Over the last 10 to 15 years, one extra curricular activity that has seen a rapid growth in student involvement has been robotics, and that growth is being felt in the post high school world. Matt Wendland is the President of the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference, and he says robotics has given students an outlet…
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Oftentimes, when you hear people talk about the career opportunities that robotics opens to students, people often mention the engineering or manufacturing sector. However, the work sector that often gets overlooked in this discussion is the ag sector. Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference President Matt Wendland says robotics teaches students a number of different skills that…
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Interview with Angela Nordman (Enbridge Tribal Engagement) and Matt Wendland (Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference President)
The 2025/2026 Robotics season is now in the books, with the completion of the Minnesota State Robotics Competition, and the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) was well represented. NMRC President Matt Wendland says they had multiple teams representing the NMRC, including the state champion, and runner up. On top of giving students an outlet to…
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The Thief River Falls Robotics Team ProDigi recently had the opportunity to travel to Oklahoma, and compete against some of the best robotics teams in the world. ProDigi team leader Briley gives us a recap of their trip to Oklahoma, which saw them making it all the way to the tournament finals. Briley says their…
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After years of fundraising, the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) is hoping to open their new facility at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds this summer. NMRC Representative Jesse Frost tells us more about this facility, and how it will be used by NMRC teams across the state. Frost also highlights some other events the NMRC has…
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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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The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference will be hosting their annual Great Northern Regional Event next Thursday at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. . FIRST Robotics Regional Director Nicole Schossow tells us more about this event, and its uniqueness. As with any NMRC/FIRST Robotics Event, Schowssow says the event is free and open to the…
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The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) will be holding its annual First Lego League event in Bemidji on Friday. Travis Whittington of the Bemidji FIRST LEGO League says his teams are very excited to be able to host this event again this year. Whittington says being able to host an event like this is great,…
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Over a dozen robotics teams from across Northwest Minnesota will be participating in the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference’s (NMRC) annual FIRST Lego League event later this week in Bemidji. NMRC representative Matt Wendland (When-lend) tells us more about the event. Wendland explains how Lego League differs from other NMRC leagues like FRC. Again, the NMRC…
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