Written by: Ally L The Mystery Door The team had always known that there was another door in the back of our closet in the room. At one point, it was hidden behind piles of heavy boxes and bulky supplies. We’d never been able to open it, though, as it…
Girls Who Code Summer Camp | Week Two
Written by: Charlotte S Creative Coding During the second week, the students explored the world of creative coding using P5.js and Python! On the first day, they experimented with 3D art by building shapes and exploring how to manipulate space in a program. The following day, they discovered how lighting…
Girls Who Code Summer Camp | Week One
Written by: Ally L Girls Who Code Talon began our second annual Girls Who Code summer camp last week. This event is made possible by partnering with Girls Who Code (GWC), an international nonprofit organization working to help improve diversity in STEM education and teach girls about STEM. They supply…
Getting Ready for State Fair: Open Room 7
State Fair Prep – Ally L This Monday was the last open room before we sent our robot to the state fair! While Lefty was working well mechanically, there were a few things that we had to do for our robot to be ready for the State Fair event and…
Uncovering UNEARTHED | FLL Kickoff 2025
What is FLL? FLL, or First Lego League, is a program by FIRST based around two main components. The obvious part of FLL is the robot itself, which is fully designed, built, and programmed by students to complete various “missions” in their field. Their robot is semi-autonomous, relying on code…
Rain or Shine We’re on the Grind: Open Room 6
Minnesota Weather – Ally L. The weather on Monday was stormy and unpredictably rainy in the morning, but it was sunny in time for open room! However, we had not yet unpacked our robot Lefty from the trailer outdoors that we’d used to bring it to the IEEE demo. Given…
2025 IEEE Picnic: Thanking our Sponsors
IEEE Picnic – Connor P We were invited to the IEEE picnic hosted by Emerson. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is a community of engineers dedicated to advancing technology to help humanity, with about 486,000 members worldwide. They are a sponsor for our team and allow us to…
Programming Miracles and Lego Kits
IEEE Preparation Begins – Ally L At the start of this Monday’s open room, the IEEE picnic was in less than 12 hours. We would be demonstrating the 2025 season’s robot, Lefty, at the event. We had not run Lefty for a few weeks, as we were using the 2024…
Cronus and Chairbot: Summer Rooms 3 and 4
A Recap of Monday 6/30/2025 – Ally L Last Monday was Talon’s third offseason open room of the summer, and it was the last open room before Sparklefest! Sparklefest is Eden Prairie’s annual 3rd of July celebration, designed for kids and to be sensory-friendly. Every year, Talon demonstrates our robots…
Connecting Through Catch: Sparklefest 2025
Getting the Word Out! Sparklefest is the 3rd of July event put on by the city at Round Lake Park. It features a wide variety of vendors, sensory-friendly activities, and a drone show to end the night! A great opportunity offered by these outreach events is the ability to advertise…