Come to the shop!
We primarily meet at East Ridge in their metal shop. We meet every Monday – Friday from 5pm to 9pm, and every Saturday from 12pm to 5pm.
Directions
We meet at East Ridge High School:
4200 Pioneer Dr.
Woodbury, MN
Classroom 1045 / Door 26
The shop can be accessed from inside the school via classroom 1045, or from outside the school via door 26. Classroom 1045 is down the hallway to your right inside the Activities entrance, past the set of double doors. Door 26 is around the back of the school.
We recommend parking out back and entering via door 26, but please make sure to park in a marked space.
Dates
We meet every Monday – Friday from 5pm to 9pm, and Saturdays from 12pm to 5pm. We do not meet on Sundays.
Meals
Parents provide meals for the students every evening during the build season. Information can be found on the East Ridge Robotics website. For any questions about meals, contact our meal coordinator Alicia Okeson at tconlin_aokeson@msn.com.
Shop mentors
We have a very short timeline: we design and build an entire robot in only six weeks. We therefore ask parents to occasionally help supervise shop activities to keep students on task.
Sign up to be a shop mentor here. No prior technical experience is required.
Expectations
We expect all students to show up regularly, to participate in team activities, to focus on the work assigned to them, and to always contribute to the team’s goal of building a competitive robot. Detailed expectations can be found in our team manual.
Upcoming Events
These and all other events can be found on our team calendar. Subscribe with any app via iCal or directly through Google Calendar.
Week Zero: Mar 18, Eagan High School
An informal competition hosted by the Eagan FRC team Blue Twilight. We use this as a chance to test our robot and practice real matches against other local teams.
More event information at Blue Twilight’s website.
Great Northern Regional: Mar 8-11, Grand Forks, ND
The first of our two regional competitions, taking place at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND. Winning this regional will qualify us for the FIRST Championship in Houston.
More event information at FIRST Upper Midwest.
Seven Rivers Regional: Mar 29 – Apr 1, La Crosse, WI
The second of our two regional competitions, taking place at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, WI. Winning this regional will qualify us for the FIRST Championship in Houston.
More event information at FIRST Wisconsin.
FIRST Championship: Apr 19-22, Houston, TX
If we qualify at either of our two regionals, we will attend the FIRST Championship in Houston, where the top teams from across the world gather to compete for #1.
More information available through FIRST.