Monthly Archives: January 2017


First Robotics   “Steamworks” invites two opposing teams with alliances of three to prepare their steamships for a long distance race. Preparing for flight can be done in three ways. Firstly teams can take flight by building steam pressure. Robots collect fuel which is represented by 5 inch diameter green […]

First Robotics Competition 2017 Game “SteamWorks”


Week 3 has been great. We here at iRaiders would like to inform you about the progress that we have achieved this year so far. We have completed many crucial parts for the robot. We have been working on setting up and building the circuitry and electronics for the robot […]

Week 3 Update




The​ ​iRaider’s​ ​2016​ ​Robotics​ ​season​ ​kicked​ ​off​ ​with​ ​a​ ​bang​ ​January​ ​4th​ ​with​ ​the​ ​announcement  of​ ​this​ ​year’s​ ​challenge:​ ​​Steamworks​.​ ​In​ ​this​ ​game,​ ​teams​ ​must​ ​design,​ ​program,​ ​and​ ​build  robots​ ​that​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​lift​ ​gears,​ ​shoot​ ​balls,​ ​and​ ​climb​ ​a​ ​rope,​ ​all​ ​fitting​ ​in​ ​the​ ​theme​ ​of​ ​preparing  an​ […]

iRaiders​ ​Gear​ ​Up​ ​For​ ​A​ ​New​ ​Season