Home of Aerospace #24197
Formerly Team EWOK
First Tech Challenge Team sponsored by ORTOP, DEKA, and FRC team SWARM 957
Memorial Middle School, Albany Oregon
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Coaches and Mentors:
Christopher Bright and Jeremy Bishop
Welcome
Welcome
Memorial formed its first-ever First Tech Challenge Robotics Team in 2023. First Tech Challenge robotics competitions have teams of up to 15 to strategize, design, build, program, and operate a large robot competing and cooperating with other teams from around the state in league play tournaments.
Those interested in joining our team can contact Mr. Bright and complete the Team Application. Team members will be required to be registered by a parent at www.firstinspires.org and accept a Consent and Release Form.
The theme for the 2026-27 FIRST Tech Challenge is BIOBUZZ.
FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams of up to 15 members in grades 7-12 design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a graphical language or either of two versions of Java.
Sponsors
Sponsors
Quick Links
Quick Links
BIOBUZZ Game & Season - FIRST Tech Challenge | Season Materials: ftc.game
Official FIRST FTC Page | FTCScout | The Orange Alliance
Our Sister Team: Team 32047 - Ti Binturongs
Parents: Registering Through the FIRST Dashboard Instructions
Common Folder TEAM ONLY
Highlights: 1.3 GP = Gracious Professionalism | 1.5 CIC = Competition Integrity Contract | 1.7 Using the Manual →
3 Competition Eligibility and Inspection (I)
Highlights: 3.3 Match Eligibility, Inspection, Re-Inspection
Highlights: 5.1 General Rules - Safety: Safety Glasses, shoes, walk, robot work only in pits | 5.5 Pits
Highlights: 6.1 Judged Awards | 6.2 Portfolio
Highlights: 9.0 Field Image→ 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 AprilTags | 9.11 Event Management
Highlights: 10.2 Drive Team | 10.3 Setup | 10.5 Scoring | 10.5.5 Point Values
Highlights: 11.1 Personal Safety | 11.2 Conduct |
12 ROBOT Construction Rules (R)
Highlights: 12.1 Size & Extension | 12.4 # Sign | 12.5 8xMotors & 8xServos
13 Tournament (T) Highlights: 6 Ranking
Additions are highlighted in yellow. This is an example.
Deletions are indicated with a strikethrough. This is an example.
Abbreviations
COTS = Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
DoF = Degrees of Freedom
UVC = USB Video Class = plug and play w/o driver install.
RP = RANKING POINTS credited per match
RS = RANKING SCORE, average RANKING POINTS
First Tech Challenge Robot Game - firstinspires.org
FTC-Docs: FTC information is organized in one location, with rookie and veteran tabs.
Resource Library: Robot build resources, Programming resources
FTC Sim - ftcsim.org: game developed by FIRST Canada to help students learn to program FTC robots. (<Firstname>FTC)
REV Education Resources - revrobotics.com
Game Manual Zero - gm0.org - A good resource to understand how to do things.
Official Starter Bots:
FIRST CORE VALUES
FIRST CORE VALUES
Discovery: We explore new skills and ideas.
Innovation: We use creativity and persistence to solve problems.
Impact: We apply what we learn to improve our world.
Teamwork: We are stronger when we work together.
Inclusion: We respect each other and embrace our differences.
Fun: We enjoy and celebrate what we do!
Gracious Professionalism® Heh!
Gracious Professionalism® Heh!
With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process. They avoid treating anyone like losers. No chest thumping tough talk, but no sticky-sweet platitudes either. Knowledge, competition, and empathy are comfortably blended.
Calendar
Calendar
Aerospace 24197 is in the Willamette Valley League
Willamette Valley League competitions will be held at:
League Events:
League Events:
October 24 - Scrimmage
November 14 - League Meet 1
December 5 - League Meet 2
January 23 - League Meet 3
Other Events
Other Events
September 12: FTC kickoff
January 30: League Tournament with Iron Mountain League in Wilsonville
February 2027: Spark Invitational
March 2027: Championship Tournament
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