The past week has seen us make strides in our progress on the robot. For our software team the main focus was to ensure that we had a smoothly running driving code by fixing all newly discovered bugs. We also began testing on the laser rangefinders, encoders, and the ultrasonic […]

Week 4 Update!!!

For the past sixteen days the team has been working on designing, prototyping and developing ideas on how we want our robot to operate. After watching the kickoff video as a team we broke into three separate groups with the goal of figuring out what the best ways to score […]

The season begins!

The iRaiders team was on the edge of their seats January 5th as they awaited the game details for Destination: Deep Space. The kick-off marks the beginning of the build and design season for the 2019 robotics team. The kickoff sets the scene for the game, as well as giving […]

Ready… Set… BUILD!

We are happy to announce that the Lego Lords won the Strategy and Innovation award at the FLL state championship. They were awarded this because of their ingenuity and their well developed strategy. They won the same award at their State Qualifier because of their exemplary performance.  In order to […]

Lego Lords Win Strategy and Innovation Award at State Championship

We are sending our congratulations to the Lego Lords and the MVMMS iRaiders for their fantastic performance in their state qualifier the Raiders Rumble. The Lego Lords did extremely well by finishing in the top 3 of 26 teams based on score.  They also earned a golden ticket for the […]

Melrose Teams Win at State Qualifier

On November 17th the Melrose VEX robotics team took home the win by winning the Middle School Excellence Award. They received this award because of their hard work and dedication. Throughout the season they meticulously recorded information into their Engineering Notebook. The judges were impressed by their ingenuity in making the […]

Melrose VEX Robotics wins Middle School Excellence Award

The iRaiders are hosting their seventh Raiders Rumble! We are excited to host this event on Saturday December 8th from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm. For those that don’t know, the Raiders Rumble is a First Lego League robotics competition for elementary and middle school aged children. The Raiders Rumble […]

Raiders Rumble is Fast Approaching!

We want to extend a special thanks to everyone who came to the Melrose Kitchen Tour 2018! We started off with bang having a  massive turnout. We enjoyed having so much traffic in these wonderful kitchens. The food provided by local restaurants and our generous homeowners was delicious. We are […]

Thanks for a Great Kitchen Tour!

Here is some general information on the upcoming 2018-2019 season. During the Pre-Season we meet on Mondays and Thursdays from 6-8. Once the season has begun the meeting change from twice a week to six days a week. We will meet Monday – Friday from 6-8 and then Saturday from […]

Details on Upcoming Season

It is our pleasure to announce that our Pre-Season has begun. We are training many wonderful new members and preparing for our upcoming season. One of the main focuses of our team is to always train the next generation of our peers in the same way we were. Our seniors […]

Pre-Season 2018 Training has Begun!

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Melrose Kitchen Tour 2018 on November 4th from 1-5 pm. Join the iRaiders in viewing some of the most beautifully renovated kitchens in the entire city of Melrose. To attend this fundraiser you can buy a ticket from any member of […]

Melrose Kitchen Tour 2018

Over the past couple of weeks the iRaiders have been making great progress on this years POWER UP challenge. Our claw design robot has been fully assembled and has the ability to complete almost every task in the game. This year the team used redesigned bumpers that allow us to […]

iRaiders Mid-Season Update!