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We are FIRST Tech Challenge Team 7842, Browncoats! We're a community team from the Huntsville, Alabama area. Our favorite TV show is Firefly--Stay Shiny!

Huntsville, AL
Joined September 2014
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𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑲! We’re excited to be a part of the 44th Madison Street Festival! Come visit us in the Teen Area on Saturday, October 3rd, in Historic Downtown Madison! We are #MSF2026! #MadisonStreetFestival
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We had a great time competing in the Alabama State Championship. We won 2nd Place Inspire Award and have advanced to a Premier Event. Thank you to Team 25114, Lovelace’s Legacy for choosing us to be their alliance partner. Thank you to FIRST in Alabama and all the volunteers!
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We had a great time at Qualifier 4 held at UAB. We were 5th after the qualifiers, finished in the Finalist Alliance (thank you Team 18664 Viking Robotics for choosing us to be your partner), and won 1st place Inspire Award. Thank you FIRST in Alabama and all of the volunteers!
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This week, the Browncoats had the opportunity to attend the AUVSI Pathfinder Symposium! We had a great time showcasing the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics program and highlighting our team. We love sharing our passion for FIRST Robotics! #FIRSTinspires
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We just finished our 9th year exhibiting at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium! We enjoyed visiting with everyone and sharing our enthusiasm for FIRST Robotics. It's a great way to spread the word about FIRST robotics to the engineering community throughout the country.
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We competed in Alabama Qualifier 2, had 5 wins, 1 loss, and ended in 2nd place. We were Finalist Alliance Captain and won the Control Award. Thank you to New Century Technology High School for hosting and to FIRST in Alabama and all the volunteers for putting on this event.
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We competed in Alabama Qualifier 1, had 5 wins, 1 loss, and ended up in 6th place overall and won 1st Place Think Award. Thank you to Hampton Cove Middle School for hosting , and to FIRST in Alabama and all the volunteers for putting on such a wonderful event.
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit us and Team 23418, 6-Bit Drill Sergeants at the Madison Street Festival yesterday. We had a great time talking to everyone about FIRST robotics and our team. Thank you to the organizers and volunteers for an amazing event!
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Browncoats will be set up in the Teen Area of the Madison Street Festival this Saturday, October 5th. Stop by to say Hi, drive our demo bots, and learn about our team and FIRST robotics. #MSF2024
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A Robotics Showcase will be held this Saturday, August 24th from 2:00 - 5:00 pm at New Century Technology High School, 2500 Meridian Street, Huntsville. Bring your family, friends, and anyone interested in checking out robots from all levels of FIRST robotics!
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We just finished our 9th year exhibiting at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium! We enjoyed visiting with everyone and sharing our enthusiasm for FIRST Robotics. It's a great way to spread the word about FIRST robotics to the engineering community throughout the country.
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We are competing in the Southeastern Invitational Tournament being held at New Century Technology High School in Huntsville today. This is open to the public. Matches start at 9:15 am. You can watch the livestream here: youtube.com/watch?v=GRBnJ93e…
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FTC Browncoats 7842 retweeted
youtu.be/EKmbPZ-uLF8 | As semi-finalists in the Jemison division an innovate award winners, 7842 Browncoats has a really impressive CENTERSTAGE Robot! Learn about their locking mecanum wheels, sidegame deposit, and more on Behind the Bot!
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We had a great time competing in the KY Metro League–Bowling Green Meet on Saturday. Thank you to KY First Robotics and all the volunteers for putting on this competition and to Western Kentucky University for hosting. We are looking forward to the Kentucky State Championship!
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On Saturday our team competed in Alabama Cup #2 where we finished in 2nd place after the qualification rounds. We were chosen by the 1st place team @TheRoboBrigade to be on their alliance and were the winning alliance! Thank you to FIRST in Alabama and all the volunteers.
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Looking forward to Alabama Cup #2 today at New Century Technology High School! Best of luck to all the teams! It will streamed at youtube.com/watch?v=QjMT2acN… 📷
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Wishing all of our families, friends, and all who support us a very Merry Christmas!
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We had a great time at Alabama Cup #1 today. After finishing in 4th place after the qualifying rounds, we were chosen by the first seed, Nerdettes, and finished as the winning alliance. We also won 2nd place Motivate, and 1st place Inspire!
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We had our first competition yesterday at the KY Metro League – Murray Meet where we won all of our matches. We had a great time ! Thank you to Calloway County High School for hosting , and KY First Robotics and all the volunteers for putting on such a wonderful event.
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