We are Team 2052, Irondale High School's FIRST robotics team, aka Knightkrawler. We are located in New Brighton, Minnesota.
Team 2052 was started in 2007 by Irondale students Jeff Lou and Will St. Charles
The 2010 season of the FIRST Robotics Competition will be 2052's fourth season participating in FIRST.
In 2009, the Irondale Robotics Team incorporated and was granted tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 502(c)(3) of the Federal Tax Code.
Past Competitions and Awards
2007-
Milwaukee Regional- Quarter-finalist
2008-
Minnesota Regional- Quarter-finalist
2009-
Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional- Participant
2010-
Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional- Participant
About FIRST
FIRST was founded in 1989 by the renowned inventor Dean Kamen. The aim of FIRST is to inspire students to careers in math, science, and technology through a fun and engaging robotics competition, which provides students with the ability to meet one-on-one with industry leaders and engineers.
The initial FIRST Robotics Competition comprised of 28 teams competiting in a New Hampshire high school gymnasium. The ensuing years brought rapid growth to the program, to include over 30,000 students, 1,300 teams from 7 countries, competing at 37 Regional Events, culminating with the World Championship Event in Atlanta, Georgia.
FIRST is not limited to high-school aged students, also running the Junior FIRST Lego League (JFLL) program for 6 to 9 year olds, the FIRST Lego League (FLL) program for 9 to 14 year olds, and the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for high school aged students looking for more cost-friendly experience.
FIRST operates on and highly encourages the idea of Gracious Professionalism. Gracious professionalism is the idea of advancing and innovating, while sharing your knowledge, experience, and expertise with others, encouraging them to excell.
From usfirst.org:
"With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process. They avoid treating anyone like losers. No chest thumping tough talk, but no sticky-sweet platitudes either. Knowledge, competition, and empathy are comfortably blended."
You can visit the official FIRST website at usfirst.org.
