TEAM DUCT TAPE

TDT accepts Connect Award
Months of hard work, improving our robot after each competition, working on perfecting design ideas, meeting with mentors, developing strong programming, and great teamwork and communications paid off at the FTC Florida State Championship yesterday, when Team Duct Tape earned the Connect Award, ranked 1st in the Qualification matches in a field [...]

2009 FL State Championship
Thought others might enjoy and possibly benefit from recommendations TDT members have been given, to help make the most of their Florida State Championship experience:
1) Be familiar with the day’s schedule. Visit http://www.flfirst.org/FloridaChampionship2009.shtml for details.
2) Arrive on time and plan to stay the whole day, regardless of whether you’re in the final matches or not.  [...]

Too good not to share! An NXT robotic Rubik’s Cube solver.  Instructions for making your own are at the site. Thanks to the NXT enthusiast who sent it along!

Our diverse group of team members are often active outside of their Team Duct Tape experience with a variety of projects and interests.  Two of our programmers carry their love of code into realms beyond robotics . Check out their websites at Chris’s Programs and Projects and Levitank 2D and see great young minds at work.
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Below, TDT members enjoy a proud moment with Winning Alliance partners, team 3837, Force Applied. Force Applied was a force to be reckoned with and a great and gracious alliance partner.

Winning Alliance of TDT and Force Applied
TDT members really pulled together at the Middleton Last Shot event,  employing  great teamwork at all levels,  and making some [...]

A mentor from FTC Team 450 Children of the Swamp, shares hopes for more autonomous programs in the upcoming Port Orange RobotFest competition, on December 12, and a little code for a hoped for dance-off. Check it out at the FL FTC Forum:
http://flftc.forumotion.com/robotc-f11/my-goal-is-everyone-moves-in-autonomous-t103.htm

Duct Tape Zombie!
TDT members have worked like the living dead (but with a lot more energy!) on their robot the last couple of days –  — trying to complete a robot design everyone feels will be competitive and successful.  TNT was an edifying experience that compelled team members to rework their initial design, after testing [...]

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And Team Duct Tape’s going to be there!

Hosted by East Lake High School’s FRC Team 79 Krunch and the University of South Florida College of Engineering, the 3rd annual Tempest ‘N Tampa off-season robotics event at the USF Sun Dome October 23 & 24 will feature [...]