Getting Involved

Roles

The Three Main Sectors of Robotics

Build

This is where most of the making the robot happens, on the build side of things. Together, you will work with other people to create and manufacture robots to win this year's game (Crescendo). This will require some basic engineering knowledge. Other students will mentor and guide you through the process of making the robot.

CAD

CAD, also known as computer-aided design, is a way to model the robot we have. You will also be able 3-D print things for the robot. You can learn how to do these types of things, and will require no prior knowledge or experience. We use Onshape to create our CADs.

Programming

This is an integral part of the robot, which ensures it can run correctly and efficiently play the game. We code in Java, and would be willing to teach it to a certain degree. 

Potential Future Positions

Media

This is where people can run our social media, making update videos/posts on the robot and our team. We would also like to incorporate how-to videos, to ensure that robotics is more accessible to everyone. 

Marketing

This is the sector where people will create marketing strategies to hopefully spread our team to more people in the school, and to more sponsors. 

Electrical

As of right now, the electrical side of the robot is mostly handled by the build team, with some help from other students. Electrical is still a pretty big part, and could use a whole team if we have enough people. 

Miscellaneous

Besides these main things, we do other stuff when needed or when not busy.

Miscellaneous task include:

FIRST Robotics

What is the FIRST Robotics Competition?

The FIRST Robotics Competition, also known as FRC, is a worldwide event hosted by FIRST where robots created by high schoolers compete to win each year's game. Each game's theme is based on what the season is. This year's game is the long awaited water game, called Reefscape (can see teasers in the videos on the Home page). 

More information on the About First page and the FRC Competitions page