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D.E. Shaw
D.E. Shaw has been providing financial assistance to Stuypulse since last season, when they let us attend a seminar describing what their company does, in addition to the shirts and Rubik’s Cubes they gave us. We hope that our partnership with them continues to develop in future seasons to come.
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Verizon
For every Robotics Team in New York City, Verizon generously gives a grant to aid in reaching the application fee for our FIRST tournament at the Jacob K. Javits Center. In past years, Verizon also offered a web development class during the summer.
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Credit Suisse
Steven Hilton, one of our mentors, works at Credit Suisse and has been mentoring us since our days as a rookie team. He introduced to us the red hat/green hat method of suggesting and criticizing ideas, which has helped us considerably during the brainstorming section in the process of designing a robot. As of last season, Credit Suisse has started giving financial support to the team, which has been greatly appreciated. Credit Suisse also supports FIRST regionally.
During the 2007 season, Credit Suisse was our largest financial contributor, and we honored them by allowing them to choose the name of the robot. Credit Suisse decided to christen the robot “Tom,” after their CEO.
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Cox and Company, Inc.
Cox and Company specializes in the design and manufacture of engineering systems in aerospace, transit, and industry fields. A leader in its industry, this company developed the heating systems on the Lunar Landing Modules of the NASA Apollo Program, other environmental systems on the US Space Shuttles and the International Space Station, and other specialized systems for the exacting needs of its clients. Cox and Company is based in New York City, and has administrative, engineering, manufacturing, and test facilities like the LeClerc Icing Research Facility all at one location.
Cox and Company has been sponsoring Stuypulse for four years since 2004, with financial, mentoring, and logistical support, without which we might not have been able to construct a robot in the six short weeks allotted.
Tom Ferguson, one of the team’s mentors, brought his significant engineering experience as head of the engineering department at Cox and Company to our team. Since he began mentoring in 2002, he has aided us immensely in the design and construction of our robots. FIRST, however, presented a challenge on par with the problems he faces in his line of work. He once said of FIRST Competition, “It’s the most frustrating activity I’ve ever taken part in, but for some reason I’m totally addicted.”
During the 2007 season and over the summer, Cox and Company also gave us space for the team to work in when Mr. Colon, our teacher mentor, was ill and the robotics lab was unavailable to us.
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Larry and Yvette Gralla
Larry Gralla, a Stuyvesant alumnus, and his wife, Yvette, have been loyal donors to Stuypulse for four years running. In 2004, we named our robot “Larry” in gratitude of Larry Gralla’s generous donations to our team. The following year we christened our robot “Yvette” in honor of their continuing devotion to our team. Yvette went on to compete in the 2005 Championship Event held in Atlanta, and managed to advance all the way to the semi-finals. In 2006, Larry and Yvette named our innovative robot “Joshua” after their grandson. Without their support, we might not have been able to achieve the heights we have reached, and we hope that our partnership continues to strengthen in the future.
Con Edison
Con Edison is an energy company that provides electrical power and gas to much New York City, as well as power to Westchester County, southeastern New York, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania. In addition, Con Edison also owns the power generating plants used to produce the power, as well as the cogeneration plants used to produce the steam that heats much of Manhattan Island.
As part of their history of contributing to community, education, environmental, and cultural programs and organizations looking to improve the quality and diversity of people’s lives, such as the United Way and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Con Edison sponsors FIRST regionally. Con Edison has also been supporting Stuypulse for four years, but its grants are not limited to just our team. In fact, Con Edison gives a grant to every team in New York City. Not only does Con Edison provide financial support, but this company has mentors that visit our team, such as Andy Woo, a Stuy alumnus.
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OneCanDo
OneCanDo is a manufacturing and marketing company that produces modern furniture for children, including rocking horses, rocking chairs, tables, stools, and many others products. This furniture is made in the USA and is sold all over the world.
OneCanDo has just started sponsoring our team last season, and its support has been critical to our success. The head of OneCanDo, Vladimir Shpigel, started off our relationship by offering us the usage of his advanced woodshop in Jersey City when our own lab was unavailable. There, we set up a large field for our robot to practice on while he demonstrated his woodworking skill by showing us more efficient ways of building the parts we needed. He also aided us in constructing the crate we use to ship the robot in, as well as giving up space in his woodshop for our programmers to work in.
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Zenbe
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