Brehm Robotics hosts demonstration at Boeing

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Brehm Robotics hosts demonstration at Boeing

In October, The Megahurts traveled to Boeing's executive offices in St. Louis to host a Robotics demonstration.

In 2010, Boeing joined the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Program at Brehm Preparatory School as a financial and technical sponsor.

“We view the excitement created by FIRST as an opportunity to positively influence the perception of math and science by young people,” said Rick Stephens, Boeing senior vice president of human resources and administration. “For more than 10 years, our employees have inspired participants through their experience applying teamwork and technical skills to creatively solving complex problems. Expanding our involvement with FIRST will help us encourage more students to experiment with technology and make new discoveries as the future workforce of our industry.”

The demonstration allowed current Brehm Robo tics Team members to show what they accomplished during the 2009 - 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition Breakaway (which is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, where two alliances of three teams each compete on a 27' x 54' field with bumps, attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in their goals. Additional bonus points are earned for each robot not touching the field at the end of the match).

Students from Brehm, along with mentors David Gitz, Jonathan Cohen, Joe Strusz, Joe Viscomi and engineering students from Southern Illinois University's ATMAE (Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering) Club, designed, built and shipped a custom-built robot that competed in a modified version of soccer.

The students traveled to two regional events and competed against nearly 100 teams in total during the competition season. Last season was the fourth competition for the school. Every year, the students learn new skills and take positions of leadership to help the team finish their task.

If you would like to learn more about our team, visit us on the web at http://megahurts2219.com or contact Joe Viscomi at Brehm Preparatory School at (618) 457-0371.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010