Author: Andy Davidson

Day 3 of the competition is split into two parts. In the morning, teams complete their qualifying matches. In the afternoon, the high-ranking teams and their chosen alliance partners...

Day 1 of the FRC competition is always (I can use that adverb since this is our second year!) imtense, stressful, and strenouous. It is all about building, testing,...

What a great day! Today was the first day of the 2013 Seattle Regionals and the Iron Riders robot ran its first practice match. This may not sound like...

Well, it has finally arrived — the 2013 FIRST FRC Seattle Regionals are this weekend! Team 4180, the IronRiders, will be competing in its second FRC event with a...

indiegogo — what’s that? indiegogo is “the world’s funding platform.” It’s a way of crowd-sourcing fund-raising for all kinds of endeavors. While Team 4180 has been very fortunate to receive...

It’s in the bag! The Iron Riders robot, that is, as of 9:49 pm on Stop Build Day, February 19. (Over two hours before the deadline, woot!) After an...

OK, here we go on the 2013 build season — Frisbees! We had a great Kickoff day on Saturday, January 5. It started, very, very early (6:00 am in...

On Friday, December 14th, 2012, the Iron Riders robot made an appearance at the RHS Winter Assembly! Last year’s robot chassis was outfitted with a custom-made t-shirt cannon, and...

Hi everyone, and welcome to the 2012-13 FIRST Robotics season! We are excited to host a kickoff meeting for our team mentors, parents, volunteers, and friends this week. The...

On the morning of the final day of the competition, I was briefly interviewed on KOMO radio about the FIRST Robotics Competition and this year’s “Rebound Rumble” challenge. Just...