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-Dean Kamen
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Team PHRED 2011
First Team 847 PHRED is an extracurricular activity based in Philomath, Oregon. We are students at Philomath High School. Each year, in a six week mechanized frenzy of ingenuity and brainpower, PHRED designs and builds a robot to compete in an international competition...
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The 2012 Game
This year, the FIRST Robotics Challenge game is Rebound Rumble. It involves shooting small foam basketballs into baskets and crossing a bump using tippable bridges. Extra points are given for being balanced on a bridge when the game ends.
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Robotics at the Philomath Frolic
The Philomath Frolic is by far the biggest festival in Philomath. The PHRED team along with other local teams show their stuff each year in the annual Frolic Parade. This year four teams drove their robots along the parade route to the cheers of the crowd lining the street. The colorful float and its robots brought home a trophy.
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PHRED Participates in Philomath Street Fair
The PHRED Team helped with the children's area at the first annual Philomath Street Fair. Included with the traditional games was the first appearance of a robot game the team developed. The new game introduces people to robotics by controlling small robots built using FIRST Tech Challenge parts. Players move cans around the field placing them on various platforms to earn points.
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PHRED Welcomes New Team Members
On June 17, PHRED welcomed the incoming freshman team members with a barbecue and potluck. New team members tested their skills driving the 2011 robot, learned about the team from veteran members, and consumed hotdogs and hamburgers. This event is sponsored each year to help new members become acquainted and to let parents know about all the exciting activities.
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Teacher Appreciation Car Wash
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On June 8, 2011 PHRED held its annual teacher appreciation car wash. We gave free car washes to any high school staff as thanks for all they do. We all had fun, got pretty wet, and left 15 cars cleaner than when they arrived.
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PHRED wins at OGPC 4.0
PHRED, under the name PHRED TO.0, competed at the fourth annual Oregon Game Project Challenge on April 30 with our firefighting Incendia game. The game took first place in the high school open division, making this PHRED's second year running to win the champion's award. Paul Atkinson, Tyler Thrall, Stefan Faradani, and Ben McMorran were on the team. 13 other teams were registered in our division, and there were 48 teams total registered for the competition. Learn more about Incendia and play it.
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