Community Outreach

Community Outreach
(ordered from most recent at the top and oldest at the bottom)

Northern Colorado FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifier

During the Northern Colorado FTC qualifier, we displayed Gracious Professionalism by helping out four FTC teams get their robot up and running so they could have a fun and competitive day.

Our Community Outreach

FIRST Tech Challenge Demonstration at the Colorado FLL State Championship - December 2017

At this demonstration, we brought the Velocity Vortex robot and field. We demonstrated our robot to over 1,000 participants and explained about other FIRST programs in an question/answer forum. We inspired the FLL teams to continue into FIRST Tech Challenge or FRC. We also showed them our videos from last year.

Volunteered at the Colorado FIRST FLL State Championship - December 2017

We volunteered at the FIRST Lego League State Colorado Championship. Miles, Kaushik, Neeraj, and Spencer were referees while Saketh was a judge queuer. During state competitions we helped teams with their robots and understanding of the robot competition rules. Showing our Gracious Professionalism is always our way of displaying FIRST Core Values. We really enjoyed seeing all the different robot designs.

FIRST Jr. FLL Demonstration - December 2017

At this demonstration, we showed the Jr. FLL teams our last year's robot from the challenge Velocity Vortex. We let the kids toss the particles into the robot hopper so it can shoot. The kids had so much fun and seeing the balls being shot back at them. Inspiring young kids is so much fun for us and showing our Gracious Professionalism FIRST Core Values.

Helping FLL Teams for 2017-2018 Season

We helped several FLL rookie teams this year by teaching them basic engineering and programming techniques. Core values are always fun for the teams and a great way for them to learn Gracious Professionalism.

Internet of Things Users Conference at Dish - June 2017

At this event we demonstrated our robot from the 2016-2017 season. The event inspired a lot of interest in our usage of sensors and autonomous programming. We also explained the FIRST programs to many of the event attendees. Everyone was very excited to see our robot displaying both autonomous and teleop programs.

Dish Demonstration - June 2017

We did a demonstration for Dish to the IT department. They were very impressed with our engineering process, testing, programming, 3D printed parts, and community outreach. We were able to tell them about FIRST programs and many FLL teams will be started in the fall from our demonstration. We are very excited about helping their FLL teams and spreading the word of FIRST.

Jr. FLL Expo at American Academy- April 2017

At this event we visited American Academy for a Jr. FLL Expo.We demonstrated the robot and encouraged the kids at the event to continue on their journey with FIRST. The kids had a great time learning about our robot.

Boys and Girls Club of Denver, Techzilla Annual STEM event- March 2017

We decided on this event because one of our milestones of the season was to reach to younger students and help them gain interest in STEM and helping a wonderful program that works with underprivileged students.

Jr. FLL Expo at Montessori Peaks Academy- March 2017

We decided on this event to help our sister team, Data Minions, and demonstrate to the other Jr. FLL participants. During the event we "wowed" the participants with our robot and rapid shooting of particles. This was a very exciting event for us to help and demonstrate our robot to young participants of FIRST.

Scrimmage with Black Diamond Robotics and Up-a-Creek Robotics: February 2017

We decided on this event because one of our milestones of the season is to assist any and every FIRST team in the nation. Both Colorado FTC teams really enjoyed getting together to talk about strategy and battery management going to West Super Regionals. We were able to practice and work on autonomous programs as well.

Colorado State FTC Competition Helping Teams: February 2017

We went to the Colorado FTC State Competition to help out teams with software and hardware problems. We decided to do this event in the spirit of gracious professionalism to help teams.

Boy Scout Troop #633: Teaching Robotics Merit Badge- January-February 2017

At this event we taught the Robotics Merit Badge to Boy Scout Troop #633. We decided to do this event because we get to help our community in achieving knowledge in robotics and interest in FIRST programs.

