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In the News!
- Teen robotics competition coming Saturday – Manchester Journal, Bennington Banner
- Manchester robotics team captures Think Award – Manchester Journal
Latest from the Blog
Freya’s Screen Debut, and a New Home
We’ve been taking an actual Spring Break, believe it or not. Members slept in, went places, and did things completely unrelated to robots. No, really! Oh, ok, so we did start working on a new project. Over a weekend we got together to storyboard and film Freya for her screen debut: Freya and Ducks à … Continue reading Freya’s Screen Debut, and a New Home

2021-2022 Post-Competition Update
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, we took our robot, Freya, to the Vermont State FIRST Tech Challenge Championship competition hosted by the CVU RoboHawks in Hinesburg, VT. The team came home with three awards – Second Place for the Think Award, Second Place for the Control Award, and First Place for the Design Award.

Isaac Vernon Honored as a Dean’s List Award Finalist
Isaac Vernon, a sophomore at Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester Vermont and a member of the Manchester Machine Makers 4-H Club and FIRST Tech Challenge Team #16221, was recognized at the Vermont State Championships held on Saturday March 19 at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg Vermont as one of two FIRST Tech … Continue reading Isaac Vernon Honored as a Dean’s List Award Finalist
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