Unfortunately\, we need to cancel plans for our summer robotics plant. Our mentors and students are over-subscibed with work and projects this summer\, so we will not have time to organize a full camp. We are wo rking to plan a two-day “get to know robotics” session later in August or September for students on the island. Please visit our website at birobot. org for more information.
\nWe plan to resume our robotics camp next summer!
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\nYou can find out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at b
irobot.org. Team members and parents\, please check our Discord site for
hotel and travel details.
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niversity University.
Here is a link to a map to the competition site: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/”/650+W+Eas
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You can find out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at bi robot.org. Team members and parents\, please check our Discord site f or hotel and travel details.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-2042@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:BICS Events\,bIrobot Events\,External Calendar Po st\,Island Events CONTACT:Kevin Boyle\; 231-448-2744\; kevin.boyle@birobot.org\; http://birob ot.org DESCRIPTION:Our first competition event for 2026 is at Lake Superior State University in Big Rapids\, Michigan.\nHere is a link to a map to the compe tition site: Map. The FIRST event information page is here. Information fr om the event organizers (including a map of the venue) is here. We are sti ll making hotel arrangements.\nWe are looking forward to a campus tour and a great event at LSSU. This is our third time competing at this FIRST in Michigan District venue. LSSU has great facilities for the event and\, wit h the first robotics program offered in the state\, has many programs that might be of interest to our team members and fellow Island students when they finish up at BICS. You can learn more about Ferris State at ferris.ed u.\nImportant Schedule & Venue Notes: The team will “pit in” (set up our p it\, get our robot event configured and inspected\, and test it on the loc al field) starting at 5:00 p.m. on March 26th and will leave the Island th at morning. We will return on Sunday. The competition rounds begin Friday morning with an opening ceremony at 10:00 and will continue through 7:00 p .m. or so that evening. They will resume at 9:00 Saturday morning and conc lude at 5:00 or so that evening. Parking at LSSU requires a parking pass. Please download\, print and bring along a copy of the pass. Team members p articipating must have their parents sign a consent for FIRST in Michigan. Please download\, sign and get it to school before we depart. (This is in addition to the consent for FIRST global you sign electronically.)\nYou c an find out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot. org. You can keep up with our progress at events and find links to watch u s live on TheBlueAlliance.com. More information about our school is at Bea verIsland.k12.mi.us. You can learn about our Island home at BeaverIsland.o rg and BeaverIslandHistory.org. And\, you can hear the Voice of Beaver Isl and at WVBI.net. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240317 LOCATION:Lake Superior State University @ 650 W. Easterday Ave Sault Ste. M arie\, MI 49783 USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lake Superior State District Competition URL:https://birobot.org/event/lake-superior-state-district-competition/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/L SSU-Calendar-Header_5I4b-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birobot .org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LSSU-Calendar-Header_5I4b.png\;260\;300\;\ ,large\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LSSU-Calendar-Heade r_5I4b.png\;261\;301\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Our first competition event for 2026 is at Lake Superior State University in Big Rapids\, Michigan.
\nHere is a link to a map to the competition site: Map. The FIRST event information page is here. Information from the event organizers (including a map of the venue) is h ere. We are still making hotel arrangements.
\nWe are looking forwar d to a campus tour and a great event at LSSU. This is our third time compe ting at this FIRST in Michigan District venue. LSSU has great facilities f or the event and\, with the first robotics program offered in the state\, has many programs that might be of interest to our team members and fellow Island students when they finish up at BICS. You can learn more about Fer ris State at ferris.edu.
\nImportant Schedule & Venue Notes: The team will “pit in” (set up our pit\, get our robot event configured and inspected\, and test it on the local field) sta rting at 5:00 p.m. on March 26th and will leave the Island that morning. W e will return on Sunday. The competition rounds begin Friday morning with an opening ceremony at 10:00 and will continue through 7:00 p.m. or so tha t evening. They will resume at 9:00 Saturday morning and conclude at 5:00 or so that evening. Parking at LSSU requires a parking pass. Please downlo ad\, print and bring along a copy of the pass. Team members participating must have their parents sign a consent for FIRST in Michigan. Please downl oad\, sign and get it to school before we depart. (This is in addition to the consent for FIRST global you sign electronically.)
\nYou can fin d out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot .org. You can keep up with our progress at events and find links to wa tch us live on TheBlueAlliance.com. More information about our school is at BeaverIsland.k12 .mi.us. You can learn about our Island home at Beaver Island.org and BeaverIslandHistory.org. An d\, you can hear the Voice of Beaver Island at WVBI.net .
