Written By: Viki P, Ally L, Audrey T, and Rishi J MinneTrials Updates! This year we are super excited to bring YOU updates on our MinneTrials teams and their progress throughout the season! Due to the large amount of rookies we had interested in participating, our team has split into…
Our MinneTrials Season 2 Has Arrived!
Written By: Addison S What is MinneTrials? MinneTrials is an event run during the offseason by a fellow Minnesota team, 2239, aimed at giving teams an opportunity to train their rookies. The MinneTrials season runs from October to December and acts as a scaled-down version of the FRC season. Teams…
Halloween Fun: Harvest to Halloween
Written By: Viki P Playing and Learning! Embracing the fall weather and spooky traditions, Talon had a great day at Riley Lake Park for their annual Harvest To Halloween celebration! We got there an hour early so we could set up our robot under the pavilion and off to the…
First Offseason Tournament: MRI
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…
Why YOU Should Join MinneTrials
What is MinneTrials? MinneTrials is an initiative with the goal of training new team members on the basics of robotics to give them more confidence before our official season starts. This project is run by Minnesota teams and provides a simplified version of a traditional robotics season. Rookie members will…
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)…