FIRST Tech Challenge Team 6347, Nerds of a Feather
FIRST Tech Challenge Team 6347 Nerds of a Feather
Formerly Teams 6347: Geared Up and 18218: Nerds of (or remote? TDB)
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge Team 18218, Nerds of a Feather
2017 SUNY Polytechnic FIRST LEGO League Champion's Award winners
Season Schedule:
September 12, 2020: Remote FIRST Tech Challenge kickoff
February / March 2021: Remote FTC Qualifying events
April 2021: Remote FTC Excelsior Region Championship
August 2021: FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in Detroit?
09/11/2023
Come build LEGO with us!
On Saturday, November 11 at 12:30, kids of all ages are invited to see a robotics demonstration with Clinton's FIRST Tech Challenge Team, and stay to build with LEGO! You'll get to take home your creation. Click here to let us know you’re coming: https://forms.gle/XU2RitfForFo425D6
04/11/2023
Come join us at the Kirkland Town Library next weekend for bricks and bots! Sign up ahead of time for a brick pack to take home.
25/09/2023
Some motor mount prototypes… and a failed motor mount prototype
17/09/2023
If you’re like us and still working through a stockpile of 2” Gaffer’s tape, a cutting mat, guide and rotary cutter makes quick work of splitting it in two!
14/09/2023
FedEx was a little rough with the box, but it’s here!
25/08/2023
A few Open Odometry pods. Working hard to get through some upgrades before the season…
23/07/2023
Sorting screws after a FTC camp at MVCC… like LEGO sorting but less colorful
07/07/2023
Robot parts storage mark II : bigger, better, stronger!
16/06/2023
They’re so cute!
07/05/2023
Can one truly have too many servos?
There’s no guarantee that all of these really work, but I think we are set for next season.
17/03/2023
In the off season we use all the LEGO acquired from years of FLL to build contraptions for Science Olympiad…
06/03/2023
This sounds like a great outreach project. We might need to upgrade our printer once the templates are available.
This 3D-Printed Violin Cost $7 The 3D-printed violins are affordable and still sound beautiful, making them great instruments for young learners.
05/03/2023
Intense concentration at the Excelsior FIRST Tech Challenge Championship
04/02/2023
We added support to our BWT Link slides to keep them parallel, and had some extra space to add bling!
04/02/2023
We are at the Clarkson University Qualifier for FTC Excelsior region and saw this…
03/02/2023
Follow our progress in the frozen wastes of Potsdam NY tomorrow on the Clarkson Qualifier livestream
Clarkson University - Robotics FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifier Clarkson University - Robotics FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifier
29/01/2023
A long day at Broadalbin Perth is in the bag. Just have to wait for judging results and the final matches!
29/01/2023
Live stream of the Broadalbin Perth competition: we are match 2…
25/01/2023
After way too much fiddling around and some pricey upgrades, the Creality CR-6 SE is printing again. Just in time for Sunday’s competition!
23/01/2023
Our team helped out at the MVCC Excelsior Region Qualifer yesterday, we had a blast! (If maybe tempered by a little sleep deprivation)
Can’t wait until we compete again next weekend in Broadalbin Perth!
Teams from across the state put robots to the test at FIRST Tech Challenge in Utica
Teams from across the state put robots to the test at FIRST Tech Challenge in Utica Students from across the state gathered at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica Sunday to test their robotics skills.
21/01/2023
I think this multimeter might need new batteries. And new battery contacts.
08/01/2023
Wait, we were supposed to have a beacon?
Done!
08/01/2023
Our first competition this year, at Corning!
Thanks to for hosting and 16854 Nuclear Detonation for the sharpie!
17/12/2022
This kind of hotel wall art really grinds my gears.
11/12/2022
Sometimes you just have to send out a care package. Good luck to the Thorium Chi Bots!
21/11/2022
The slides have started going on! Our screws were too proud for the slides to move smoothly so we did a little drill press machining to get them working properly.
05/10/2022
Come volunteer at a robotics tournament this year! You will meet great friends and help out a bunch of enthusiastic teenagers!
04/10/2022
Well, I guess this is why the test robot didn’t drive straight. One corner of the plywood had a void, so the wheel was slightly off alignment.
Competition robot is using higher quality plywood, and maybe we can even get it CNC’d for the second revision
30/09/2022
Sometimes it’s important to have projects that the coach can participate in, like building storage.
In honor of our merging with Geared Up, we are changing the name of our organization to FIRST Tech Challenge Team 6347, Nerds of a Feather
25/08/2022
Join us Saturday September 10 at 11 AM for the FIRST Tech Challenge Power Play season kickoff! We will be at the with the new game elements under wraps until the game is released at noon!
Learn about FIRST, brainstorm strategies, meet teams new and old!
01/06/2022
We are in the process of merging with and found this blast from the past. A robot name tag honoring the Mohawk Valley FIRST coordinator when we started this journey back in FIRST LEGO League ! Even better, it was originally on one of the robots our graduating senior made in a summer camp.