Designing and building life size robots to play a game against other robots from all around the world can be real fun. No previous experience is needed. You will learn all the key elements of the robot program from designing, building, programming, testing and competing. All members are considered Varsity – no freshman or JV teams here. For us, the season starts soon after you return to school in the fall. Now is the time to figure out if this sport is for you.
Weather Alert – Spooktacular at Moroso Performance Products postponed to SUNDAY.Oct. 22nd, 8am-1pm. See You There!
Spooktacular Cruise In, sponsored by Apple Pi Robotics returns to Moroso Performance Products on October 21st, 2023, Saturday 8am – 1pm. This fun event is Halloween themed with morning breakfast, hot coffee available until 11am, followed by burgers and dogs on the grill. Soft drinks and munchies available. Prizes for a number of Halloween flavored categories. Robots and DJ will provide additional entertainment. Be with us. $10 entry fee/car. $5/Walk-ins.
Apple Pi Robotics hosts our annual “Spooktacular” Cruise-In at Moroso Performance Products in Guilford at 80 Carter Drive on October 23rd from 10am-3pm.
STEM Day is a one-day program run by Apple Pi Robotics designed to get kids ages 9-13 interested in STEM. Throughout the event, students will watch science demonstrations, do fun science experiments, and be introduced to robotics. Sign up and learn more about the event below!
Information:
Date: Saturday October 2nd
Time: 9-12:30
Ages: 9-13
Schedule:
Our founding sponsor, Bishop’s Orchards, is once again stepping in to assist Apple Pi. For the month of March customers of Bishop’s may “round-up” their bill as a donation to Apple Pi. Below is a posting by Keith Bishop explaining their long relationship with Apple Pi and the month long program.
To Our Potential New Members,
Apple Pi Robotics will start its 15th season in 2022. We invite you to consider being part of our organization and a part of the larger body, FIRST Robotics. Signing up does not commit you to anything at this time but does provide us with the necessary contact information to share additional details as the school year progresses. If you would more information before signing up, our email address is – applepirobotics4H@gmail.com
At Apple Pi we believe that we have influenced the lives and directions of many Guilford students as they try to figure out what they will be doing for the rest of their lives. STEM centric routes provide many interesting and rewarding avenues and for many students this will become their chosen path. To hear what some former Apple Pi team members have said about how their experience with us has influenced their lives go here.
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Over the course of the last few months Guilford’s own “Apple Pi Robotics” FIRST Robotics team of high school aged students from the shoreline, competed in Parametric Technology Corporation’s (PTC) “Robots To The Rescue” competition.
The ongoing impact of the pandemic presents significant and unprecedented challenges for all, including our community.
Highlights from our recent competition at Woodstock Academy. Seeded 8th out of 39 teams. Lost in quarter finals. https://youtu.be/CWBign6zswA
Apple Pi Robotics hosts our annual “Spooktacular” Cruise-In at Moroso Performance Products in Guilford on October 26th from 10am-3pm.
Cruise Night scheduled for this afternoon is cancelled due to bad weather forecast.
Apple Pi Robotics has added a new Cruise Night to its’ summer schedule. The new line up includes June 20, June 27, July 11, July 18, August 1 and August 15, 5pm until dusk.
Cruise Night scheduled for this afternoon is cancelled due to bad weather forecast.
Cruise Nights sponsored by Apple Pi Robotics. 5PM – 8PM (dusk) June 20, June 27, July 18, August 1 and August 15.
First Selectman Matt Hoey visited with the Apple Pi Robotics team today on 3/14 (Also known as Pi Day).
20 alumni returned to help celebrate the Holidays with Apple Pi team members and mentors on December 20th.
Former Guilford High student, now NASA engineer, Valerie Scott Kristoff will be on hand on to present various aspects of the NASA/Mars exploration program.
Due to the rainy forecast, Apple Pi Robotics will reschedule Spooktacular to the rain date of October 21st, from 10am-3pm. Spooktacular Cruise In will take place at Moroso Performance Products in Guilford.
FIRST Announces Landmark 2019 Season Theme Celebrating Space Innovation
Cruise Nights sponsored by Apple Pi Robotics. 5PM – 8PM (dusk) June 21, July 5, July 19, August 2 and August 16.
Apple Pi Robotics alumni Liam Grace-Flood has been on a world wide mission
Apple Pi Robotics will host a Spooktacular Cruise In at Moroso Performance Products in Guilford on October 21st from 10am-3pm.
Cruise Nights sponsored by Apple Pi Robotics. 5PM – 8PM (dusk) June 22, July 6, July 20, August 3 and August 17.
