Welcome to The Northern Force
This is the web site for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) team #172 NorthernForce Robotics, from Gorham and Falmouth High Schools, Maine.
FIRST Robotics Mission Statement:
“Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership”.The Falmouth and Gorham high school robotics team allows students, mentors, and their family members to work toward a common goal of designing, building, marketing, and operating a competitive robot in a business-like environment while supporting the ideals of FIRST. Students work side-by-side with professional mentors and parents to design, build, and program a 120-pound robot in a six week build season, with additional clinics and post-season events occurring throughout the year.
FIRST sponsors an annual robotics competition that pairs up professionals from companies or universities with high schools to encourage students to pursue careers in science and engineering. FIRST began in 1992 with 28 teams and today has over 2,500 teams internationally. Click this link to learn more about FIRST.
We’re going to Worlds again!Check out the FIRST Championship website for information about the event,
schedules, apps for iOS and Android, and more.
If you can’t make it to St. Louis, you can watch the competition streaming live!
We’re competing in the “Hopper” division.
FedEx, a Strategic Partner and proud Sponsor of FIRST,
has submitted a video about FIRST into the Boston
College Film Festival at the Corporate Citizenship Conference.
Jason Baker and Traci Stubblefield from FedEx will be
presenting the importance of the FIRST mission to
the world during the conference.
The design team is proud of itself for finishing up most of its work with a week to spare. Now we just need to print off our designs and send them to the mechanical team (which has already completed most of a chassis) and get them machined. We are still messing around with different methods of holding the ball inside … Continue Reading
There is one more great opportunity to get the rest of your fundraising hours. Just sell some Bon-Ton coupons! Here are the steps you need to follow: 1. Find a selling partner (just two per shift) 2. Find an adult to be at your shift 3. Let Mrs. Moutinho know the date and time so she can register you 4. Pick … Continue Reading
On January 17th, tons of people attended Spare Time bowling to have a great time and help support Team 172 Robotics. It was a huge success and we raised a total of $534. Thank you to everyone who attended this event and we hope to you see there next time!
Congratulations to our two raffle winners: Bryndon Page and Flo Sutter! Have fun at that Patriots game!
For the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition challenge, Stronghold, team Northern Force is planning to use an imaging system. This 2 Mega-pixel IP Camera has built-in infrared illumination and can operate over a range of high resolutions and frame rates which will be helpful in optimizing bandwidth with our software interface. At some point in the feature we hope to use the camera over wifi using an access point as explained in this wireless ip camera setup guide. Northern Force’s programming team is developing image-processing algorithms that will help the drive team target boulders at the opposing Stronghold tower!
Join us yet again at Spare Time bowling this Sunday!
Jan. 17th 2016
$12.00 for entry + shoes
Team 172! For each person you bring, you get one fundraising hour, so bring everyone!
Their website!
Battle of the Bay:
Nov 14th/2015
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Prospect Mountain High School
Alton,NH
http://www.frc319.com/#!battleofthebay/aboutPage
Help support Team 172 and get a chance to win tickets to a Patriots game!
Buy a raffle ticket and get your name in the drawing. Each of the two winners will get a ticket to the Patriots home game against the Titans. Drawing is on December 2nd.
Cosmic Bowling: Nov 10th 2015 10:00 pm to 12:00 am Sparetime Bowling Portland $12.00 includes shoes No school Wednesday Come join the fun! And help support team 172! |
You can help support Team 172 and get some great shopping deals by purchasing a BonTon Community Days Coupon Booklet!
Purchase a Community Days coupon booklet and save on great products while supporting your community! Plus, use your coupons on 100’s of Bonus Buys, November 11th to 14th. While supplies last.
Click here to get your booklet today!
After over 10 years of support from Lanco, our team presented them with this plaque to show our appreciation. The picture shows two of our team members, Joe Moutinho on left and Max Abramson on right, with the president of Lanco, Edward J. Karabec.
We’re going to Worlds!Check out the FIRST Championship website for information about the event,
schedules, apps for iOS and Android, and more.
If you can’t make it to St. Louis, you can watch the competition streaming live!
We’re competing in the “Carver” division.
