Our Nickname
Here’s the story behind our nickname. We wanted something that reflected our home on Beaver Island and the Irish heritage of the island (which is too long a story for here). We played around with BICS Robots, then Beaver...
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Rookie Build Event in Petoskey
What a trip. We had trouble with the weather getting off the island. For a bit, we thought we should try to leave Saturday afternoon because things were looking bad for Sunday morning (our planned travel time). But, before we...
Read MoreKick-off Event Report
Well, we are off to a true Beaver Island start. Our plan to attend the FRC kick-off event in Boyne City was thwarted by the weather. But we made the best of it by gathering in our lab to watch the global launch event together...
Read MoreUpcoming Events
Mar
27
Thu
10:00 am
Ferris State District Event
@ Ferris State University
Ferris State District Event
@ Ferris State University
Mar 27 @ 10:00 am – Mar 29 @ 6:00 pm
Ferris State University Campus Our third competition event for 2025 is at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. Here is a link to a map to the competition site: Map. The FIRST event information[...]
Apr
3
Thu
10:00 am
FIM State Championship Event
@ Saginaw Valley State University
FIM State Championship Event
@ Saginaw Valley State University
Apr 3 @ 10:00 am – Apr 5 @ 7:00 pm
We came with in a few points of making it to the state championship event last season. We’re saving the date becaue this year we plan to make it! We’ll plan to watch even if[...]
Apr
16
Wed
10:00 am
FIRST World Championship Event
@ George R. Brown Convention Center
FIRST World Championship Event
@ George R. Brown Convention Center
Apr 16 @ 10:00 am – Apr 19 @ 7:00 pm
We are saving the date for FIRST Worlds just in case. And, because we plan to watch in all events. There is more info here: https://www.firstchampionship.org.
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