Indiana Tech Explorers

The 2012 National Robotics Challenge is over and Indiana Tech Explorers gave quite a showing!  We came back with seven new plaques, three of them first places.  The three gold awards were for heavyweight sumo in the high school division, mini sumo in the post secondary division and tactile maze in the post secondary division.  Everyone had a great time and we look forward to next year's competition.  Watch this space for our video from NRC!

Just a reminder that the next meeting is NOT next week, but the week after that.  The calendar now has the correct dates on it.

Also, we have the Boy Scout Camporee coming up, and we will need lots of people if it is to be a success.  Mark your calendars!

For new visitors to our site: First of all, welcome!  Maybe you heard about us from our table at the Maker Faire on October 1-2.  This site should provide a glimpse into who we are and what we do.  To begin your tour of our site, I suggest that you read a little bit about the post.  Next, feel free to check out some photos of us, and of our robots.  Another highlight you should be sure to hit is our highlight video from NRC 2011.  Also, remember, if you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask us!  Just create an account, and head over to the comments and questions category of our forums.  

Of course, you can view the site at your leisure, this is simply a set of suggestions to get you started.  All areas of the site are open for viewing without an account except the "Members" page (to protect member's privacy) and the "Team Discussions" categories of the forums.

If you want to get involved, please note the Upcoming Events box just to the right. We meet in Room 212 of the Zollner Engineering Center on the Indiana Tech campus every other week . We're just getting started on our year's activities, so it's not too late to get involved!

- Rex Joyner, Post Advisor -

We had our second regular meeting of the school year. Two new members joined: Jacob Malott and Max Scheitlin, plus Julie Lee officially became an adult advisor.The first-year members got their Parallax BoeBot kits and Rick Brooks began to teach how to program them. Meanwhile the returning members worked on plans for the Heavyweight Sumo. Popcorn sales were discussed, and plans for the Maker Faire at Headwaters Park on October 1-2 were made.

Today marks the launch of http://www.indianatechexplorers.com as our official domain name.  By the time you read this, all site files will be fully operational on indianatechexplorers.com.  Also, the home page has been redesigned into the page you are seeing now, a place not only to introduce visitors to the site, but also to post news and updates about our group.  I hope that this site can continue to grow and improve on this new domain, and I look forward to continuing to add content and improve this site.