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1704@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:BICS Events\,bIrobot Events\,External Calendar Po st\,Island Events CONTACT:Kevin Boyle\; 231-448-2744\; kevin.boyle@birobot.org\; http://birob ot.org DESCRIPTION:Macomb Community College\nOur second competition event for 2024 is hosted by Macomb Community College at Sterling Heights High School. Mo re information about the venue is here: https://firstinmichigan.us/FRC/mim cc/.\nHere is a link to a map to the competition site: Google Maps. NOTE: The competition location is at Sterling Heights High School\, not at the college (even though Macomb Community College is the host for this event). This will be our first trip to this venue. We look forward to the opportu nity to see the college and community.\nIf you are not able to attend in p erson\, you can watch online at this link: https://www.twitch.tv/firstinsp ires35. Our playing times will be determined late Friday and posted on our page on thebluealliance.com.\nSterling Heights High School\nYou can find out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot.org. Te am members and parents\, please check our Discord site for hotel and trave l details.\nHere is the current schedule:\n\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240331 LOCATION:Macomb Community College @ Sterling Heights High School 12901 15 M ile Road Sterling Heights\, MI 48312 USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Macomb Community College District Competition URL:https://birobot.org/event/macomb-community-college-district-competition / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M acomb-Competition-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birobot.org/wp -content/uploads/2023/12/Macomb-Competition-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,larg e\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Macomb-Competition-1024x 576.jpg\;1024\;576\;1\,full\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/1 2/Macomb-Competition.jpg\;1280\;720\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Macomb Community College
Our second competition event for 2 024 is hosted by Macomb Community College at Sterling Heights High School. More information about the venue is here: https://firstinmichigan.us /FRC/mimcc/.
\nHere is a link to a map to the competition site: Google Maps. NOTE: The competition l ocation is at Sterling Heights High School\, not at the college (even thou gh Macomb Community College is the host for this event). This will be our first trip to this venue. We look forward to the opportunity to see the co llege and community.
\nIf you are not able to attend in person\, you can watch online at this link: https://www.twitch.tv/firstinspires35 . Our playing times will be determined late Friday and posted on our p age on thebluealliance.com.
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Ster ling Heights High School
You can find out more about FIRST a nd BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot.o rg. Team members and parents\, please check our Discord site for hote l and travel details.
\nHere is the current schedule:
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\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1711@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:BICS Events\,bIrobot Events\,External Calendar Po st\,Island Events\,Kids Camps CONTACT:Kevin Boyle\; 231-715-1089\; kevin.boyle@wvbi.net\; http://birobot. org DESCRIPTION:We are working on plans for our summer robotics camp. Right now \, it looks like we will have enough older students to be mentors and run the camp. We plan to run a mini FRC season (in a week) and use VEX VR and the related physical robots for the competition.\nCheck back in May for fi nal details and sign-up information.\n\n \n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240810 LOCATION:Beaver Island Community School @ 37895 Kings Highway. Beaver Islan d\, MI 49782 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:bIrobot Robotics Camp URL:https://birobot.org/event/birobot-robotics-camp-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/I MG_20190809_085942-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birobot.org/w p-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190809_085942-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\,la rge\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190809_085942-10 24x768.jpg\;1024\;768\;1\,full\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/201 9/08/IMG_20190809_085942.jpg\;4160\;3120\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
We are working on plans for our summer robotics camp. Right now \, it looks like we will have enough older students to be mentors and run the camp. We plan to run a mini FRC season (in a week) and use VEX VR and the related physical robots for the competition.
\nCheck back in May for final details and sign-up information.
