Happy 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing!!! We are hosting a free event at the soccer fields next to the Story County Fairgrounds from 2:00-5:00 today.

Due to forecasted rain, here is the revised schedule:

2:00-3:00 Build and launch your own straw rockets, paper rockets, and bottle rockets

3:00-4:00 Enter to win the chance to launch one of our model rockets

4:00-5:00 Build and launch your own straw rockets, paper rockets, and bottle rockets

We hope to see you there! Watch our Twitter/Instagram @frcneutrino for updates!

Interested in joining Team Neutrino? We’d love to have you! Team Neutrino is a high school robotics team that competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The “NEW-trino” informational meeting will be held 6-7pm, Thursday, May 23rd at the Ames Public Library’s PEO room. Team members will be there to direct you to the meeting. See the flyer below for more details!

First competition completed! Team Neutrino had an excellent competition, with a 8-2 qualification match record, the team seeded 3rd thanks to its consistent and quick cargo and third level climber and the aid of its alliance members.

The team also helped to hold the Chairman’s exchange where teams could present their Chairman’s presentations and receive feedback from other teams.

In alliance selection, the team was the 2nd seed alliance captains and choose teams 1732 and 904, passing through quarterfinals against the 7th seed alliance and narrowly losing the second match in the semifinals to the 3rd seeded alliance.

At the closing ceremonies, Team Neutrino received the Quality award, which “celebrates machine robustness in concept and fabrication. ” Nitzan Friedberg, the team’s Design Manager, also was nominated to be a Dean’s List Finalist. Congratulations to Nitzan and the team wishes him good luck in Detroit!

Team Neutrino will be back at it again April 3rd-6th at 7 Rivers!

With a new season comes a new robot! For the 2019 season, DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE, presented by the Boeing Company, Team Neutrino is proud to present this year’s robot, Opportunity! You can check out the reveal video below.

Team Neutrino will be competing at the Iowa Regional in Cedar Falls March 20th-23rd and at Seven Rivers in La Crosse, Wisconsin April 3rd-6th. Good luck to all teams!