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Underwater robotics team advances to international competition

Underwater robotics team advances to international competition

May 23, 2018

By Melanie Lust '19 After months of designing, tweaking, breaking and fixing, a team of student engineering enthusiasts took on a particularly difficult challenge: constructing a robot that can keep...

Staples robotics team takes on worlds

Staples robotics team takes on worlds

Megan Doyle, Web Opinions Editor May 6, 2016

It’s the end of a three day competition on March 18, and the robotics team, i2r, anxiously waits for their name to be called. They’re at East Super Regionals and have been nominated for six awards....

i2 strives to make an impact in super regionals and onward

i2 strives to make an impact in super regionals and onward

Brendan Massoud, Sports Editor March 7, 2016

A Staples-based organization is going to super regionals; however, it is not the volleyball team, the basketball team nor the soccer team. In fact, the squad, which is made up of nine individuals, competes...

“Spooktacular” robotics scrimmage aims to create opportunity

“Spooktacular” robotics scrimmage aims to create opportunity

Molly Lierbergall, Web News Editor October 30, 2015

On Saturday, Oct. 31 while many will be finalizing costumes and carving pumpkins, i²robotics will be hosting a competition, dubbed the “Spooktacular Scrimmage,” in honor of Halloween.  All profits...

Not just for book lovers: Westport Library hosts a variety of programs for students

Ben Foster, Staff Writer October 10, 2014

In its century-long tenure, The Westport Library, located downtown, attracts many students of all ages eager to read and learn. It has been the main source of activities and always provides a laid back...

Staples robotics teams win big at Connecticut State Championships

Staples robotics teams win big at Connecticut State Championships

Ben Goldschlager, Web News Editor March 10, 2014

This Saturday, March 8, the two Staples robotics teams, i²robotics and Wrecker Robotics, competed in the Connecticut State Champions of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)...

Staples Robotics Emerges Victorious in World Championship

April 30, 2011
Ryder Chasin '14 breaks news of the Staples Robotics Team's victory at the World Robotics Championship in St. Louis, Mo.

Years of Gears: Robotics Team Makes World Championship for Third Straight Year

March 30, 2011
The Robotics Team at Staples has qualified for the First Tech Challenge World Championship in St. Louis, Mo. This years objective is to make a robot out of regulated parts that can place as many batons as possible into designated regions of a playing field. The team has 40 seconds where the robot must run autonomously, and 2 minutes where the robot can by manually controlled.
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