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Representing UMBC in DC!
On Saturday, April 26th, Retriever Robotics (RR) went to DC to represent UMBC at the US Science and Engineering Festival. CWIT (Center for Women in Technology) and ASME (American Society of...
April 29, 2014
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11:27 PM
Learning about robotics and environmental applications
During our last GBM, Retriever Robotics (RR) was given a presentation on hexacopters. In particular, our member Stephen explained about his environmental application of the copter as a member of...
April 16, 2014
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9:09 AM
Never forget where you came from
Retriever Robotics (RR) teamed up with Alpha Sigma Kappa - Women in Technical Studies to attend the FRC competition as spectators. FRC stands for FIRST Robotics Competition and is a robotics...
April 16, 2014
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9:03 AM
CEOs and robotics... let's compete!
On Sunday, Retriever Robotics participated in RoboCEO. The CEOs from companies like Mindgrub competed against each other in a VEX tournament using robots made by surrounding schools. Both UMBC...
April 1, 2014
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1:35 PM
On Saturday, March 1st, Retriever Robotics (RR) members were a few of the approximately 300 volunteers helping out at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) State Championship tournament at UMBC. FLL is for...
March 2, 2014
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5:24 PM
Last Friday, Retriever Robotics (RR) had our first ever competition at the CSM VEX U Competition. We ranked in third place and put up a strong fight in the elimination rounds! (The last game...
February 14, 2014
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10:46 AM
Good luck tomorrow!
If you haven't noticed, a few people have been walking around campus with pins that have dogs made out of gears. Yes, it's an awesome design, but that's not the only reason we have been wearing...
February 6, 2014
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5:36 PM
Congratulations to Retriever Robotics (RR) for a successful showing at Involvement Fest! It was the first time RR went public. Thank you to all of the existing members for your support. We look...
February 1, 2014
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6:32 PM
Robots can craft too!
On January 18th, RR had our first ever Craft Day! We made our RR shirts, decorated for Involvement Fest, and transitioned from hardware to software in preparation for our February 7th VEX U...
January 27, 2014
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8:32 PM
Supporting our members... supporting robotics!
On January 12, 2014, Shelby and Alex went to support Mathew, their fellow robotics member, with his Venture Crew's "Scrimmage Day"! Venture Crew is an organization similar to Boy's Scouts,...
January 13, 2014
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8:52 PM