Written by: Krishay P Offseason Competitions Before our official season starts, we have offseason competitions! These competitions run last year’s game, Reefscape, in a less competitive environment to give teams a chance to train new drivers, get new members used to competition, and have fun before things get competitive. If…
Recruiting From School | Activities Rush
Written By: Viki P Ready for the Rush! It’s the time of year for Eden Prairie High School’s annual Activities Rush! Our Talon captains and outreach lead set up a table and tri-fold showcasing our sponsors, robot information, and events. Meanwhile, our 2023 robot, Cronus, got to see some action…
Volunteering ROCKS | Minnesota Mineral Club
Written By: Audrey T The Minnesota Mineral Club The Minnesota Mineral Club is a community organization built on a love of rocks and minerals. We were lucky to be given the opportunity to volunteer there! If you are interested in learning more about this lovely club, you can find its…
Welcome to Talon! New Member Open House
Written By: Audrey T New Faces, New Friends This is our team’s first major recruitment event after our school’s activities rush. We take advantage of this new interest to get people registered and connected with their new team. Robotics is a club that can seem like it has a high…
Lions Club: Connecting with Sponsors
Written By: Will A Opportunity with Lions Club On September 15th, our team had the opportunity to present to one of our generous sponsors, the Eden Prairie Lions Club. We were excited to share more about who we are, what we do, and the goals we are working toward this…
IEEE WIE: Words from Women in the Industry
Written By: Audrey T Thank You, IEEE IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is one of our biggest sponsors and a constant source of support for our team. It is thanks to them that we were offered this opportunity to attend one of the IEEE WIE (Women In Engineering)…
Award Winning Robot: State Fair 2025
Written by: Naren B. Electrical Award! Every year we get invited to the MN State Fair to show off our latest Robot. We also get to compete against other teams that were invited for one of two awards: Mechanical and Electrical. This year, we competed for the Electrical Award as…
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
Written by: Ally L State Fair Prep 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…
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…