Walkabout Overveiw
Spartronics are starting this season off with our world famous walkabout. Several members and one mentor from our business and marketing subteam walked around and talked with local business owners about Spartronics and sponsorship. We had some very great conversations and can’t wait for next time! The walkabout is very important for our team because the school does not provide […]
Kickoff 2020: New Game Announced!
Kickoff 2020: New Build Season Begins Kickoff is starting with an intergalactic bang. Kickoff is the start of build season where all 4,000 FIRST Robotics Competition teams in 35 countries worldwide learn about the new game and game elements. This year’s game sponsor is Star Wars “Force for Change.” During the live video Kickoff broadcast early Saturday […]
Team Update + Sponsor Spotlight
Subteam Updates: In Mechanics, student skill sets are being finalized as well as student certifications and safety training for the machinery. Robot inventory is being updated to make certain the team has enough materials for build season. In Design, they are finishing up classes so they can build this year’s robot. Team Co-Captain Cruz Strom is always looking forward to […]
Sponsor Spotlight
The Marketing subteam is finalizing 2020 Sponsors! Emma Lahtinen shows how our Sponsor support has grown, holding our first Team Shirt (2013-14) and wearing last year’s shirt. Subteam Updates: Right now, Programming subteam is teaching its members Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s brand new command based framework. The command based framework is essentially tying individual actions to buttons on the […]