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The latest news from the Girls of Steel Robotics team.

Girls of Steel event on November 10th and Assemble Pittsburgh!

  • Posted on October 30, 2012
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Hey everyone! If you haven’t heard already, the Girls of Steel are having a fundraiser at Assemble on November 10th. We will have a variety of activities for people of all ages.  It’s going to be a lot of fun and we hope to see everyone th...

ATTENTION GIRLS OF STEEL:

Our preseason meeting for tomorrow (Tuesday, October 30, 2012) is CANCELLED due to inclement weather. Stay in contact with your leaders about any specialized meetings occurring later in the week; otherwise, see you next Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 4:30-8:30pm. ***Please note that our preseason will now last through December 11.continue reading →

ATTENTION GIRLS OF STEEL:

  • Posted on October 29, 2012
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Our preseason meeting for tomorrow (Tuesday, October 30, 2012) is CANCELLED due to inclement weather. Stay in contact with your leaders about any specialized meetings occurring later in the week; otherwise, see you next Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 4:30-...

Innovation in Control Award by Rockwell Automation

This past weekend was definitely a good one! With finally getting past inspection and fixing a few problems, we got Watson exactly where we want him.  We did excellent in qualification rounds but were not picked for eliminations, BUT we received the innovation in control award!  Thanks to all the parents and mentors who made this trip possible.  We'll be spending the next few weeks preparing for St Louis, see you all there!continue reading →

Getting ready for Cincinnati!

FIVE Days until CINCI! And we are so excited! Between bagging up the tools and organizing the  e-lab there just seems like too much to do!  The highbay (or what I have lovingly dubbed the "hive"bay) is full of girls buzzing this way and that, fulfilling their tasks, and then going back to the list to get another one.  It feels like build season all over again! But the part I think I like most is how even the busiest bee still has time to stop and smile and help me write this blog post! Even…continue reading →

Website award and Volunteers of the year award!

Congratulations to 3504 mentors George Kantor, Dr. Terry Richards, and Mr. Young for the honor of volunteers of the year! We are so proud of you and we thank you for all you do for our team. Also, congratulations to the GoS website team for putting together such an awesome website and winning the website excellence award!  continue reading →

Come See the Girls of Steel: Pittsburgh FIRST Regional!

The Girls of Steel and Watson are geared and ready to go for the FIRST Pittsburgh Regional that starts this Thursday, March 8th. Playing Rebound Rumble, we can't wait to compete, meet, and help out all the other awesome FIRST teams attending. This year their is an astounding 11 rookie teams competing and two of them are mentored by the Girls of Steel. We are also happy to say that the other rookie team we mentor from Texas, Team #3999, has just won the Rookie All Star award at the Alamo Regional. We can't wait to see our hard work…continue reading →

Practice Field Announcement

The Girls of Steel Robotics practice field has a new location in the Catalyst Building in Lawrenceville (corner of 41st and Foster St., http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.470804,-79.962739&num=1&t=h&z=18).  This weekend the practice field will be open from Noon to 4 on Saturday 3/3/12.  Please bring signed release forms ( Adult release | Minor release ) when you come to the practice field.continue reading →