BRONX Student Robotics Team Honored by Yankees

In my In Box this morning... Sent by Gary Israel, Team Director... 

2 Train Robotics Team Honored by Yankees for Twenty Years

2Train Robotics was on the field before Friday night’s Yankee game in recognition of their 20 years of excellence (Photo: Gary Israel)

by Gary Axelbank and Samuel Allan

May 7, 2019

2Train, a robotics team constituted of New York City high school students that began twenty years ago at Morris high School, was honored at Yankee Stadium Friday night. It was the 18th year in a row that the multi-award-winning team was recognized during pre-game festivities at the stadium.
The ceremony included a video of the team’s highlights over the past year as an announcer detailed their various achievements.

The following afternoon, the team was recognized at a luncheon at Columbia University. The keynote speaker was  Dr. Woodie Flowers, founder of FIRST (For Recognition of Science and Technology) who talked about the importance of inspiration and innovation.

(From Left) Adam Cohen former robotics student and member of the GIMRF (Gary Israel Morris Robotics Foundation) board of directors, First Founder Dr. Woodie Flowers, 2Train Robotics Founder Gary Israel, and long time 2Train mentor Wayne Penn celebrate 20 years of robotics (photo: thisistheBronX)

The event was emceed by thisistheBronX publisher Gary Axelbank.
Check out this incredible list of awards and achievements by this team that was launched two decades ago in the south Bronx

• New Jersey FIRST Regional 2000 Judges Award
• FIRST Robotics Presidential Classroom Scholarship 2000
• NASA / FIRST Robotics Grant 2001
• NASA/ FIRST Robotics Grant 2002
• NASA/VCU South Atlantic FIRST 2003 Robotics Regional Winner
• NASA/VCU South Atlantic FIRST 2003 Imagery Winner
• New York City FIRST 2002 Robotics Xerox Creativity
• New York City FIRST 2003 Robotics Engineering and Inspiration Winner
• New York City FIRST 2004 Robotics Chairman’s Award Winner
• New York City FIRST 2004 Robotics Regional Finalist
• New York City FIRST 2005 Robotics Regional Winner
• New York City FIRST 2005 Judges Award
• New York City FIRST 2006 Robotics Regional Winner
• New York City FIRST 2006 Judges Award
• New York City FIRST 2007 Quarterfinalists
• New York City FIRST 2008 Semifinalists
• New York City FIRST 2008 General Motors Industrial Design Award
• New York City FIRST 2008 FIRST Outstanding Volunteer Award 
• New York City FIRST 2009 Semifinalists
• New York City FIRST 2010 Quarterfinalists
• New York City FIRST 2011 Robotics Regional Winner
• New York City FIRST 2011 Robotics Xerox Creativity
• New York City FIRST 2011 Woodie Flowers Award
• New York City FIRST 2015 Woodie Flowers Award
• New York City FIRST 2017 Woodie Flowers Award
• Pittsburgh FIRST 2005 Robotics Regional Winner
• Pittsburgh FIRST 2005 Judges Award
• Pittsburgh FIRST 2006 Robotics Regional Winner
• Pittsburgh FIRST 2006 Robotics Engineering and Inspiration Winner
• Pittsburgh FIRST 2007 Quarterfinalists
• Florida FIRST 2008 Semifinalists
• Philadelphia FIRST 2009 Robotics Regional Winner
• Philadelphia FIRST 2010 Semifinalists
• Philadelphia FIRST 2011 Quarterfinalists
• Philadelphia FIRST 2011 Team Spirit Award
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition Houston Texas 2003
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2004
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2005
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2006
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2007
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2008
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2009
• FIRST Robotics Championship competition St. Louis 2011

• Tribute March 17, 2003 to the Morris Robotics Team on the Floor of The House of Representatives in Washington D.C
• Bronx Borough proclaims March 26, 2003 Morris High School Robotics Day
• Team Presented with Medal by Secretary Colin L. Powell September 2002
• Robotics team honored on the Floor of the State Assembly in Albany 2003,2004
• The New York Yankees honor the Morris team on the field at Yankee Stadium 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• The New York Yankees honor the Morris team at the groundbreaking ceremony at the new Yankee Stadium August 2006
• Represented all New York City Robotics teams in the Bronx Day Parade 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Appearances at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey 2003, 2004
• Saluted on radio as “Hometown Heroes” on WINS 1010 June, 2003

    Featured in a 2003 award winning FIRST Robotics Showtime Documentary
    Top prize at the Bronx Business & Technology Expo 2003
    Featured in a 2004 Documentary on National Cable TECH TV

• Appearance with Dean Kamen at the 2004 Annual New York Times Talk Series

    Appearances on Good Morning America, BronxTalk Prime Time Live, Bronx Talk AM, News 12 Bronxnet, NY 1, Fox News, Telemundo and WNBC
    Articles written about the team in New York Times, Amsterdam News, New York Daily News, Bronx Times, Richmond Times, Uptown Express, Columbia Engineering, United Federation of Teacher’s newspaper, FIRST Robotics Newsletter and Bronx Beat
    Team captain participated in 2003 Antarctica expedition
    Team member selected to participate in 2004 Antarctica expedition
    Team featured in July 2005 article in Popular Mechanics
    Team appears on Telemundo Television program June 2006
    Team appears at Sony Wonder Technology Lab in 2006
    Team participates at the NextFest Conference Javits Center Sept. 2006
    Team captain participated in 2006 Antarctica expedition
    Team participates at Gagetoff at Liberty Science Center Sept. 2007
    Team featured in Imagine it! Documentary 2008
    Team featured in Forbes Magazine article 2009
    Team featured in Popular Science article 2009
    Team featured in Neal Bascomb Book “The New Cool” 2009
    Team appears at Sony Wonder Technology Lab in 2011
    Team featured in NY Daily News article 2011
    Team featured in ESPN the Magazine 2011
    Team appeared on Channel 5 Teen News September 2011
    Team appeared at the NY Maker Faire September 2011
    Team appeared at the NY Maker Faire September 2014
    Team appeared at the NY Maker Faire September 2015
    Team appeared at College Fair Coop City October 2016
    Team appeared at the NY Maker Faire September 2017