Newsletters: "The Nuts and Bolts"

The TechHOUNDS distribute a newsletter entitled "The Nuts and Bolts" to inform our sponsors and parents of all that we do. Created by our talented members, our newsletter is the perfect way to keep up-to-date on all TechHOUNDS events.

Look below to find issues from the 20122011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 seasons.


2012 Season

Issue 5.2
Publication Date: January 25, 2012

Issue 5.2 explores this year's game and what he have accomplished thus far.

Issue 5.1
Publication Date: December 10, 2011

Issue 5.1 highlights the team's achievements during pre-season.

2011 Season

Issue 4.3
Publication Date: February 14, 2011

Issue 4.3 emphasizes the TechHOUNDS 10th Season and the impact that mentors have made on the team.

Issue 4.2
Publication Date: January 26, 2011

Issue 4.2 highlights the 2011 FIRST Competition game LOGO MOTION. It also features a summary of what each division has been doing for the first week of build season.

Issue 4.1
Publication Date: November 18, 2010

Issue 4.1 describes the kickoff of the 2011 TechHOUNDS preseason by explaining the FIRSTEP Summer camp activities.

2010 Season

Issue 3.3
Publication Date: March 24, 2010

Issue 3.3 describes our impressive performance at the Greater Kansas City Regional and the Boilermaker Regional.

Issue 3.2
Publication Date: March 5, 2010

Issue 3.2 describes what each division accomplished over the course of the build season, and also describes how our robot will work.

Issue 3.1
Publication Date: January 25, 2010

Printed at the beginning of build season, this issue highlights pre-season events as well as the progress of each division during Week 1 and Week 2.

2009 Season

Boilermaker Mini-Issue
Publication Date: March 2009

This issue highlights our accomplishments at the 2009 Boilermaker Regional, where we won the Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award and were crowned Regional Champions!

Buckeye Mini-Issue
Publication Date: March 2009

This issue highlights our accomplishments at the 2009 Buckeye Regional, where we became Regional Finalists!

Issue 2.3
Publication Date: February 16, 2009

Printed at the end of build season, this issue features divison updates as well as stories like "A Day in the Life of a TechHOUND" and "From the Mentors' Perspective".

Issue 2.2
Publication Date: January 16, 2009

Printed at the beginning of build season, this issue outlines the 2009 game, provides an overview of the build season, and gives updates for each division during this early stage of the six weeks.

Issue 2.1
Publication Date: November 24, 2008

This issue was printed during the pre-season and included pre-season updates, an overview of the recent summer activities, and an invitation to our open house, where we introduce our audience to the TechHOUNDS Robotics Team.


2008 Season

Issue 1.3
Publication Date: April 28, 2008

This issue outlined our experience at the Atlanta International Championship and gave a preview of our summer activities.

Post-Regional Mini-Issue
Publication Date: March 2008

This issue provided a quick overview of our performance at the St. Louis and Boilermaker Regional Competitons. At Purdue, we won the Autodesk Visualization Award and Mr. Dave Smith won the Regional Woodie Flowers Award!

Issue 1.2
Publication Date: February 20, 2008

Printed toward the end of build season, this issue features an overview of our 2008 robot, professional pictures taken by Mr. Shawn Spence, our Woodie Flowers Award submission essay, and division updates.

Issue 1.1
Publication Date: January 23, 2008

This issue explains the 2008 game and provides division updates toward the beginning of the build season.