In the News

• In Middletown, a lesson in robotics — The News Journal

  March 2005

  "...Surrounded by the power saws and drills in the Middletown High School woodshop, the Cavalator 1370 looked impressive even as it sat motionless, its one long arm raised in salute..."

Team Write-ups

• A tribute to our humble beginnings... — Aaron Schultz

  February 2006

  "...Aided by grants from NASA and MBNA, along with school funding and sponsorship from several local companies, Mr.Kelly and the team managed to scrounge together the tens of thousands of dollars required to buy parts and attend the regional competitions. Not only our first year, this season proved to be one of the most prosperous we have ever had. Of course, jumping the first hurdle didn't mean the end of the race..."

• Year of the Mounties... — Aaron Schultz

  October 2006

  "...We were hyped, ecstatic to be attending such a huge event on only our second year, and pumped that we had created a robot several times more complicated than before. But if you ask any alumni what they remember from 2005, they will say only one word: 'Canadians.' ..."

• The end of an era... — Aaron Schultz

  September 2006

  "...the 2007 season marks the beginning of a new era, an era to be shaped and formed not by elders, mentors, teachers or parents, but by ambitious students with an unceasing drive to succeed. It is as this change, this tremendous movement away from tradition, occurs that we look back upon our past, to remember the days of old, reminisce about times once had, and use them to build a better tomorrow..."