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Pioneer Robotics
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Pioneer Robotics
Mar 19, 20210 min read


Operating an Effective Scouting System by Pioneer Robotics
Scouting in FTC is a skill that many tend to forget, but it is an essential tool to help bring your team to the next level. Luckily, on...

Pioneer Robotics
Apr 30, 20201 min read


Saint John’s March Open House
Yesterday the team hosted many potential middle school and high school students at the St. John’s Open House. The team demonstrated this...

Pioneer Robotics
Mar 5, 20201 min read


Qualifier #2 Results
This Saturday the team traveled to Hopkins Academy in Hadley, MA for their second qualifier of the season. After the 5 qualifying...

Pioneer Robotics
Feb 11, 20201 min read


Qualifier #1 Results!
Today was our first qualifier match of the 2019-2020 season! The team traveled to Andover High School and competed in a series of...

Pioneer Robotics
Jan 11, 20201 min read


Saint John's STEM Event
Today we hosted a group of kids from Worcester to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math. They were engaged throughout...

Pioneer Robotics
Nov 16, 20191 min read


November Scrimmage
Today we hosted our very first scrimmage at Saint John's High School. Four teams arrived today (Aluminum Cobblers, Technicality, St....

Pioneer Robotics
Nov 9, 20191 min read


2019 FTC Reveal
Today we traveled to Needham High School for the challenge reveal for our 2019-2020 season. We were able to talk to many teams about...

Pioneer Robotics
Sep 7, 20191 min read


2019 Summer Camp
This year we focused on teaching our students about the basics of CAD and allowing them to use all our 3D printers, Laser Cutters, and...

Pioneer Robotics
Jul 20, 20191 min read


WPI Touch Tomorrow
Today we presented at the Touch Tomorrow event put on by WPI. This event draws nearly 10,000 people from all around New England. The...

Pioneer Robotics
Jun 10, 20191 min read


State House
The team capped off an extraordinary second year with a visit to the State House, where the team was formally recognized by the...

Pioneer Robotics
Jun 1, 20191 min read


FRC Qualifier Outreach @ Shrewsbury High School
Today we visited the Shrewsbury High School robotics team’s FRC qualifier. This was the last qualifier of their season so there was a...

Pioneer Robotics
Mar 30, 20191 min read


State Champions!
Today the Masachusetts state championship for the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), a worldwide high school level robotics competition, was...

Pioneer Robotics
Mar 2, 20192 min read


Second Qualifier Win @ Hadley, MA
The Saint John’s Pioneer Robotics Team, based in Shrewsbury, MA, has had a phenomenal year so far. After winning their first qualifier...

Pioneer Robotics
Feb 11, 20192 min read


November 2nd Meet-Chassis and Grabber
We continued to work on the chassis today. Holes were cut into the chassis using a hole saw drill bit for the drill press. The holes will...

Pioneer Robotics
Nov 2, 20181 min read


FTC Reveal @ Newman Elementary
Today was the FTC Reveal at Newman elementary school. We spent time meeting other teams and exchanging contact information. We talked to...

Pioneer Robotics
Sep 8, 20181 min read


2018-2019 Robotics Tryouts
Today was the first official meeting of the new season for the robotics team. At the beginning of the meeting, we all gathered to discuss...

Pioneer Robotics
Aug 31, 20181 min read
Summer Camp
Every summer, Pioneer Robotics runs an engineering and robotics summer camp for children in grades 5-8. Over the course of the camp, the...

Pioneer Robotics
Jun 5, 20181 min read


2018-2019 FTC Relic Recovery Robot Reveal
This is the robot reveal video for our our competition robot for the 2017-2018 season. Stay tuned for updates on our team from our...

Pioneer Robotics
May 2, 20181 min read
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