Bridge Battle
2007 / 2008 VEX
Game
Bridge Battle is played on a 12'x12' square field. Two alliances - one "red" and one "blue" - composed of two teams each, compete in a match. Matches consist of a twenty-second autonomous period followed by two minutes of driver-controlled play. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent alliance by placing tennis balls and bonus balls into goals. In addition, an alliance can earn additional points by "parking" robots on either of the two platforms. A bonus is awarded to the alliance that has the most total points at the end of the Autonomous Period.
2007 / 2008 VEX Season Recap
After two successful seasons in FVC, FIRST changed the format of the program and renamed it the FIRST Tech Challenge providing us with the new number Team 339. Coming off two impressive VEX seasons, Simbotics’ goal for the year was to continue their success. Team 339 produced Simbot “Scorpion”. After winning the Ontario FTC Championship, Simbotics qualified for the World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia once more. After great qualifying rounds, Team 339 finished the Championships as semi-finalists.
Driver: Matthew Coffey
Operator: Mike Quill
Coach: Tyler Holtzman/Jeff Beckett
2007 / 2008 Publicity
The Simbots on Degrassi
An episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation featuring Team 1114's robots and students.
Part 1 - Originally aired 30/11/08.
Part 2 - Originally aired 18/01/09. More
Simbotics Takes FIRST
An inspired team of students from Governor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ont. can claim international bragging rights for robotics innovation. Future engineers on team 1114, also known... More
Building future robotics
Thanks to an inspiring team of students at Governor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ont., Canada has international bragging rights in the development of robotics innovations by tomorrow... More
St. Catharines high school team wins world robotics competition
A high school team from St. Catharines, Ont., teamed with two schools from the U.S. to win a world title in robotics over the weekend in Atlanta.
The 25-student team from Governor Simcoe Secondary... More
Champion robotics team on a high
TV crews descended on the high school. A sign outside trumpeted the team's win. Inside, the halls buzzed with news about how some of Governor Simcoe's own defied nerves to win a world... More
Ontario robotics team wins world championships
Students on a high school robotics team from St. Catharines, Ont. have been crowned world champions after battling more than 1,500 squads for the top spot.
Twenty-five students from Governor Simcoe... More
World championship for local robotics team
A robotics team from Governor Simcoe Secondary School became a world champion this weekend.
The Simbotics, a team of 25 tech-minded students aged 14 to 18, won the annual FIRST Championship in... More
On top of the robotics world; Governor Simcoe's Simbotics win international battle
A robotics team from Governor Simcoe Secondary School became a world champion this weekend.
The Simbotics, a team of 25 tech-minded students aged 14 to 18, won the annual FIRST Championship in... More
Simcoe teams up with Fort Erie Secondary to win Waterloo Robotics Challenge
The Simbots have successfully defended their title.
The Governor Simcoe Secondary School robotics team, dubbed Team 1114 Simbotics, found themselves in the winners’ circle at the Waterloo... More
Governor Simcoe's robotics team not taking any breaks
It's March break, but beyond the locked doors of Governor Simcoe Secondary School is a robotics team that doesn't believe in weeks off.
The Simbotics, who are 20 students from Grades 9 to 12... More
Simcoe strikes gold in Chicago
Governor Simcoe Secondary School’s robot team picked up first place in a regional competition staged in Chicago.
The team, Simbotics, built a robot over a period of six weeks for the (For... More
Governor Simcoe aims for FIRST
Working on it late every school night and even more on the weekends, the robotics team at Governor Simcoe Secondary School have said good-bye to their creation.
At least for now.
On Tuesday, members... More