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Sometimes I write things for RealTime/STL. Here’s what I wrote this week. Blues inspire Easter eggs Ferguson resolution will support city-county merger study The robots (and lots of young scientists) are coming #OMGSTL: St. Louisans share #GlobalSelfies Makeup and robots: It all comes together at FIRST John Burroughs robotics team returns to world competition Color… Continue reading My stories: Week ending April 26
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. You know what they say: There are no second chances. But for the John Burroughs School robotics team, on Thursday there was: Technical difficulty with another team’s robot meant they had a second chance in the FIRST Robotics Competition qualification match at the Edward Jones Dome. This is the… Continue reading John Burroughs robotics team returns to world competition
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Robots are for everyone. But the science and technology fields have historically been dominated by men, which was why a large booth offering free makeovers and beauty tips was both a little unexpected and very crowded Thursday afternoon at the FIRST robotic championships. The booth, sponsored by Jane Cosmetics… Continue reading Makeup and robots: It all comes together at FIRST
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. In honor of Earth Day, NASA asked its fans on Earth to submit photos of the planet “from the ground up.” “Get outside and show us mountains, parks, the sky, rivers, lakes — wherever you are, there’s your picture,” NASA explained in a blog post. St. Louisans did just… Continue reading St. Louisans share #GlobalSelfies
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Prepare yourselves, St. Louisans: The robots are coming. Along with about 12,000 robot handlers, ages 6 to 18. Welcome to St. Louis… Let the games begin! #FIRSTChamp #omgrobots @FRCTeams @FTCTeams @firstlegoleague pic.twitter.com/s16fyHXuDm — Official FIRST (@FIRSTweets) April 21, 2014 In all, about 30,000 people are expected to participate in… Continue reading The robots (and lots of young scientists) are coming