The LigerBots did two major outreach efforts last weekend. We set up our outreach tent at Newtonville Village Day, an annual street fair for local businesses, including entertainers and musicians.  

We had a variety of activities for the public to enjoy, including painting with our brushbots, learning about circuits with salt- and sugar-based pastes, and driving both our 2016 and 2018 robots.  

Numerous kids tested the elevator on our 2018 robot with a large beach ball and even more drove our 2016 robot and used its catapult. At one point our 2016 robot even danced along to the jazz being played across the street!

The Supernovas, an FLL team being mentored by LigerBots, joined us in our booth and demonstrated their LEGO robot for the public.

Also last weekend, the LigerBots went to RoboExpo, hosted by FRC team 1058, the PVC Pirates, at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, NH. RoboExpo is a yearly outreach event that gives teams the opportunity to show off their robots on a half-field, with game elements from the previous season.

This year seven FIRST Robotics Competition teams attended the event (FRC 1058, 1073, 1519, 2342, 2877, 3467, 5813), along with one FIRST Tech Challenge team (FTC 3737) and a couple of FIRST LEGO League teams. We brought our 2018 robot, “Chronos,” and showed it off on the field to thousands of visitors.

The LigerBots had a great time showcasing our robot and spreading the message of FIRST to the visitors at the mall.  We thank FRC team 1058 for inviting us to this great event.