MORT on the Today Show

[Jimmy Nichols]

Originally Posted by Chrisms

thanks guys. Your responses made the trip worth it that much more.

it was something to see about half the team (around 30 kids) (the other half woke up early (but still later than us) to continue building) wake up on their day off, at 2 in the morning for this.

We'll keep you guys updated for sure!

-Chris

I saw it and was shocked, way to go!

[Psychoflood]

This was really an amazing experience and i'm so glad that i got to help do Dean's homework. I encourage all teams to do something like this, a little bit of planning and a lot of dedication can go a very long way, and there's no better feeling than knowing you were not only doing Dean's homework, but spreading the news of FIRST nationwide.

[JudyVandy]

Didn't see it 'in-the-flesh', but had lots of friends who did and told me about it.

Great job, Mort! Keep up the good homework.

See y'all in February!

[Sergio]

Hey, i have an idea, how about all the local team around jersey do that again, at the same time. We can take up all the space at NBC and they will NOT be able to miss us. we will be everywhere.

When we went on monday, our team could have taken up like... half the fence i would say? but we wanted to be a team so we bunched up. If we could organize a mass trip to the Today show, i would be happy.

OMG LETS INVITE DEAN. heehhehehehehe.


(btw, i'm the one to the right of the girl with the white jacket, RIGHT UP FRONT. hehehe

[Alivia]

First of all...WAY TO GO!!
Your dedication to spreading the word of FIRST is quite astounding, and you did a very great job of representing the entire organization!

Secondly...

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

For the rest of us: We need a 15 second "elevator" sppech so that when someone asks "So what's a robotics team?", we have a well-rehearsed and informative "sound bite". Works with grandparents, too...

Whenever I'm asked what robotics or a robotics team is, I usually say this:
"FIRST Robotics is a program where high school students work alongside engineers and mentors to design and build a robot to compete in a given game each year."


This admittedly leaves out other valuable facts about what a FIRST team is all about, but I've come to learn that this statement is a good start to getting others interested in the program. A little tweaking never hurts, so feel free to put your own spin on it! =]


Once again, great job MORT!

[MiniNerd24]

Congrats Team MORT! Now that's publicity.

[dsacco06]

Good job guys! keep up the good work!