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Professional Development: AI and Robotics

Thank you Max!

Today Max Morawski, a UMBC computer science lecturer, joined us to talk about artificial intelligence and robotics.  With a background in AI, Max gave insight as to the challenges with robots and...

Posted: November 14, 2014, 4:55 PM

VEXU Scrimmage at NOVA

On Saturday, November 8th, RR attended a VEXU Scrimmage at NOVA.  While our bots have a few adjustments to make, we're off to a great start!

Posted: November 13, 2014, 12:24 AM

Retriever Robotics: At the FRC Competition!

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...

Posted: April 16, 2014, 9:03 AM

Retriever Robotics: Successful Involvement Fest!

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...

Posted: February 1, 2014, 6:32 PM

Retriever Robotics Craft Day!

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...

Posted: January 27, 2014, 8:32 PM