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On a quiet November morning begins, most people are asleep, content to sleep in on a Saturday. Not the thirty-six members of Team 1403 Cougar Robotics who chose to spend their day at the biggest event of Pre-Season: Ramp Riot. The competition was held in Wissahickon High School, home of Read more
Fall Festival, on Saturday October 26th, was wonderfully well received by the Montgomery community. It began at 10:00 am and ran until 1:00 pm. Our team set up a fantastic booth as a way to raise awareness for energy efficient light bulbs, fundraise, and introduce children to robots such that Read more
A warm thank you to everyone who came out the second Mentor Meeting! These workshops provide the unique opportunity for our mentors and our advisor, Mr. Leicht, to educate the team about certain aspects of engineering, design, teamwork, and technology. Last Wednesday, Mr. Leicht described the steps of the design Read more
While our team contributed last month to NEDA,an organization that raises awareness for eating disorders, FIRST Team 1403 spent this week taking part in a walk to “end hunger, one step at a time.” The Christian Rural Overseas Program, or CROP, has been holding walks like this since the 1960s Read more
Richard “Dick” Zhang, the first guest speaker to address our team this preseason, is rigorously qualified to be speaking about STEM education. A mechanical engineering major at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Montgomery High School graduate, his educational background is certainly notable. What is even more impressive, however, is Read more
As part of our initiative to continue giving back the community that has helped our team so much in recent years, FIRST Team 1403 will be participating in many more community events than it has in previous years. For every event, we will briefly describe the cause and talk about Read more
With Monty Madness well underway, we’d just like to take a moment and thank the teams for working their hardest, volunteers for dedicating their time, and the community for supporting us for eight whole years. Keep your eyes on the live stream!
SKILLMAN, NJ—A month into one of its best competition seasons, Team 1403 Cougar Robotics is announcing its plans to break off from FIRST in favor of SECOND, the Society of Excellence in the Creation of Newfangled Doohickeys. “We had a great run with FIRST, but we feel our days with Read more