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The first Sat urday in January is known as Kickoff for the FIRST robotics. This is when the game is revealed to teams and teams are allowed to begin construction on their robot.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1684@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:After-School Activities\,BICS Events\,bIrobot Eve nts\,Community Events\,External Calendar Post\,Island Events\,Team Meeting s CONTACT:Kevin Boyle\; kevin.boyle@birobot.org\; http://birobot.org DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 2024 season kick-off event in the robot lab at BI CS. We’ll watch the kick-off show live streamed for FIRST HQ and then beg in work on planning our 2022 robot. We’ll wrap things up with a tradition al pizza party at about 1:30 p.m. over at the BIC Center.\nIf you aren’t a ble to join us at BICS\, you can join on our Discord server or on Zoom: ht tps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87601760989?pwd=bzdiaFJOMWF5SjE3b3dYVUJuT3VrUT09\n Meeting ID: 876 0176 0989 | Passcode: [our team number]| One tap mobile: + 13126266799\,\,87601760989# or +13092053325\,\,87601760989#\nThis year\, t he theme of the competition is CRESCENDO presented by Haas. FIRST® Robotic s Competition teams will use their engineering skills and creative power t o entertain and move the world.\nWatch the kickoff celebration and debut o f CRESCENDO\, January 6 on FIRSTtv. Sign up now for a tune-in reminder\n\n Lights\, camera\, STEAM! Science\, technology\, engineering\, arts\, and m ath (STEAM) inspire big ideas\, bold action – and creativity. Our skills m ake it possible to create art and experiences that bring us together\, ent ertain us\, and move us. During our 2023-2024 arts-inspired robotics seaso n\, FIRST® IN SHOWSM presented by Qualcomm\, we will celebrate the roles o ur STEM skills play in the arts and design and build a world of endless po ssibilities.\nThe future is yours to create. DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240106T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240106T153000 LOCATION:Beaver Island Community School SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2024 FRC Season Kickoff URL:https://birobot.org/event/2024-frc-season-kickoff/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/F RC_SocialDLC_IG_Post-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birobot.org /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FRC_SocialDLC_IG_Post-300x300.png\;300\;300\;1 \,large\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FRC_SocialDLC_IG_P ost-1024x1024.png\;1024\;1024\;1\,full\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/upl oads/2019/11/FRC_SocialDLC_IG_Post.png\;1081\;1081\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Join us for a 2024 season kick-off event in the robot lab at BICS. We’ll watch the kick-off show live streamed for FIRST HQ and then b egin work on planning our 2022 robot. We’ll wrap things up with a traditi onal pizza party at about 1:30 p.m. over at the BIC Center.
\nIf you aren’t able to join us at BICS\, you can join on our Discord server or on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87601760989?pwd=bzdiaFJOMWF5Sj E3b3dYVUJuT3VrUT09
\nMeeting ID: 876 0176 0989 | Passcode: [our team number]| One tap mobile: +13126266799\,\,87601760989# or +13092053325 \,\,87601760989#
\nThis year\, the theme of the competition is
Watch the kickoff celebration and debut of CRESCENDO\, January 6 on FIRSTtv. Sign up now for a tun e-in reminder
\n\nLights\, camera\, STEAM! Science\, technology\, engineering\, arts\, and math (STEAM) inspi re big ideas\, bold action – and creativity. Our skills make it possible t o create art and experiences that bring us together\, entertain us\, and m ove us. During our 2023-2024 arts-inspired robotics season\, FIRST® IN SHOWSM presented by Qualcomm\, we will celebrate the ro les our STEM skills play in the arts and design and build a world of endle ss possibilities.
\n\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:#omgrobots END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1712@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:bIrobot Events\,Competition CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We came with in a few points of making it to the state champion ship event last season. We’re saving the date becaue this year we plan to make it! We’ll plan to watch even if we don’t attend. There will be mor e information (including details on how to watch) here: https://www.firsti nmichigan.org/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240404T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240406T190000 LOCATION:Saginaw Valley State University @ Ryder Center 7400 Bay Road Unive rsity Center\, MI USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:FIM State Championship Event URL:https://birobot.org/event/fim-state-championship-event-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5 5220ada85194f97bbf1332d747d9594c31e157874af03aae4c0c6796743f3de-rimg-w524- h350-gmir-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birobot.org/wp-content /uploads/2023/03/55220ada85194f97bbf1332d747d9594c31e157874af03aae4c0c6796 743f3de-rimg-w524-h350-gmir-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://birob ot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/55220ada85194f97bbf1332d747d9594c31e1578 74af03aae4c0c6796743f3de-rimg-w524-h350-gmir.jpg\;524\;350\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
We are saving the date for FIRST Worlds just in case. And\, because we plan to watch in all events. There is more info he re: https://www.firstchampionship.org.
