TEAM DUCT TAPE

Many, many thanks to Grannybubba’s Bakery, of Land O’ Lakes, another great local business reaching out to Team Duct Tape with kindness and support.  GrannyBubba’s growing reputation as a phenomenal local bakery understandably puts a high price on the cost of the beautiful custom cakes made by chef Christopher Moore. But when he learned more about Team [...]

TDT members enjoyed visiting IEEE-RAS and sharing their FIRST World Championship experience with members.  It’s always fun having an appreciative audience, and we always learn a lot from professional engineers.   We hope to be working more with IEEE-RAS next season, and welcome their expertise, encouragement and support.

[ April 20, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1768" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="TDT at the FTC World Championship"][/caption]

Team Duct Tape members will be presenting at the April IEEE-Robotics and Automation Society  meeting this week, sharing pictures and lessons learned from our FIRST World Championship experience.  It was an honor and a privilege to be part of this remarkable event, and we’re looking forward [...]

We wanted to share the kind words of Don Patz, chair of the local chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers – words we think apply to all the great teams who competed hard and with spirit,  but went home seemingly — but only seemingly —  empty-handed:
 …Although this was not a trophy year for the [...]

A visit from Umbrella Guy and Mr. Dan, of Raytheon
Well, you win some, you lose some, and along the way, you have some fun! 
Neither our luck nor our skill held in the face of strong competition from other World Championship teams, but we definitely had some fun, and we’re very happy to report that our Winning [...]

TDT Pit at World Championship
We spent the day setting up our pit and going through inspections Wed — a long process with all the teams checking in that day.  We also had our judges interview in the evening.  We had a great time meeting everyone and getting a little scouting in.
Terrific teams, wonderful team members, [...]

About three weeks ago, TDT joined team Smoke and Mirrors for a follow up story by ABC News reporter John Thomas, about their team’s State Championship experience.   The piece just aired this weekend on ABC Action News, and can be enjoyed online , as well.

Thank you Florida West Coast Section of the American Society of Manufacturing Engineers for your generous contribution to our World Championship journey.  Your support is always appreciated and deeply valued! 
Very special thanks to Foliage Design Systems, a Clearwater interior landscaping business whose owners live in the Odessa area, and whom we’re very happy to welcome [...]