We Build an Eco Box Robot

Hello Readers, This week has been a bit of a blur for me.  We, of course, had Monday off in honor Memorial Day and then I had a long after school meeting that pushed our normal Guys Read meeting to Wednesday, and then I was a guest judge at our school talent show that night. …

My Robot Arrived

Hello Readers, Remember we will not be meeting today (Tuesday) as I have a meeting all the way across town at 4:3o.  So we will meet tomorrow (Wednesday May 29) and I will show off my new robot kit… I have to say it’s a little smaller than the websites lead on. You do not…

We Have A Robot

Gentlemen… I think we have a robot. So we have been reading Ungifted by Gordon Korman and visited by local high school robot clubs and now I think it is time for SMS Guys Read to jump head first into the wild world of robotics. After countless minutes surfing the wilds of the internet I…

Apex Androids Present

Hello Readers, I am still a little geeked up over what went down at our meeting yesterday afternoon.  I have been watching and semi-editing our film footage of the Apex Android robotics club visit and it still just makes me giddy. I recently got an email from a former student and early SMS  Guys Read…

Breaking Robotic News

Hello Readers,   I have some huge and exciting news for you all… 6th and 7th/8th graders alike.  I have been in contact with an SMS Guys Read alum who currently reads over at our local high school.  He is a member of that school’s robotic team and would like to return to SMS for…