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1678@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:BICS Events\,bIrobot Events\,External Calendar Po st\,Island Events CONTACT:Kevin Boyle\; 231-448-2744\; kevin.boyle@birobot.org\; http://birob ot.org DESCRIPTION:A building on the Niagara College Welland campus\nOur first com petition event for 2025 is at Niagara College in Welland\, Ontario\, Canad a.\nHere is a link to a map to the competition site: Map. The event web pa ge is here. The schedule is here. The FIRST event information page is here .\nWe our looking forward to competing in Canada. This is our first trip to an event outside the FIRST in Michigan District.\nImportant Note: Unlik e past years where all events ran on Fridays and Saturdays\, this year som e events are running on Saturdays and Sundays. This is one of those event s. We will pit in on Friday evening\, compete on Saturday and Sunday\, an d travel home on Monday.\nWe are staying at the Holiday Inn Express & Suit es at 224 Power Drive\, Welland\, Ontario L3B 5N4. Their number is 905-735 -9999. It is less than a 10 minute drive away from the competition site. A dditional information about the event is here: https://birobot.org/niagara -college-2025-event-details/\nYou can find out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot.org. You can keep up with our progress at events and find links to watch us live on TheBlueAlliance.com. More inf ormation about our school is at BeaverIsland.k12.mi.us. You can learn abou t our Island home at BeaverIsland.org and BeaverIslandHistory.org. And\, y ou can hear the Voice of Beaver Island at WVBI.net.\nNiagara College has c reated t-shirts to commemorate the event. They cost $15(CAN) each and may be purchased only at the event. \n \nHere is a detailed schedule for the e vent:\n\nDownload the schedule: https://firstroboticscanada.org/wp-content /uploads/2025/01/2025_ONWEL_AGENDA.docx.pdf\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250307T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250310T010000 LOCATION:Niagara College @ 100 Niagara College Blvd. Welland\, ON L3C 7L3 C anada SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:District Niagara College Event URL:https://birobot.org/event/niagara-college-competition/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/N iagara-College-Logo-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birobot.org/ wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Niagara-College-Logo.png\;300\;187\;\,large\;ht tps://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Niagara-College-Logo.png\;301 \;188\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
A building on the Niagara College Welland campus
Our first competition event for 2025 is at Niagara College in Welland\, Ontario\, Canada.
\nHere is a link to a map to the competition site: Map. The event w eb page is here. The schedule is here. The FIRST event information page is here.
\nWe our looking forward to competing in Canada . This is our first trip to an event outside the FIRST in Michigan Distri ct.
\nImportant Note: Unlike past years where all e vents ran on Fridays and Saturdays\, this year some events are running on Saturdays and Sundays. This is one of those events. We will pit in on Friday evening\, compete on Saturday and Sunday\, and trave l home on Monday.
\nWe are staying at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 224 Power Drive\, Wellan d\, Ontario L3B 5N4. Their number is 905-735-9999. It is less than a 10 minute drive a way from the competition site. Additional information about the event is h ere: htt ps://birobot.org/niagara-college-2025-event-details/
\nYou can f ind out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot.org. You can keep up with our progress at eve nts and find links to watch us live on TheBlueAlliance.com. M ore information about our school is at BeaverIsland.k12.mi.us. You can learn about our Island home at BeaverIsland.org and BeaverIslandH istory.org. And\, you can hear the Voice of Beaver Island at WVBI.net.< /p>\n
Niagara College has created t-shirts to commemorate the ev ent. They cost $15(CAN) each and may be purchased only at the event.
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Here is a detailed sch edule for the event:
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Down load the schedule: ht tps://firstroboticscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_ONWEL_AGENDA .docx.pdf
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1927@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:BICS Events\,bIrobot Events\,External Calendar Po st\,Island Events CONTACT:Kevin Boyle\; 231-448-2744\; kevin.boyle@birobot.org\; http://birob ot.org DESCRIPTION:Action at last year’s Berrien Springs event\nOur second competi tion event for 2025 is at Berrien Springs High School in Berrien Springs\, Michigan. We will load into the site\, set up our pit and complete robot inspection on March 14th starting at 5:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies for the event begin at 10:00 a.m. on the 15th.\nHere is a link to a map to the co mpetition site: Map. More information about the event including a full age nda are here. Watch us live on this FRC Twitch Channel 34. Miss a match or want to see current standings? Check us out on The Blue Alliance.com. The re you will find videos of our past matches (including for the Niagara Col lege event) as well as scores and information about upcoming matches.\nWe are looking forward to traveling from America’s Emerald Isle to Berrien Sp rings High School\, home of the Shamrocks! This is our first time competi ng at this FIRST in Michigan District venue.\nImportant Note: Unlike past years where all events ran on Fridays and Saturdays\, this year some event s are running on Saturdays and Sundays. This is one of those events. We will pit in on Friday evening\, compete on Saturday and Sunday\, and trave l home on Monday.\nThe team will stay at the Hilton Garden Inn\, 1300 Cine ma Way Benton Harbor\, MI 49022.\nHere are the schedule for the event as w ell as a venue map:\n\n\nDownload the schedule here. Parking information i s here. Download the venue map here. If you’d like to visit us in the pits \, you’ll find us in the the southeast corner of the east pit area.\nYou c an find out more about FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot. org. You can keep up with our progress at events and find links to watch u s live on TheBlueAlliance.com. More information about our school is at Bea verIsland.k12.mi.us. You can learn about our Island home at BeaverIsland.o rg and BeaverIslandHistory.org. And\, you can hear the Voice of Beaver Isl and at WVBI.net. DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250315T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250317T190000 LOCATION:Berrien Springs High School @ 201 Sylvester Ave Berrien Springs\, MI 49103 USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Berrien Springs District Event URL:https://birobot.org/event/berrien-springs-district-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/B eerien-Springs-High-School-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birob ot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Beerien-Springs-High-School.jpg\;257\;19 6\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Action at last year’s Berrie n Springs event
Our second compet ition event for 2025 is at Berrien Springs High School in Berrien Springs\ , Michigan. We will load into the site\, set up our pit and complete robot inspection on March 14th starting at 5:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies for th e event begin at 10:00 a.m. on the 15th.
