Alphatronic

a team that INSPIRES

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FIRST Tech Challenge Season 10

Come join FTC DECODE™ - a cool robotics challenge about archaeology!

Teams will build robots to dig up old stuff and solve mysteries from the past.

Alphatronic Cellebrations 2025-2026:

December 2025 events: Winter Bazaar fundrafising, Royal evening dedicated to education, Robotics Meet Rubix-Alphatronic, Pitch Night

Robotics is a sport - Debate & primary workshops

Alhpatronic Newsletter - autumn edition available here

DinoFriend

Primary Grades from Cluj county are invited to participate in the DinoFriend Challenge (project competition)

Team Structure: 3-5 students + 1 teacher Registration Form sent. Deadline for registration and video submission 14.11.2025

Instructions: Students in the participating classes will be divided into teams and will research different dinosaur species that existed millions of years ago, choosing their favorite species. Then, the students will create a 3D model of the dinosaur from the chosen species, using as many recyclable materials as possible. For the created dinosaurs to be judged, we kindly ask all teams to submit a short video presentation of the selected dinosaur in the attached form below. The video will be approximately 2-3 minutes long and will fit the STEAM* theme, including interesting facts about the dinosaur, as well as details about how its 3D model was built, what it looked like when it existed, and the living environment where the dinosaur could be found.

Decode the Past

Middle School students from Cluj county are invited to join the Decode the Past Challenge (project competition):

Team Structure: 3-5 students + 1 teacher Registration Form sent. Deadline for form completion: 14.11.2025

Instruction: Students will form teams and choose an ancient civilization (e.g., Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, Medieval Islamic civilization, etc.). They will research how mathematics was used during that period, and then create a physical project to illustrate how mathematics was applied.

The project may include: 3D models (e.g., pyramids, temples, calculation instruments) Functional models (e.g., abacus, Babylonian numerical system) Artistic works with geometric patterns

Each team must also create and submit a video presentation of 2-4 minutes that includes: The chosen civilization The mathematical concepts discovered The visual/physical application constructed The connection between ancient and modern mathematics Relevant historical and cultural information

Space Week -

First Lego League

In order to build more sustainability in Robotics ! Transylvania College, we will continue the initiative we started last year — participation in the First Lego League competitions.

This year, Miss Olga Semernikova will lead the Challenge team, and Miss Kim the Explore team.

Alphatronic members will contibute to mentoring them as well as the Alplatronic Junior team.

These are performance teams, not functioning as clubs. Therefore, the coach’s decision is based on experience and careful observation of the students during past years.

Among 25 application, the selected students are:

Kick-off and Kickathon in Cluj _September 6th-7th

The new FTC season was launched for the first time in Cluj, not Bucharest only. Alphatronic and ACES are coordinators of the KikAthon. The event took place at FSEGA and was followed by a kickathon - overnignt, the participating teams designed and produced robots according to the new topic and requirements, and next day they competed.

Bucharest Twin Cup 2025

Amazing performance of the Alpha Pack these days at Bucharest Twin Cup !!! (August 22nd-24th)

Alphatronic + Alphatronic Juniors are this edition's champions!!! Playing as an aliance with two robots, the youngest only 3 weeks old.

We are extremely proud of them! And so grateful for the seniors' & juniors' efforts to make this possible.The non-technical team was very supportive and the gallery impressive! Miss Gabriela, you raised true leaders! Congratulations!!!

Previous activities this season

Equipe de Robotica #24527 - VIDEO - August 28th

Somes Tech Challenge - July 27th 2025 - Alphatronic competed against other teams; won first place

6 Flags Team Building - July 30th 2025 - We had fun at the amusement park

Visiting Smithsonian Museum - August 2nd 2025 - As the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, it holds an unparalleled collection of artifacts and research materials across many subjects. The National Air and Space Museum allows visitors to see artifacts from the history of aviation and spaceflight, like the Wright brothers' plane and the Apollo 11 command module; interactive displays and opportunities to see scientists at work in labs, making learning more dynamic.

GandIT in România Gala - July 28th - Alphatronic received the Lyceum Award. Mr. Călin Grigorovici, one of the Alphatronic mentors, received the award on their behalf, as our amazing team participated at the same time in another robotics competition in Maryland, USA.

As the organisers mentioned, "this Gala is not a gala in the sense of walking trophies and diplomas from one place to another and socializing. All the award winners do not need any additional recognition. Their notoriety fortunately covers all continents and all those high and rarefied spaces of authentic performance."

Zoom interviewes were taken in advance, trying to sketch the "portrait" of Alphatronic and also of Transylvania College. The material was uploaded to our educational platform www.ganditinromania.ro and on Youtube, starting its journey to young Romanians, to offer another type of role model. Fragments of the film was also presented at the Gala.

Maryland Tech Invitational - June 28th 2025 - Alphatronic competed against the best of teams, internationally, and won first place against up-a-creek.

Transylvania Tech Challenge - June 21th 2025 - Alphatronic competed against other teams at PrimeTech's event, also set a NEW WORLD RECORD: 590 !!!

Emerson Open Day - May 16th 2025 - We had the opportunity to interact with our sponsors and involve ourselves in their activities in order to strengthen our bond of trust ; also participated at our sponsors event, and socialized with them.

Media interviews:

Objective: to communicate publicly about our progress as a team and our future goals:

Romania inteligenta - Antena1 (April 26th 2025)
TVR Cluj (April 26th 2025)
Prima TV (April 26th 2025)
Radio Cluj (April 25th)

Team-building NASA Museum, Houston, USA - April 20th - We had fun while exploring the science behind many of NASA's projects. Space Center Houston is a science museum that serves as the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It was designated a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in 2014.

FUN FTC - April 19th , location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston - opened on September 26, 1987, it is located on the east side of Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The center was named for internationally recognized entrepreneur, engineer, civic leader, philanthropist and Houstonian George R. Brown.

The "FUN FTC" event at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX refers to the FIRST Championship, specifically the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) component of the larger competition, which took place there in April 2025. The George R. Brown Convention Center is a recurring host for the FIRST Championship, which includes FTC, FRC, and FLL programs, and will host again in 2026 and 2027.

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