010, Manchester, NH

Standish - Team 133
Competing in the 2010 Granite State Regional
March 4 - 6, 2010, Manchester, NH

Official FIRST Web site:  www.usfirst.org

 For information about FIRST LEGO League in Maine, visit www.MaineRobotics.org

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2010 Breakaway Game Animation
The 2010 FIRST Robotics season kicked off on January 9, 2010. Teams are now building robots to compete in the regional FIRST Robotics competitions to be held around the world. Maine Teams will be competing at the Granite State Regional in Manchester, NH; The WPI Regional in Worcester, MA; and the Boston Regional in Boston, MA. Scroll down for more information.
 
 
Maine's FIRST Robotics Team Information
Oldest teams listed first (Team photos are from 2007)
Granite State Regional, March 4 - 6, 2010, Manchester, NH

Team ID Number:  58    
Team Name:  Fairchild Semiconductor & South Portland High School
Location:  South Portland, ME USA
Team Motto:  The Riot Crew is Coming Through
Robot Name:  Tubeadactyl
Rookie Year:  1996
How Many Students Participate?:  40
Team Website:  http://www.riotcrew.org

2010 Regional: Granite State Regional, Manchester, NH
March 4 - 6, 2010, Verizon Wireless Arena, 555 Elm Street

In 2009, Team 58 won the Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award.

Events and Awards

EVENTS
2010 BAE Granite State Regional (3/4/2010 - 3/6/2010}
2009 BAE Granite State Regional (2/26/2009 - 2/28/2009)
2008 BAE Systems Granite State Regional (2/28/2008 - 3/1/2008)
2007 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/1/2007 - 3/3/2007)
2007 FIRST Championship (4/12/2007 - 4/14/2007)
2006 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/2/2006 - 3/4/2006)
2005 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/3/2005 - 3/5/2005)
2004 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/4/2004 - 3/6/2004)
2004 The Championship Event (4/15/2004 - 4/17/2004)
2003 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/6/2003 - 3/8/2003)
2002 UTC New England Regional (4/4/2002 - 4/6/2002)
2001 UTC/New England Regional (3/1/2001 - 3/3/2001)
2001 National Championship (4/5/2001 - 4/7/2001)
2000 NE (partial data available)
1999 NE (partial data available)
1998 NH (partial data available)
1997 NH (partial data available)
1996 NH (partial data available)

AWARDS
2008 NH Regional Finalist
2008 NH General Motors Industrial Design Award
2007 NH Judges' Award
2006 NH Xerox Creativity
2005 NH Regional Finalist
2005 NH Website Award
2003 NH Regional Champion
2001 CT Finalist
2000 NE Best Offensive Round
1998 NE Best Offensive Round
1996 NE Rookie All-Star Award

  

Team ID Number:  133     
Team Name:  EAGLE INDUSTRIES INC. & BONNY EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL
Location:  Standish, ME USA
Team Motto:  "SOARING WITH EAGLES"
Robot Name:  BERT
Rookie Year:  1997
How Many Students Participate?:  26
Team Website:  https://www.bert133.org

2010 Regional: Granite State Regional, Manchester, NH
March 4 - 6, 2010, Verizon Wireless Arena, 555 Elm Street
 

In 2009, Team 133 won the Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award, and the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award

Events and Awards

EVENTS
2010 BAE Granite State Regional (3/4/2010 - 3/6/2010)
2009 BAE Granite State Regional (2/26/2009 - 2/28/2009)
2008 BAE Systems Granite State Regional (2/28/2008 - 3/1/2008)
2007 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/1/2007 - 3/3/2007)
2006 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/2/2006 - 3/4/2006)
2006 The Championship Event (4/27/2006 - 4/29/2006)
2005 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/3/2005 - 3/5/2005)
2004 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/4/2004 - 3/6/2004)
2003 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/6/2003 - 3/8/2003)
2002 UTC New England Regional (4/4/2002 - 4/6/2002)
2002 The Championship Event (4/25/2002 - 4/27/2002)
2001 J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional (3/15/2001 - 3/17/2001)
2001 National Championship (4/5/2001 - 4/7/2001)
2000 NJ (partial data available)
2000 N1 (partial data available)
1999 NJ (partial data available)
1998 N1 (partial data available)
1998 NH (partial data available)
1997 NH (partial data available)

AWARDS

2008 NH Woodie Flowers Award to Michael Matthews
2008 NH Xerox Creativity Award
2007 NH UL Industrial Safety Award
2006 NH Regional Champion
2006 NH RadioShack Innovation in Control Award
2005 NH Autodesk Visualization Award
2005 NH GM Industrial Design
2004 NH J&J Sportsmanship
2001 NJ Judge's Award
2001 NJ Regional Champion
1999 NJ Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
1998 NE Most Photogenic Award
1997 NE Featherweight in the Finals
1997 NE Special Judge's Award

