CBR Directors Meet Dean Kamen!

Cascade Bruin Robotics Directors, along with coach, advisor and lead mentor Neil Palachuk, had the opportunity to hear inventor and FIRST founder Dean Kamen speak at FIRST Washington luncheon in Bellevue on Friday, May 29. They continue to be inspired by Mr. Kamen's vision and commitment. This year's directors are shown here, and they will also be the directors for our organization next year.

Julia, John Paul, James, Dean Kamen, Michael

Cascade Bruin Robotics directors with Coach Neil

Bruins go to Boeing!

by William

In late May, several team members from Cascade Bruin Robotics and some of our friends Everett High School’s Robotics program had the pleasure to see how the engineering process works in real-life jobs at the Boeing Interior Responsibilities Center.

Touring the plant as work was in full swing and observing actual experimentation was eye-opening. As we entered the towering, gleaming-white walls of the most voluminous building in the world (472,370,319 cubic feet!) we were greeted with smiles and the noise of innovation at work.

Chris, our guide around the PPC, took us to his baby of a project, the Pre-Production Center, a formerly deserted room now used to prototype interior plane components. There we sat down and played with the absolute coolest little 3D-printed knick-knacks, then watched a presentation about the evolving culture of additive manufacturing and automation of manually repeated work.

Thanks to Boeing for their support of FIRST Robotics, Cascade Bruin Robotics and for this opportunity.