The FIRST Robotics Season is underway, and when you talk with students and coaches who are involved with their FIRST Robotics Program, you often hear how robotics is an activity that sets them up for success post high school. During the Your Live Event Robotics Show, R&J News caught up with Alec and Christopher of…
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The 2026 FIRST Robotics Season is in full swing, and did you know that there’s a lot more to robotics than just building and driving robots? MN Robotics Coaches Association President and Nevis Robotics mentor Olaf Netteberg says a big section of his team does nothing with the robot and focuses on Impact, which is…
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Starting tomorrow, robotics teams across Minnesota, and North Dakota will be flocking to the Alerus Center in Grand Forks for the Annual FIRST Robotics Great Northern Regional. Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference Representative Jesse Frost previews the event. While there will be a livestream of the event, Frost says this is an event you’ll want to…
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Coming up in early March FIRST Robotics of Minnesota-Dakotas will be kicking off their 2026 FRC Competition Season. FIRST Robotics Regional Director Nicole Schossow Previews their upcoming season, and the competitions they will be putting on. As for what she’s looking forward to most this year, Schossow says she is excited for the chance to…
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The 2025/2026 FIRST Robotics Season is now in full swing, and students are doing what they can in promoting the ever growing sport of robotics, and recruiting kids into their local teams. Eric Schaefer is the coach of KAOTIC Robotics out of Frazee, and he’s seen two of his daughters go through the program. In…
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