 
Team ID Number: 3074       
Team Name: BAE Systems & The New School High School
Team Nickname: New School Robotics
School: The New School High School
Main Sponsor: BAE Systems
Location: Kennebunk, Maine
Rookie Year: 2009
Students: 10
Mentors: 7
Robot name: Hank (2009)
Website: coming soon

2010 Regional: Granite State Regional, Manchester, NH
March 4 - 6, 2010, Verizon Wireless Arena, 555 Elm Street

In 2009, the newest Maine team, #3074, won the Rookie All Star Award, and the Highest Rookie Seed Award
 

Events and Awards

EVENTS
2010 BAE Granite State Regional (3/4/2010 - 3/6/2010)
2009 BAE Granite State Regional (2/26/2009 - 2/28/2009)

AWARDS
2009 Rookie All Star Award
2009 Highest Rookie Seed Award

 
WPI Regional, March 4 - 6, 2010, Worcester, MA
Team ID Number:  172
Team Name:  IDEXX Laboratories/Lanco Assembly Systems & Falmouth High School & Gorham High School
Location:  Gorham/Falmouth, ME USA
Team Motto:  "Think Pink"
Robot Name:  FalGor
Rookie Year:  1996
How Many Students Participate?:  32
Team Website:  http://www.NorthernForce.org

2010 Regional: WPI Regional, Worcester, MA, USA
March 4 - 6, 2010 at WPI

In 2009, Team #172 won the Chrysler Team Spirit Award for the third year in a row, celebrating extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork.
 

Events and Awards

EVENTS
2010 WPI Regional (3/4/2010 - 3/6/2010)
2009 BAE Granite State Regional (2/26/2009 - 2/28/2009)
2008 BAE Systems Granite State Regional (2/28/2008 - 3/1/2008)
2007 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/1/2007 - 3/3/2007)
2006 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/2/2006 - 3/4/2006)
2005 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/3/2005 - 3/5/2005)
2004 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/4/2004 - 3/6/2004)
2003 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/6/2003 - 3/8/2003)
2000 NE (partial data available)
1999 NE (partial data available)
1998 NH (partial data available)
1997 NH (partial data available)
1996 NH (partial data available)

AWARDS
2009 NH Chrysler Team Spirit
2008 NH DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit
2007 NH Chrysler Team Spirit
Team ID Number: 1995       
Team Name:  University of Maine & United Technologies Center Region #4
Team Nick Name:
School: United Technologies Center Region #4
Main Sponsor: University of Maine
Location: Bangor, ME
Rookie Year: 2007
Students: 10
Mentors: 10
Robot name: Awntonamoose 
Website: www.team1995.com
 
2010 Regional: WPI Regional, Worcester, MA, USA
March 4 - 6, 2010 at WPI
Events and Awards

EVENTS
2010 WPI Regional (3/4/2010 - 3/6/2010)
2009 BAE Granite State Regional (2/26/2009 - 2/28/2009)
2008 Boston Regional (3/27/2008 - 3/29/2008)
2007 UTC Connecticut Regional (3/15/2007 - 3/17/2007)

AWARDS
2008 UL Industrial Safety Award
Boston Regional
Team ID Number: 2648    
Team Name: Infinite Loop
School: Messalonskee High School
Main Sponsor: Wrabacon & Maine State Credit Union
Location: Oakland, ME
Rookie Year: 2008
Students: 30
Mentors: 4
Robot name:
Website www.team2648.com

2010 Regional: Boston Regional, Boston, MA, USA
March 25 - 27, 2010, Agannis Arena, Boston University, 925 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA

Events and Awards

EVENTS
2010 FIRST Championship: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA (April 15-17, 2010)
2010 Boston Regional (3/25/2010-3/27/2010)
2009 Boston Regional (3/5/2009-3/5/2009)
2009 Battlecry 10 @ WPI 3rd place (5/5/2009-5/9/2009)
2009 Mayhem in Merrimac, 4th place (6/6/2009)
2009 Bear Brawl 3rd place (9/27/2009)
2009 BAE Granite State Regional (2/26/2009 - 2/28/2009)
2008 BAE Systems Granite State Regional (2/28/2008 - 3/1/2008)

AWARDS
2008 NH Rookie Inspiration Award
Teams not competing this year

Team ID Number:  1276     
Team Name:  Midcoast School of Technology
Location:  Rockland, ME USA
Team Motto:  Hajime
Robot Name:  Fushidara-Kou
Rookie Year:  2004
How Many Students Participate?:  21
Team Website:  http://www.mcstrobotics.org

 

 

Events and Awards

EVENTS
2009 BAE Granite State Regional (2/26/2009 - 2/28/2009)
2008 BAE Systems Granite State Regional (2/28/2008 - 3/1/2008)
2007 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/1/2007 - 3/3/2007)
2006 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/2/2006 - 3/4/2006)
2006 The Championship Event (4/27/2006 - 4/29/2006)
2005 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/3/2005 - 3/5/2005)
2004 BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (3/4/2004 - 3/6/2004)

AWARDS
2006 NH Regional Champion