Highlands Ranch Scrimmage-January 2017

At the Highlands Ranch scrimmage the team helped out other FTC teams with programming and building techniques. We decided to do this event because we enjoy helping other FTC teams and giving them an opportunity to compete at events.

North Dakota FTC State Competition Presentation- January 2017

The North Dakota partner asked if our team would like to present at the FTC State Competition. He wanted our team to give a community outreach and control award presentation. We were thrilled and honored to be asked to give such a wonderful presentation. We presented how teams can organize and connect with their community to explain FIRST programs and STEM opportunities to young children of the future. Additionally, we showed a presentation on the control award and what components are necessary to compete at a FTC competition.

Mentoring FTC Team #4287 Red Meteors- December 2016

We decided on this event because it was a great way of helping a Colorado FTC team. We were able to help with question regarding wiring the robot, structures, ideas to try concerning the shooter, sweeper, and area of collection. We also helped with the installation of Android Studio with their programmer.

FLL Team #952 N.E.R.D.S - December 2016

We helped the N.E.R.D.S team who was struggling with sensors when we saw them at the Central Denver FLL Qualifier. They were eager to learn more programming and needed the gyro sensor to help them navigate on the field. We communicated with them via Skype.

Data Force Workshop/Scrimmage - November 2016

We decided on this event because it was a great way of helping Colorado FTC teams. We were able to hold workshops to include; Creo, programming, building techniques, and scouting. We prepared flyers, PowerPoint presentations, and Creo drawings for examples to show the FTC teams attending the event.

Volunteer for Central Denver Metro FLL Qualifier - November 2016

We decided on this event because it was a great way of helping Colorado FLL teams and show our Gracious Professionalism to other teams too. We got into the spirit of competition by wearing hats and enjoyed helping other teams with their robots, programming, and game strategy.

Jr. FLL Team 8880 -September - March 2016/17

We decided on helping this team so they can understand advanced concepts such as gearing and working together with core value activities. They really enjoyed us coming and want us to come back.

Ingress Enlightened - August 2016

At this event we showcased with the FIRST teams of Colorado to the gaming community where the professionals attending took great interest in our robot. Along with us we had a two FRC teams demonstrating their amazing robots.

Macy's Fundraiser and Demonstration - August 2016

At this event we displayed FIRST to the community in Highlands Ranch. We told any people about the many programs of FIRST and grabbed their attention. At our main demonstration, we showed off our main robot to people going into Macy's. We attracted hundreds of customers who were interested about robotics.

Code Inspire - August 2016

At the Code Inspire event, the team demonstrated the robot at the event to a group of underprivileged kids. The kids took great interest during the demonstration. We are going to be helping these kids' school districts in adding FIRST programs such as FLL and FTC.

China Robotic School Classes - June 2016 - August 2017

After the ISTE event, we met Lily who is a teacher at River Tech Academy in Guangzhou, China. We are going to be creating a curriculum for this school to teach FLL and FTC to over 180 students. We will be flying to China this summer to teach these classes.

ISTE Conference at Colorado Convention Center - June 2016

The ISTE Conference is an expo in which over 16,000 educators around the world gather to learn about new technologies that can change the classroom experience. ISTE stands for International Society of Technology Education. Their mission statement is "to empower learners to flourish in a connected world by cultivating a passionate professional learning community, linking educators and partners, leveraging knowledge and expertise, advocating for strategic policies, and continually improving learning and teaching". At this event we demonstrated our robotic capabilities along with other FIRST Community teams. Also we discussed the FIRST program and its potential in the classroom with many educators. All teachers were very impressed with the FIRST program and the fun STEM education it offers to students.

STEM FTC Beginner Class - June 2016

The FTC beginner class gave us the opportunity to introduce the FTC program to students at the STEM Academy High School in Highlands Ranch, CO. The STEM Academy team received a jump start on the upcoming season as we taught them basic robot construction by having them build a Rangerbot. In addition, we introduced the team to teleop Android Studio programming, design using the CREO design tool from PTC, soldering techniques for using Anderson Powerpoles connectors, and best practices for wire management.

