Langley Robotics Team Intro

What We'll Talk About Today

What does the Robotics team do? What will I be doing? When do we meet? Benefits of Robotics Fundraising Robot and Competition Photos

What the Robotics Team Does

Participation in the FIRST robotics competition Largest High School level robotics competition in the world Build a robot from scratch for a new challenge each year Compete in Richmond and DC

What will I be Doing?

Exploring robotics in a collaborative team atmosphere

Working with technology used in the real world Building a robot (no previous experience required)! Going on field trips for competitions (optional)

When we Meet

Preseason: every other week Oct 25 – Dec 20 (unless otherwise announced)

Build/Competition Season: Every Day (optional) Postseason: Sporadically Sign up for email list to get updates on meetings and

team activities

Benefits of Robotics

Learning about the various fields involved in robotics technology

Meet people with similar interests Looks good on college applications Can replace science fair participation Learn real world skills in fields ranging from

computer science and engineering to business marketing and leadership or organization

Participation in a very fun competition (you'll never see a competition like FIRST again)

Fundraising

Team registration for FIRST robotics requires funds Last year we raised over $10,000 Everyone is expected to help in the fundraising effort (this

year's funding goal is $13,000) Fundraising efforts involve getting sponsorships and grants

from companies of various sizes Club dues: $75-100 (TBD) Parent meeting: Thursday, October 14 @ 7pm in the Library

Robots

2008 – Quarterfinals

2010 – Semifinals

2009 Competition

Competition

Thank You for your interest in Langley Robotics!

We hope you'll join us and make this year our most successful yet!