Elise Cronin-Hurley, Author at Exploding Bacon, FIRST Robotics, Team 1902

Recycle Rush 2015

by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Mar 1, 2015 | Robots

Pork Lift Recycle Rush 2015 Exploding Bacon’s 2015 robot, Pork Lift, was the first Exploding Bacon robot to be designed and created in our new 2015 build space. Designed to play Recycle Rush, Pork Lift was a human player station robot. A tote fed through the human...

Outreach 2015

by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Jan 1, 2015 | Outreach

Outreach 2015 All Things Bacon! Jan – FRC Kickoff Jan – Otronicon, Orlando Science Center Jan – A3 Business Forum conference Jan – Spark Kit testing with FLL team Falcon’s Fury Feb – Central Florida FLL Regional Tournament Feb –...

Fall Newsletter, Now Available

by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized

Check out our Fall Newsletter! Featuring stories about our off season exploits, a new outreach project with a potentially global reach, and other highlights these exciting few months.

STEM Careers, Soft Skills, and Exploding Bacon

by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Aug 19, 2014 | 1902, Conference, Exploding Bacon, FRC, Orlando, STEM

STEM Careers, Soft Skills, and Exploding Bacon HRM America, July 17, 2014 — Excerpt from article: STEM careers, technology, and the impact of education were addressed at the World Future Society’s 2014 conference in Orlando, FL. At the welcome reception,...

The Night I Met Dean Kamen

by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Jun 16, 2014 | 1902, Exploding Bacon, FIRST, FIRST World Championships, FRC, More About Robotics, Orlando, STEM

It was the night of Roboprom and it was raining, so Exploding Bacon was shuttling the students to Roboprom in a van. I was in the last group, and while waiting for the van to return, Dean Kamen walked by. He did not have time at the moment, but he soon returned, and...