\nHere is a link to a map to the competition site: Map. More information about the event including a full agenda are here. Watch us live on this FRC Twitch Channel 34. Miss a m atch or want to see current standings? Check us out on The B lue Alliance.com. There you will find videos of our past matches (incl uding for the Niagara College event) as well as scores and information abo ut upcoming matches.
\nWe are looking forward to traveling from Amer ica’s Emerald Isle to Berrien Springs High School\, home of the Shamrocks! This is our first time competing at this FIRST in Michigan District venu e.
\nImportant Note: Unlike past years where all ev ents ran on Fridays and Saturdays\, this year some events are running on S aturdays and Sundays. This is one of those events. We w ill pit in on Friday evening\, compete on Saturday and Sunday\, and travel home on Monday.
\nThe team will stay at the Hilton Garden Inn\, 1300 Cinema Way Benton Har bor\, MI 49022.
\nHere are the schedule for the event as well as a venue map:
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Download the schedule here. Parking information is here. Download the venu e map here. If you’d like to visit us in the pits\, you’ll find us in the t he southeast corner of the east pit area.
\nYou can find out more ab out FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot.org. You can keep up with our progress at events and find li nks to watch us live on TheBlueAlliance.com. More information about our school is at BeaverIsland.k12.mi.us. You can learn about our Island home at BeaverIsland.org and BeaverIslandHistory.org. And\, you can hear the Voice of Beaver Island at WVBI.net.
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Ferris State University Campus
Our third comp etition event for 2025 is at Ferris State University in Big Rapids\, Michigan.< /p>\n
Here is a link to a map to the competit ion site: Map. The FIRST event information page i s here. The team is staying at the Holida y Inn Express Big Rapids.
\nWe are looking forward to a campus t our and a great event at Ferris State. This is our first time competing at this FIRST in Michigan District venue.
\nYou can find out more abou t FIRST and BICS’s FRC Team #6098 bIrobot at birobot.org. You can keep up with our progress at events and find link s to watch us live on TheBlueAlliance.com. More information a bout our school is at BeaverIsland.k12.mi.us. You can learn about o ur Island home at BeaverIsland.org and BeaverIslandHistory.org. A nd\, you can hear the Voice of Beaver Island at WVBI.net.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1948@birobot.org DTSTAMP:20260508T113225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:bIrobot Events\,Competition CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We came with in a few points of making it to the state champion ship event last season. We’re saving the date becaue this year we plan to make it! We’ll plan to watch even if we don’t attend. There will be mor e information (including details on how to watch) here: https://www.firsti nmichigan.org/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250405T190000 LOCATION:Saginaw Valley State University @ Ryder Center 7400 Bay Road Unive rsity Center\, MI USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:FIM State Championship Event URL:https://birobot.org/event/fim-state-championship-event-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://birobot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5 5220ada85194f97bbf1332d747d9594c31e157874af03aae4c0c6796743f3de-rimg-w524- h350-gmir-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://birobot.org/wp-content /uploads/2023/03/55220ada85194f97bbf1332d747d9594c31e157874af03aae4c0c6796 743f3de-rimg-w524-h350-gmir-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://birob ot.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/55220ada85194f97bbf1332d747d9594c31e1578 74af03aae4c0c6796743f3de-rimg-w524-h350-gmir.jpg\;524\;350\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are saving the date for FIRST Worlds just in case. And\, because we plan to watch in all events. There is more info he re: https://www.firstchampionship.org.
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