Sunday, July 3rd Sparklefest! Sparklefest is an annual festival on July 3rd where many people come to celebrate. We decided to demonstrate our robots Cronus and Disco as part of the festivities this year. In around two weeks, we managed to plan transportation for the robot, gathered around 25 volunteers,…
2023-2024 End of the Season Banquet
Thursday (5/16) After hundreds of hours poured into our 2023-2024 season, it finally came to an end. To celebrate all of the hard work done by our teammates and mentors, we hosted a banquet with around 130 attendees to highlight everything that we accomplished. The banquet was filled with amazing…
End-of-Year Talon Picnic
Tuesday (5/28) Today we held our first team builder of the off-season. Due to the fact that school is ending this month, we thought it would be fitting to hold a picnic team builder. This is a way to introduce new people to the team, provide an opportunity for existing…
Girl Scouts Demo
Written By: Audrey T Saturday (5/11) When a local Girl Scout troop reached out to us asking for support in earning some robotics-based badges we knew this was something we wanted to do. Our Outreach subteam worked hard in order to ensure we had the best event possible. Over the…
Freeziac Fundraiser
Saturday (5/11) As the robotics season ends, our team ended with a fundraiser at Freeziac! Freeziac is a local store selling self-serve frozen yogurt. This was a great way to unwind after a busy season, with our teammates bonding over ice cream. Of course, we can’t have a Freeziac fundraiser…
2024 Build Season Days 65-72 (3/11-3/17)
Wednesday 3/13- Medha G. Getting Locked in Today was our first open room back from our first season tournament in Sedalia, Missouri – and we were locked in. Even though Sedalia, Missouri didn’t work out exactly how we wanted it to, the important thing was that we knew exactly what…
Central Missouri Regional Day 3: The Qualification Matches Begin!
Written By: Daniel N The Beginning of The End Today was filled with success, defeat, learning experiences, and most importantly fun! Take a look at our first competition day at the Central Missouri Regional! Qualification Matches Match 1 Our first match of the day, although a loss, was a huge…
2024 Central Missouri Regional Day 2
Written By: Dylan C Practice Day The entirety of Thursday is considered to be used as a practice day. Once all teams were loaded into the pits, practice matches swiftly began at noon. Match 1 Our First practice match was quite simple. On the red alliance, Talon was paired with…
2024 Central Missouri Tournament Day 1
Written By: Dylan C There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough! Starting bright and early in the morning, 32 Talon team members embarked on a long expedition to Sedalia, Missouri. Our bus ride was a lot of fun for everyone involved. After a short mishap, Talon left Minnesota and started a…
2024 Build Season Days 57-64 (3/4-3/11)
Monday 3/4 – Dylan L, Manas P As we kicked off the open room, we had an important decision to make: to decide the batteries’ name theme. Possible themes included pasta shapes and US presidents, but we ultimately decided on naming them after types of pasta. As we continued the…