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 they could have an enjoyable experience with using them. We set up 3 robots behind the lightbulb stall and placed cones and wood blocks upon 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 process, and also explained how they can be used in real life. After Mr. Leicht’s presentation, team members proceeded to begin the night’s challenge. This time, 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 to raise both money and awareness for the plight of hunger, both locally and internationally. With over 2,000 of these walks organized throughout the world, 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 his innovation, which is the primary reason he spoke to the team. He, along with two teammates, recently won the University of Pennsylvania’s Y-Prize, along 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 how we helped that cause further its goals. Dear Friend, As many as 24 million Americans struggle with eating disorders…. In spite of the unprecedented 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 the program are numbered,” commented captain Paul McYang, “It’s just that we feel that our student members may benefit more from SECOND. Unlike FIRST, SECOND Read more
Our team was awarded the Excellence in Engineering Award at the 2013 Virginia Regional.