What is FIRST Robotics?
"The varsity Sport for the Mind (TM), FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to "real-world engineering" as a student can get."
information taken from: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc |
About Us
This is not a club directly associated with the Downingtown STEM Academy; however, we are located in the Greater Chester County Area.
- 1640 is not a school-based FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) team. We accept students throughout Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- We are a co-ed team which makes co-ed work. Girls and Boys both occupy leadership roles within the team, and always have.
- Competition - 1640 won seven coveted blue banners in the past five years. We won the last Philadelphia Regional (2011) as alliance captain and won the subsequent two MAR Championships. We've been to FRC Championships in St. Louis the last five years and in 2013 & 2014, we were Newton Division Champions and found ourselves competing on Einstein. In 2014 we were Einstein Finalists. In 2015, we finished all in-season qualifications in the top 5 and were winners or finalists in all of our eliminations. We have earned a reputation for playing smart and strategically.
Different Roles on the Team
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