MOE News Archive

U.S. Senator Ted Kaufman from Delaware visited the MOE workspace, interacted with some of our students and mentors, and even drove CozMOE (shown here).

The annual robot run took place on April 4 and it was a blast! Everybody was ready to run, including the winds - which were blowing at high speeds. Check out the offical page here!

The MOE Awards page has been added! This page show the awards that the Miracle Workerz gave amongst certain teams who attended the Philadelphia Regional! Check out the new page here!

Through March 19 - 21, MOE competed at the Philadelphia Regional at Temple University's Liacouras Center with 52 other teams. The competition ran wonderfully and was packed with spirit, gracious professionalism, intensity, and dancing. CozMOE did it's best through the Qualification Rounds, and was teamed up with Team 365 and 56 for the sixth alliance. We went through the Elimination rounds, losing one match in the Semi-Finals, but emerging victorious in the final rounds, winning the Philadelphia Regional! Congratulations to all of the teams who participated, and thank you Teams 395 and 56 for the great alliance during the eliminations! Check out our Philadelphia Regional Page!

On February 16, CozMOE, our new robot, was shipped from our DuPont site to Washington D.C. As you can see in the picture, CozMOE is nice and cozy in his new home for his trip to Washington.

February 15, 2009, MOE hosted our annual open house. The MOE members' parents came to our playing field at DuPont Chestnut Run Plaza. They viewed a powerpoint set up by John Larock then later watched our new robot CozMOE in action. Our sister team, team 316 joined us for this demonstration.

The new FTC game Faceoff uses rolling PVC pipes and rough terrian obstacles to challenge teams. Also, teams can earn bonus points by clearing a ramp.

On a beautiful day in January, the MOE team's girls met with Stephanie Kwolek, the inventor of Kevlar® at the Lone Star Steakhouse in Wilmington, DE;. While there, the girls chatted about Ms. Kwolek's invention. Her invention Kevlar®, is used in bullet proof vests. It was a fun lunch filled with memories and laughter.

The new game "Lunacy" does seem to be a challenging game, with its simulated low gravity level, and attempting to score moon rocks in opponent's trailers at the same time. Robots really will be hitting each other, will which make this a bit more interesting for human players. 2009 will definitely be an fun-filled year! See you all at the upcoming regionals!

On December 22, the DuPont Company recognized its employees who volunteered as mentors for first robotics programs in the Wilmington, Delaware area.

From November 21-23, gamers and otaku gathered at the Philadelphia Convention Center to participate in the annual VGXPO, a huge gaming and anime convention. The Miracle Workerz joined the gathering, bringing DynaMOE along with them. It was a great weekend, seeing all the cosplayers from the Jedi of Star Wars to the Master Chief of Halo, and especially when DynaMOE had its epic battle with the Jedi. MOE showcased the robot and told the people what MOE and first is all about. MOE had a great time, and can't wait till VGXPO 09!

On October 11, MOE held its annual Duel on the Delaware at Salem Community College along with its sister team, Team 316 the LuNaTeCs. Though we had a few technical difficulties, the Duel was still able to pull through and the teams enjoyed the event. The whole event had a great turnout, a record breaking book drive, and great matches between teams.

Check out more information at The Duel on the Delaware Page!