TEAM DUCT TAPE

Steve Willingham, co-coach of TDT, was interviewed at coolTECH by Bernie Borges back in June.  He only had 90 seconds to explain what the Borges was looking at in our booth, and we think he did a great job!  The reporter was particularly interested in the Skypebot , which showed how team members don’t confine themselves [...]

Despite on camera jitters causing one team member to forget what grade he’s in, TDT members pulled off a nice interview with Tampa Bay Technology Forum CEO and President Amy Norman  at coolTECH in June,  that finally made it online. Enjoy!

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TDT enjoyed some much deserved downtime today, at our annual Independence Day Weekend potluck. Sean Denny, of the IEEE Florida West Coast Section,  joined us, as did two of our graduate members.  The rainy day forecast held off until after everyone got in some pool time, and then indoor card games provided entertainment for the rest [...]

It works!
Campers are catching on fast to programming and build principles in TDTs 2010 LEGO Engineering summer camp. Even
New programmer
 students who have never programmed before are captivated by NXT G, and today enjoyed learning the magic of loops. In our build class, levers got a good work out,  and some pretty sturdy looking attachments have been [...]

[ June 28, 2010 to July 2, 2010. ] TDT 2009 LEGO robotics campers TDT is hosting our 2010 LEGO Robotics Summer Camp in Odessa, this week, and looking forward to showing a new crop of students a new way to play and learn with LEGOs!

[ June 7, 2010 12:00 pm to June 8, 2010 5:00 pm. ] TDT at PTC USER World Event in 2009Team Duct Tape will be in Orlando Monday and Tuesday, at the 2010  PTC/USER World Event , showcasing the Hot Shot! game and reaching out to conference attendees to inform them about FIRST robotics opportunities for them as professionals, and for youth in their home towns.
PTC is a Crown-Level Supplier [...]

coolTECH was fun, start to finish. We started off a little bleary-eyes with a Fox Good Day show interview that mostly showcased TDT sleepiness at 7:30am, but rallied with later clips
Fox 13 filming Cubie
of Cubie doing its stuff shooting wiffle balls at the camera.   Members got plenty of public speaking practice, fielding questions from webcasters and other [...]

TDT member, Chris Willingham, is debuting his SkypeBot on June 4th, at coolTECH. Can’t make it to coolTECH? You can still drive SkypeBot - that’s the whole point! Check out the video and give it a try on Friday, June 4th, between 9am and 5pm, and see first hand, how FIRST inspires students! Visit the [...]