STEM Advanced FLL Class - June 2016

The FLL Advanced class for the STEM High School continued instruction from the FLL Beginner class to include understanding gearing, gear ratios, when to gear, and building a robot from their own creative design. The team expanded the students’ knowledge in programming by teaching MyBlocks, data wires, and variables. Lego Digital Designer was used to get the students interested in CAD design. The class was a huge success and all students will be joining a STEM FLL team in the fall at STEM school.

STEM Beginner FLL Class - June 2016

The FLL Beginner class for STEM High School taught the students basic concepts of FLL. The students started out by building the basic robot that came with the kit. The next day the team learned basic programming such as going forward, using sensors, and line following. They then deconstruct the basic robot and built their own robot design using the skills that they learned. At the end of the week their goal was to complete missions on the FLL table with a fun competition among all the students. Overall everyone had a great time with students continuing over to the Advanced class.

Birthday Party - May 2016

We built three unique EV3 robots. The party attendants drove around the robots using the EV3 Command Center app on their phone. The attendants also learned how gearing and robot structure affected the speed of the robot. The birthday attendees had a great time and even wanted us to stay longer.

California Pizza Kitchen-June 2016

At California Pizza Kitchen we demonstrated the FTC Res-Q robot outside. We had a pretty positive effect with the community. Sadly we had to leave early because of the heat causing our robot to not run properly.

2015-2016 Community Outreach

Volunteering at Colorado FLL Championship and Qualifiers - November 2015

At these events we helped judge, ref, queue, and level the fields. We realize that volunteering at these events helps amplify the experience of these rookie and veteran teams.

FTC Scrimmage November 2015

In November we held a FTC scrimmage at STEM High and academy. Eight teams attended to test their robots and to scrimmage with each other. All the teams really appreciated the time together to learn and work on their robots. They want more scrimmages and time together in the future. Also, they would like more workshops too!

FTC Workshop October 2015

We held a FTC workshop on structure, programming,strategy, and rules of the game. First we showed them how to make sure your center of gravity is properly balanced and the importance of a balanced robot. Then we taught them how to use Math Cad and Creo (3d modeling software). Programming wise we taught them the differences between android studio and app inventor and how to use them both. Lastly we showed them the game and introduced them to strategy. The lucky teams that attended received a certificate for parts from ServoCity. Thank you ServoCity for your helping our Colorado teams!!

STEMosphere September 2015

We demonstrated last years robot at STEMosphere and discussed the first program with the STEM community. STEMosphere is where the STEM educators and attendees learn about STEM programs offered in their area.

Macy's Shop for a Cause Demonstration August 2015

We volunteered at Macy's where we demonstrated and showed last year's robot.

FTC Kickoff September 2015

At the FTC kickoff where First released this years game and we taught other teams the proper way to install the anderson power pole connectors.

Camp Invention Demonstration June 2015

A a local Summer Camp called Camp Invention we demonstrated our robot and told them what FIRST is about. We showed over 50 kids what the FIRST community is about by showing them the Cascade Effect FTC challenge.

FLL Mentoring June 2015

We mentored the FLL team; Elite Enginerds (team 15852) for the past year teaching them the key points in running a FLL team. The Elite Enginerds recently competed in the Denver East Metro Colorado FLL qualifier and won 1st Place for Core Values and will be advancing to Colorado State Championship.

Highland Ranch Library Lego Build and Robot Demonstration June 2015

We helped with Lego build at the Highlands Ranch Library by demonstrating last years robot and helped kids build Lego robots. Also, we inspired the parents and children to explore the possibilities of the FIRST programs at their schools and community.

FLL Summer Class June 2015

We helped STEM High Academy FLL team get off the ground by teaching basic robotic designs, programming, and core values of FLL.

