Maine FIRST Robotics Coalition

Support FIRST Robotics in Maine

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.

Help support the Maine FIRST Robotics Team in your area. Find out how. Write to loriaam@maine.rr.com

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

Other FIRST programs include:
Junior FIRST LEGO League (ages 6 - 9)
FIRST LEGO League (ages 9 - 14)
FIRST TECH Challenge (high school ages)
FIRST Place (all ages)

Official FIRST Web site: www.usfirst.org

Welcome to FIRST LEGO League! Registration is now open. For more information, go to the Official FLL Web site.

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is thrilled to welcome you to our community! The cornerstones of the FLL Community are the FLL Values. As a members of the FLL community, we ask that you uphold these values.

FLL Values

Respect each other in the best spirit of teamwork
Behave with courtesy and compassion for others at all times
Honor the spirit of friendly competition
Act with integrity
Demonstrate gracious professionalism
Encourage others to adopt these values

Maine needs more opportunities for kids to play hard at science and technology. FIRST Robotics is just that kind of opportunity, high school students working side by side with professionals in education and industry, developing skills and relationships that will last a lifetime. Help spread the word about FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

Granite State Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

Maine's FIRST Robotics Team Information
Oldest teams listed first (Team photos are from 2007...please return for the 2008 photos)

Granite State Regional - Feb 28, 29 and March 1, 2008

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

2008 Regional Finalist

Team #58, South Portland, Maine, was selected as the winner of this year’s General Motors Industrial Design Award, celebrating the robot’s form and function to achieve the game’s challenge.

Events and Awards

EVENTS
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

2008 Award: The Xerox Creativity Award went to Team #133 Bonny Eagle High School, Standish, Maine. The award celebrates creative design, use of a component, or a creative or unique strategy of play. The team used a center pivot design for their frame.

Michael Matthews, Team #133 from Bonny Eagle High School, received the Dr. Woodie Flowers Award that honors outstanding contributions to the mission of FIRST.

Events and Awards

EVENTS
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:  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

2008 Award: Team #172, Falmouth and Gorham High Schools, Mass., won the Chrysler Team Spirit Award, celebrating extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork.

Events and Awards

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

2008 Regional Semi-Finalist

Events and Awards

Team ID Number: 2648
Team Name: Messalonskee High School
School: Messalonskee High School
Main Sponsor:
Location: Oakland, ME
Rookie Year: 2008
Students:
Mentors:
Robot name:
Website

2008 Award: Team #2648, Messalonskee High School, Oakland, Maine, was selected as the winner of a Rookie Inspiration Award for outstanding effort in community outreach and recruiting students toward careers in engineering.

Events and Awards

EVENTS
2008 BAE Systems Granite State Regional (2/28/2008 - 3/1/2008)

AWARDS
2008 NH Rookie Inspiration Award

Boston Regional

Team ID Number: 1995
Team Name: University of Maine & United Technologies Center Region #4
Team Nickname: Fatal Error
School: United Technologies Center Region #4
Main Sponsor: University of Maine
Location: Bangor, ME
Rookie Year: 2007
Students: 10
Mentors: 10
Robot name: Infinite Loop
Website: www.team1995.com

The latest info:

Team 1995 took home the Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award at the 2008 Boston Regional.

Events and Awards

EVENTS
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