Team 250 has won numerous awards since it began participating in the FIRST Robotics Competition in 1992. In 2001, with the help of our Alliance Partner Teams 353, 263, 190 and 533, we won the Long Island Regional Championship and in 2000 our Team was a Silver Medalist at the same event.

Our 2002 season began in October with seminars related to systems likely to be used in this year's robot. These weekly seminars are continuing through December at the same time as we work on designing and building machines to enter in an intra-team competition. The challenge is to build something to move across a 10-meter track in 60 seconds, no more, no less. Photocells at the start and finish lines will document our success or failure. Minimal restrictions are imposed, so what we design and build is limited only by our imaginations. Sound Familiar ???? We'll post some photos from the competition in December.

Although sponsored by GE Power Systems and Verizon Communications, our team relies heavily on community volunteers for engineering expertise and mentors. Engineering students and faculty from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are mentoring the team and students from Hudson Valley Community College will be assisting with machining tasks.