We only accept 8-12th graders, but if you are not in any of those grades, consider joining an FTC team until you can join FRC.

We accept students during the summer or fall months. During the winter or spring (November - May), we are currently building a new robot or competing with it, please come back in June where we will be accepting new students!

We meet every Monday at 6:30 at our shop for our weekly team meetings! The shop is open from 6:00-9:00pm every Monday and Thursdays (besides holidays and certain days in the summer). During the build season, the shop and STEMnasium are usually open almost everyday, however, please check our calendar for the most accurate and updated information on our meetings.

Absolutely not! Usually, students come knowing nothing and come out knowing almost everything! We have amazing mentors and students that will teach everything there is to know.

It is more than okay! Many students find themselves interested in being on the team, but don't find their "home" until months after they join. If you choose to join, feel free to shadow different subteams until you find where you belong! It is also very common for people to go from sub-team to sub-team throughout the year to explore different interests and that is perfectly okay! If you are really feeling ambitious, you can be a part of multiple sub-teams.

January-February: We kickoff the build season the first/second Saturday of January by watching the game reveal as a team. Then we transition into brainstorm, design, manufacture, and program the new robot for the next six weeks.

Beginning of March-April: This is the time when competitions would start. The days before and after the competitions, we test, fix, and iterate components on the robot, improving it to be the best it can.  There are four competitions that we can go to if we qualify: two District competitions, a District Championships, and finally the World Championship.

May - August: During this time, we mainly focus on what we can improve on for the next season. We also attend outreach events, go to sponsors’ events, reach out to sponsors, and work on summer projects. Attendance during the summer is not expected but, off season is the perfect time to teach and learn. 

September - December: Here, we prepare for one of our off season competitions, (BunnyBots) which is hosted by Caitlin Gabel High School. This competition gives the students the opportunity to try out new roles and a chance to experience what a regular season may look like.  It is a mock build season where we teach new students how we brainstorm, design, build, wire, and program a robot.

You can be as involved as you want! Although we have hour requirements to go to certain competitions, we welcome anyone who would like to learn something from our team. We encourage you to commit to robotics if you can, but it is not expected nor necessary.

We require 75 hours during the first six weeks of build season to be eligible to attend our first regional competition. An additional 15 hours is required to attend the next in between each competition. To be able to travel with our team to the World Championship, a minimum of 120 hours is required. If you believe you cannot meet the requirements to attend competitions, we may make an exception on a case-by-case basis. 

We charge an annual fee of $250 to officially be a part of our team, but we have scholarships made possible by our sponsors. The experience and knowledge you can gain from our team is priceless, but the team fee includes transportation to multiple competitions, snacks/lunches provided during build season, etc. If you may have trouble affording the fees and other costs that may come along the way, please reach out to us! We want to do our best to accommodate you if you are having second thoughts of joining due to financial hardships.

Thank you! We appreciate every single one of our sponsors and would love to have you sponsor our team. Please visit the becoming a sponsor page for more information.

We are sorry if we did not answer your question! Please reach out to us if you have any additional questions on anything, contact us!