On December 5 the Robotics Day

event organized by the Trail

Blazers robotics team with the

assistance of the State School

Heitor Villa Lobos, was

conducted with the aim of raising

funds for the purchase of

materials with which to build the

robot for the next season of the

FIRST robotics competition (FRC)

which begins on the 9th of

January 2016. The event took

place at the School Heitor Villa

Lobos and had several

attractions for young children

and teenagers. It was divided

into five rooms, each with a

theme and different tasks. In the

"History" area, team members

explained and showed the

trajectory of our team, together

with robots that were used in

previous competitions. The "Hall

of guys" room provided

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Technological Development

Written by Luiz Henrique

Robotics Day Event

entertaining games for young

people to enjoy, using the

Kinect, with dance games and

computers with game

simulations from previous FRC

seasons. The room "Delicious"

displayed and sold sweet and

savory snacks that were

produced by team members.

The "Lego Giants" area

promoted the Lego Giants FLL

team with a demonstration of

the robot they built and also the

game course for the current

season, leaving the children who

visited the room very curious

and fascinated. We also offered

short courses in robotics and

programming for the

participants of the event,

handing them certificates and

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giving them many learning opportunities. In the central area of the school,

we demonstrated our 2013 robot. Several children had the opportunity to

control our champion robot which won the competition in Orlando, giving them

the experience of adrenaline piloting a robot that weighs almost 50 kg and is

more than 1.6 meters tall. We appreciate the presence and help of everyone at

the event, thank you for all your support!

Short course of programming Short course of robotics

Children controlling the robot champion Children playing with the Kinect

FLL Team Giants of Lego Exhibition team history

Sale of t-shirts "I love robotics"

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In November 2015 many

students of our team were

volunteers in the FLL competition

that took place on 27th and 28th

in the city of Porto Alegre - RS.

Our participation in the event

began a week before the

tournament, when we received

six Lego kits of "missions" to

assemble, our team members

put a lot of effort into assembling

them and thought that it was a

very fun task. On competition

day some members of our team

also attended the event as

referees and judges, whistling

during matches and as

"angels" (people responsible for

helping children during practice

and other functions).

Furthermore, we continue to

assist a new FLL (FIRST Lego

League) team in our city, the

"Lego Giants", which is very

satisfying because our main goal

is to teach them about FIRST and

its values through STEM, and we

know that the team spirit was

contagious.

M o n t h l y R e p o r t T r a i l B l a z e r s

Written by Gabriela Tomaz

Participating in First LEGO League

Competition as vonluntarious

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For over a decade the team has had major partners who have been essential to us participating in

every season of the FIRST Robotics Competition. These companies are willing to help our project by investing in

the education of young people from public schools and communities in need. So as a thank you and to

strengthen our partnership, in recent months we visited several of these sponsors giving them a social

responsibility certificate and a CD with photos and videos from last season. Everyone was very happy to receive

feedback from past activities and competitions which we participate in. We bring them our gratitude, because

our project could not keep up without the generosity and support of each.

M o n t h l y R e p o r t T r a i l B l a z e r s

Written by Emili Pandolfo

Thank you to our sponsors

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In November 2015 we organized a campaign to help families who were

affected by heavy rains that occurred in our state. We collected clothes,

non-perishable food and hygiene products, which were donated to the

Gravataí food bank. Our mobilization was very important because the

rains this year devastated the houses of many poor families in cities of the

state of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil.

Many thanks to all who helped us in this act of solidarity!

M o n t h l y R e p o r t T r a i l B l a z e r s

Written by Savanna Denega

Campaign to collect donation for who were

affected by heavy rains

On Saturday the 20th of November we presented our project at the Ponche Verde State School fair.

Many students of elementary and secondary education attended the demonstration of our robot, and

mwanted to know more about our project. Thank

myou Ponche Verde for the invite!

Written by Savanna Denega

Presentation in Ponche Verde State School

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/trailblazers1772 www.aidtec.org

FIRST is an acronym for Inspiration and Re-

cognition of Science and Technology. FIRST was

founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest

and participation in science and technology. Based

in Manchester, NH, the 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit

public charity designs accessible, innovative pro-

grams that motivate young people to pursue edu-

cation and career opportunities in science, techno-

logy, engineering, and math, while building self-

confidence, knowledge, and life skills.

The varsity Sport for the MindTM, FRC

combines the excitement of sport with the ri-

gors of science and technology. Under strict

rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams

of 25 students or more are challenged to raise

funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork.

Currently, the regional completions happen in

United States, Mexico, Canada, Israel, and

Australia.

What is FRC? What is FIRST?

Contact us on:

trailblazers1772@gmail.com

Robotics Team

Team FRC 1772

The Brazilian Trail Blazers

Headquarters: School Heitor Vila Lobos;

Otello Rosa street 118 – Cohab C,

Gravataí-RS, Brazil.

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M o n t h l y R e p o r t T r a i l B l a z e r s

We are the Brazilian Trail Blazers and everything we won is a

proof of your great partnership with all our sponsors.

Thanks all of you!