Boy Scout Event April 2015

We demonstrated at an event called Adventure Point Grand Opening where 400 scouts were present. We promoted the FTC program and helped understand the program and basic robotics. We also demonstrated FLL and had them build Lego attachments for the robot.

2014-2015 Community Outreach

Helping at the Colorado State FTC Competition - February 2015

During Colorado FTC Championship our team set up a booth to help out other teams with their software and hardware problems. We helped out with queing the teams and even let them borrow one of our laptops needed for field control.

Provided and Set-up Official Field for Qualifier - January 2015

We gave our field to the Highlands Ranch Qualifier. Many teams attended the qualifier and were able to use the official field provided by Data Force during the tournament.

Keith and Spencer setting up the field

Demonstrated at the Colorado FLL State competition - January 2015

During the Colorado FLL State Championship competition, we demostrated the current FTC robot for the Cascade Effect challenged to over 1,000 people. The FLL teams were thrilled to see how the robot worked, asked several questions, and enjoyed seeing how the robot performed. Several teams asked our coach questions about moving up from FLL to FTC. Our team also helped during the tournament with programming and engineering ideas for the FLL teams.

Scrimmage with other FTC teams - January 2015

We scrimmaged with FTC Team #7104 to help each other with strategies for the upcoming qualifying and state competition. We really enjoyed the time together to work out some issues with our robots.

Mentoring FLL and FTC teams- 2014/2015

We mentored 3 FLL and 2 FTC teams during this season. We demonstrated at the Highlands Ranch Library for a FLL rookie team. Our team demonstrated what is involved for competing at the FLL level for new rookie team. We prepared a fun CORE VALUE excercise which they LOVED. WE mentored the FTC team from STEM to get them started off.

More Friends FLL Summer Camp - August 2014

Some more friends from team members also wanted to learn more about FLL robotics. We taught them how to build a Lego Mindstorms Robot, program the robot and sensors, and compete in part of a previous years FLL missions.They were very grateful to take the class and are looking for FLL teams to join.

FLL Summer Camp at STEM - July 2014

We taught a two week long class at STEM High that went over FLL robotics. Our team taught the STEM students how to build a Lego Mindstorms robot and program the robot. This class will then lead to FLL teams at the STEM school.

FTC Summer Camp at STEM - June 2014

We taught a week long summer camp in the morning at the STEM high school. This class was a basic overview of FTC. The STEM students built an FTC robot, programmed the robot, and completed a mission challenge with the robots that they had built. The STEM school will start a FTC this fall which Team #6929 will help later in the season.

Friends Ben and Nick Class - June 2014

Our team also had some friends that wanted to learn more about FTC so we taught a class what FTC was all about. We taught Ben and Nick how to build and program an FTC robot. We also did a core value activity with them. They learned lots about FTC and were very glad to do the class.

Levin Orthodontics Demonstration - June 2014

We demonstrated our robot in front of the crew of Levin Orthodontics. We explained what our robot could do based on last years competition Block Party. We also explained FIRST and FTC. They were very impressed with our engineering and creativity. After this demonstration at Levin Orthodontics generously sponsored us. THANK YOU LEVIN ORTHODONTICS!

Explaining the FIRST Program at the Highlands Ranch Library - June 2014

We discussed with a rookie FLL team (#1073) what FLL is all about. We showed them a FLL Lego Mindstroms robot, a FLL Science Project, and some FLL core value activities. This benefited their team in succeeding during their first year in FLL.

STEM High Silent Auction - April 2014

We demonstrated at the STEM High Academy Silent auction. We showed both FLL and FTC programs the school was going to start. We plan on helping the STEM schools FIRST programs.

Boy Scout Show April 2014

We were able to show our robot at the 2014 Denver Area Scout show in April. At the show we demonstrated our previous seasons FTC robot and a race track including obstacles with Lego Mindstorms robots. The Scouts competed with each other because there was two robots connected to a computer. This gave the scouts a hands on experience with FIRST robotics.