This past thursday was the Ithaca City School District Tech-xpo! Wednesday morning Pooja Verma spoke briefly on the highlights of what would be at this event.
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Code Red demod their robot at the Cornell BOOM (Bits On Our Minds) event. Check out this video they produced about the event!

Code Red had a fantastic time at Cayuga Nature Center's Maple Festival 2013! Code Red members worked with Nature Center staff to inform children about the process of making maple syrup and help the event run smoothly. Code Red volunteers have been invited to help again next year with this event!

Inspiring Children
• Constructed Augmented Reality Sandbox to be exhibited at local science museum
• Started and support 15 Jr. FLL teams in Ithaca NY, at least one in every elementary school; more than any other FRC team in New York State
• 3 Jr. FLL and 1 FRC team to be started next year
Team Growth and High school interaction
• In Ithaca High School, 1 in 20 students is in Code Red Robotics
• Team has grown from 38 members in 2010 to more than 75 in 2013
• High school supports with announcements of team achievements

The Ithaca High School’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Robotics Team 639, Code Red Robotics, won the Buckeye Regional Competition, held March 28th - 30th in Cleveland, Ohio. During qualification matches, Code Red seeded second of 53 teams. Then, paired with FIRST teams 2252 and 2834, Code Red advanced to the finals where they secured the win and the title of Regional Champions. “This is an incredible and hard earned accomplishment for Code Red.” said Istvan Burbank, team president. The team plans to attend the World Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, April 24-27.

Unearthing the true “FIRST moments” are rare and beautiful experiences for a team. Code Red Robotics had its moment in the Newton Division finals for Rebound Rumble. Going against all odds, Code Red went from a discouraging 88th seed to sharing an alliance third ranked team, cheers coming from all angles. But the cries from the audience were not aggressive, We all cheered together, danced together, and in that moment we realized that winning really isn’t everything. As enticing as the prospect of winning seemed, we were overwhelmed by the knowledge that anything we did would make Code Red history. Over the last two years, the focus of Code Red has shifted away from being solely robot-oriented; we are now a vibrant source of engineering inspiration in our entire community.

Code Red is proud announce the introduction of TWO new fundraisers! In addition to the FIRST E-Watt Saver LED Light Bulbs (20$ for less than three, 5$ discount for more), we will also be selling Code Red Wristbands (1$ each, youth and adult sizes) and Code Red Bumper Stickers! (2$ each). Read More to see how you can get some sweet Code Red merch!

Code Red takes pride in its creativity and ability to manufacture fun machines to show the community what Code Red does, allowing the community multiple ways to get a hands-on experience to increase the community’s positive interactions with technology. The Cheapway, built in 2005, was inspired by FIRST’S founder, Dean Kamen. Before founding FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition In Science and Technology, Dean Kamen invented the segway among other things, including a stair-climbing wheelchair.

In the 2012 game, Rebound Rumble, two Alliances of three teams compete by trying to score as many basketballs in the hoops as possible during the two- minute and 15-second match. Balls scored in higher hoops score Alliances more points. Alliances are awarded bonus points if they are balanced on bridges at the end of the match. In matches where opponent Alliances work together to balance on the white “Coopertition®” bridge, all participating teams earn additional valuable seeding points.