Girls Who Code – Ally L 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 free…
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…
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…
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…
Bots For Tots 2022
Event Overview Bots for Tots was a huge success. We at Talon Robotics, along with the Eden Prairie Police Department, demonstrated our robots (although in different ways) and connected with the kids and parents. This year, many parents were very interested in the robots, which is good news because the…
EMCC 2022
Event Summary Being one the first off-season events in our area, the team was super excited to sign up for the EMCC. EMCC is a great event to let newer members try out driving and operating our robot in a competitive setting. Throughout the day everyone was able to try…