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TDT Heading to TNT!

[ September 17,2011;] It’s been a couple of years since Team Duct Tape’s enjoyed a Tempest ‘n ‘Tampa event,but that’s where we’ll be all day tomorrow! The event is being held at the Bob Martinez Sports Center at the University of Tampa and  is free and open to the public. If you go,stop by the FTC booth [...] [...]

TDT @ TNT 2009

Team Duct Tape enjoyed a full day at Tempest ‘n’Tampa yesterday,catching up with FTC friends from around the state,and finding that we’re all pretty much in the same Hot Shot! wiffle ball chucking boat –a few collector ideas,a couple of shooters and no where to put things in between! The [...] [...]

There’s a Tempest ‘n’Tampa!

[ October 24,2009;9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_286" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Team Duct Tape at 2008 TNT"][/caption] 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 [...] [...]

Dark Night of the Innovator Ends Well

Graph of TDT Design Progress A few of our Team Duct Tape members remembered this graph of “The Dark Night of the Innovator”shared by FIRST founder Dean Kamen,when he was the keynote speaker at a PTC Users World Event they attended a couple of years ago.   And all of them felt  their robot design [...] [...]

Outreach Fun at LIFE Fest 2009

Team Duct Tape on the roll at LIFE Fest 2009 Team Duct Tape members volunteered at LIFE Fest 2009,Learning is for Everyone’s annual home based learning conference,at Eckerd College on Saturday,talking about FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST robotics opportunities,to interested families. They took last season’s bot on walk-about in the vendor room,[...] [...]

The Career Technical Education Foundation &the Future of the Technology Sector

Some Team Duct Tape members joined FWCS-ASME engineers for their monthly dinner meeting which,this month,featured Paul Wahnish of the Career Technical Education Foundation.  Mr. Wahnish,whose work with FIRST in Florida includes the annual off-season event,Tempest ‘n Tampa and East Lake High School’s Robotics Boosters programs,gave a great overview of the [...] [...]