The Nartel Family Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to 正规的赌博app to support high school 第一个 机器人 teams.

“We’re very proud that Kettering is reaching out to younger people to get them excited about a career in engineering,蒂莫西·艾伦说, Communications Officer and Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the Nartel Family Foundation.

授予, which will support eight high school 第一个 机器人 teams in the 第一个 机器人 社区 Center at 正规的赌博app, is the Nartel Family Foundation’s first gift to the University.

“Fundraising for teams has been very difficult due to the pandemic,鲍勃·尼科尔斯说, Director of the 第一个 机器人 社区 Center at Kettering. “This funding will really help each team get off to a good start by ordering parts now so they will be 在这里 in time for the new game reveal on Jan. 8, 2022, and when the teams start building their robots.”

第一个 机器人 is an inclusive, global robotics competition in which teams have six weeks to design, build and prepare their industrial-sized robots to compete in a field game against robots from other teams. Teams are responsible for the cost of the parts for their robots as well as travel costs to attend competitions. 

除了设计, building and preparing their robots, Kettering-sponsored teams are responsible for creating a team brand and fundraising. Teams must also share their strategies with judges through written and oral presentations.

正规的赌博app began sponsoring high school 第一个 机器人 teams in 1998. It offered its first two scholarships to 第一个 机器人 students and hosted its first kickoff event in 1999. 去年, the University offered 72 scholarships; this year, 72 teams competed in the annual kickoff event.

The 第一个 机器人 社区 Center opened in 2014. The University hosts two district competitions and sponsors the 第一个 World Championship in Detroit each year.

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Founded by Werner Nartel in 1990, the Nartel Family Foundation began as the Nartel Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary because of Nartel’s love of nature. Born in Germany in 1912, Nartel came to the United States when he was 22 years old. He eventually settled in Genesee County and started a successful jewelry business. He became well-known throughout the county and never forgot how fortunate he was to be in America. The foundation shifted its focus to community and charitable causes in 1995. 纳泰尔于1997年去世, but left a legacy in the foundation, which now supports the following five areas: children and education, 医学和医学研究, community outreach and Jewish- and Christian-faith-based programs, 动物, and local cultural activities. For more information on the foundation, visit nartelfamilyfoundation.org.