2001    Founding of Sandy Run Robotics Club  

Sandy Run Robotics Club was founded by Rob Miller and Gary Hite as a way to introduce young students to science and technology through the hands on exploration of robotics.

The club competes in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Lego League.

FLL Arctic Impact                                         

Teams:
Ice Cubed                                                       BrainFreeze

Pittsburgh Regional Championship                                                                                       

Creative Design Award

2002    FLL City Sights                                                

Teams:
Technical Difficulties                                      Brickzilla

Pittsburgh Regional Championship                Tune-up in Pa.

1^st Research Presentation                                1^st Research Presentation

2003    FLL Exploration Mars                                               

Teams:
Lego my leggo’s                                          Martian Maniacs

Pittsburgh Regional Championship                Pittsburgh Regional Championship

1st Mechanical Design                                              Creative Design Award

 

2004    Sandy Run In house competition         -   Sandy Run did not compete in the FLL

2005 - 06      Project Oceanography                                    

Teams:
JamBots                                                          Fantastic 7

Pittsburgh Regional Championship                Pittsburgh Regional Championship

1^st Research Presentation                                3^rd Board Competition

Tournament Champions                                  Tournament Runner-Up

World Robotics Festival  Atlanta, Georgia

1^st Alliance Competition

Creative Design Award

Community Outreach

Sandy Run Robotics Club assists in the development and implementation of Lockheed Martin ATLÂ’s weekend robotics program.  This program is designed to introduce Camden area children to the fundamentals of mechanics and programming through hands on robotics.  Founding of Upper Dublin Robotics Initiative         
Formation of UDRI - Upper Dublin Robotics Initiative
SRRC begins its high school expansion by creating Upper Dublin Robotics a club specifically for 9^th to 12^th grade students.  Upper Dublin Robotics currently competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC).

Currently UDRI oversees the Sandy Run Robotics Club and Upper Dublin Robotics.

2006 - 07         FLL:  Nano Quest                                          

Teams:
Buckminster United                                        Lego Knights

Pittsburgh Regional Championship                                                                           

1^st Presentation

1^st Programming Design

3^rd Mechanic Design

Community Outreach            

The Sandy Run Robotics club reaches out to the community by creating an interactive robotics demonstration for the Jarrettown Elementary School 3^rd grade.  A short story called

“Jimmy and the Jumpy Crystal” introduces the students to the ideas of piezo electricity and Nano-technology.

FTC:                                                               

Teams:
Going Bovine                                                  Snakes on a Robot

2007 - 08         FLL:   Power Puzzle                                                  

Teams:
SR Robotics SR4                                            SR Robotics SR5

 

Lower Hudson Valley                                      First State FTC Championships

1^st Board Competition                                                Presentation Creative Design Award

Tournament Champions

Asian Open Championship  Tokyo, Japan

April 25 - April 28

Community Outreach                                    

SR Robotics SR4 creates an interactive robotics demonstration for the Jarrettown Elementary School 3^rd grade with the short story presentation and hands on demo.

Sandy Run Robotics introduces a bill to the Pa. State Legislature on Energy Efficiency in schools.

FTC:  Quad Quandary                                               

Teams: 
UDRI Black                                                    UDRI Blue

First State FTC Championships

2^nd place alliance team

Community Outreach                                    

Upper Dublin Robotics starts an after school program teaching 4^th and 5^th graders the basics of robot design and programming.