Troop 41's Robotics Team Advances to International Tournament!

Congratulations to Team RogueBotics sponsored by Troop 41! The Team competed in the FIRST LEGO League Einstein Illinois State Championship on 1-13-18 with 50 other teams. To their surprise, Team RogueBotics brought home the 3rd Place Robot Performance Award, 3rd Place Champion's Award, and a nomination to attend the Global Innovation Award Competition. They also advanced to compete in the International Razorback Invitational Tournament in May with countries from around the world!

Team RogueBotics would like to thank FIRST Illinois Robotics and the team's sponsors for supporting them:

Platinum Sponsors

• Boy Scout Troop 41 &

• Scout Leaders Mr. Odean, Mr. Hauge, Mr. Schramm, Mr. Liu, Mr. Fox

• ALTA Industrial Equipment Company, Montgomery

• https://www.altaequipment.com/

• https://www.altaequipment.com/locations/montgomery-il

Gold Sponsors

• Jones, Lemon & Graham, LLP Law Firm, Geneva

• http://www.joneslemongraham.com/

• Renee Dee, Realtor, Southwestern Real Estate, Sugar Grove

• https://www.happysellinghomes.com/

• Eli's Cheesecake

• http://www.elicheesecake.com/

• Derek Eastman, State Farm Insurance, Sugar Grove

• https://www.statefarm.com/agent/US/IL/Sugar-Grove/Derek-Eastman-D0RCF46D000

• Kaneland Allergy & Asthma Center, North Aurora

• http://www.kanelandallergy.com/

• White & Ekker, P.C. Attorneys at Law, Sugar Grove

• http://www.white-ekker.com/

• Calamity Janes Restaurant, Sugar Grove

• http://www.calamityjanesplace.com/

• www.facebook.com/CalamityJanesPlace

• Prairie View Orthodontics, Aurora, Oswego, Batavia

• Dr. Jaqueline Zimmer & Dr. John Lippincott

• http://www.prairieviewortho.com

• Old Second Bank, Sugar Grove

  • http://www.oldsecond.com/

Silver Sponsors

• Jewel-Osco, Sugar Grove

  • https://local.jewelosco.com/il/sugar-grove/465-n-route-47.html

• Fireside Grill, Sugar Grove

  • http://thefiresidegrille.com/

• Jimmy Johns, Sugar Grove

  • https://www.jimmyjohns.com/find-a-jjs/#/illinois/sugar-grove

• CVS Pharmacy, West Indian Trail, Aurora

  • https://www.cvs.com/store-locator/cvs-pharmacy-address/2360+West+Indian+Trail-Aurora-IL-60506/storeid=1161

• Ace Hardware, Sugar Grove

  • https://www.facebook.com/SugarGroveAce/

  • http://acehardware.shoplocal.com/AceHardwareCag/StoreLocation/Index/?StoreID=2671560&MapCityStateZip=60554

Team RogueBotics would also like to thank the international charities that helped them with their research project:

• Zanmi Sasye, Partners with Sassier, Haiti

• http://www.partnerswithsassier.org/

• Water for People

• https://www.waterforpeople.org/

Team RogueBotics also owes a big "Thank You" to the Law Firm that helped them learn how to file for a Provisional Patent on their invention to help kids in developing countries.

• David Bluestone and the Law Firm of Barak Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP

• http://www.bfkn.com/