This year, Team 1646 is expanding on last year’s theme, “Seeing Red Again.” Taking our inspiration from Bono’s Project (RED), we are starting a campaign to fight AIDS in Africa. Going from an unconventional viewpoint, (PG)Red will not be raising money for AIDS research. Instead, our team will be selling t-shirts to raise money that will be lent to entrepreneurs in Africa, the hope being that a wealthy Africa will become a developed Africa, and that a developed Africa will be nearly AIDS free.

In other public relations news, we will also sponsor food, clothing, and blood drives, as well as assist with the building of a house for Habitat for Humanity.

As for our robot, we are right on track to being a powerful force on the field this year. Watch out FIRST Robotics! Here we come!