For a third year Apple Pi Robotics in conjunction with founder, Al Bishop, raised funds for the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND).
Apple Pi Robotics team collected food for the Guilford Food Bank during the summer.
Apple Pi Robotics will host a Spooktacular Cruise In at Moroso Performance Products in Guilford on October 15th.
Apple Pi Robotics hosted the Girls in STEM program jointly with Shoreline Girls United and sponsored by the Guilford Public Library on June 28th.
Cruise Nights sponsored by Apple Pi Robotics. 5PM – 8PM (dusk) June 23, July 7, July 21, August 4 and August 18.
Apple Pi Robotics has won the Rockwell Automation “Innovation in Control” Award at the Rhode Island District competition in the 2016 season.
Apple Pi Robotics is sponsoring a book drive for the New Haven Book Bank during its June 25, July 9, July 23, August 6 and August 20 Cruise Nights.
Apple Pi Robotics will host the movie “Ender’s Game” at the Guilford Library on Friday, April 17th from 2:30 – 5pm.
The #1 seeded alliance of Apple Pi (2067), Mechanical Mayhem (1519) and the Cyber Knights (195) have won the New England District Regional for 2015.
Sam Westgard, Sean Hackett and Cory Lynch recently won the nationwide Mission: Physics contest
Apple Pi Robotics newly published video revisits the presentation of Valerie Scott, NASA scientist and Guilford H.S. alumna, who met with Apple Pi students and mentors 4 days prior to the blast off of the most recent NASA Mars Rover “Curiosity”. “Curiosity” has been exploring the surface of Mars since its landing in August of 2012.
You can find the video of the presentation here.
An update of the Curiosity Mission, direct from NASA, can be found here.
Apple Pi Robotics will host the second annual “Spooktacular” Cruise In at Moroso Performance Products in Guilford on October 26th.
Apple Pi will once again host “Cruise Nights” at Bishop’s Orchards “Little Red Barn” 5PM – 8PM (dusk) June 26, July 10, July 24, August 7 and August 21.
Following the district Chairman’s Award win, Apple Pi finished with the New England Regional award
At the Hartford District Competition held on March 29-30, Apple Pi Robotics received the prestigious Chairman’s Award.
Apple Pi Robotics received a generous contribution of aluminum materials from Page Hardware and Spectrum HHI
Apple Pi Robotics, team 2067, continues to test subsystems for its robot entry for this years FRC challenge Aerial Assist.
Apple Pi Robotics announces availability of swerve drive design data (Labview code/SolidWorks CAD drawings)
Apple Pi Robotics has entered the Rockwell Automation “Engineering Our Future” video contest. This contest features a $5,000 grant to first place winner,
Apple Pi Robotics will host a Spooktacular Cruise In at Moroso Performance Products in Guilford on October 27th.
Apple Pi Robotics is looking to attract a group of motivated freshman to join our team for the upcoming season. We are a group of approximately 30 students and 10 mentors that will build a robot for the 2014 competition season.
Final Cruise Night of the 2013 season sponsored by Apple Pi Robotics. 5PM – 8PM (dusk) August 22nd.
Apple Pi Robotics presented the Ben Alter Memorial Scholarship to Cameron Goss and Virginia Gresham.
Cruise Nights sponsored by Apple Pi Robotics. 5PM – 8PM (dusk) June 27, July 18, August 1 and August 15.
Hope you are all coming to the picnic! Bishop’s Pick Your Own Field
526 New England Road Guilford
Apple Pi Robotics will host a rabies prevention clinic on Saturday, May 18th at Bishop Orchards “Little Red Barn”. Cats and Dogs are welcome. Fee is $30 cash.
FIRST Team 2067, Apple Pi Robotics, competed this weekend in the Connecticut Regional at the Hartford Convention Center. What an exhilarating event! On Friday, we honed in on our shooting skills, making the best of what we had learned from Thursday’s practice rounds and the WPI Regional to improve our game.
10 Connecticut teams met at Saucier Stadium, home of Southington’s CyberKnights, to scrimmage on Saturday, March 24th.
FIRST Team 2067, Apple Pi, made a return appearance at the WPI Regional in Massachusetts with our beloved robot “Zippy” on March 7-9.
Apple Pi lets you take a look at this year’s entry for the FIRST FRC Season.
Kickoff 2013 is upon us – The game has been exposed and it is an Ultimate Frisbee challenge that includes robots attempting to climb a pyramid in the finale.
Apple Pi Robotics attended this year’s Tree Lighting Festival on the Guilford Green in front of St. George’s Church.
