FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) isn't just about robots, outreach is also a big part of the program! We as Teams work together and spread the awareness of FIRST and STEM to people not just in their community, but globally as well. The reason we do this is to help get others interested and excited about STEM. Outreach allows us as Phoenix Force Robotics to work on our vision of inspiring more future STEM leaders and more women in technology.
Team was formed in 2014 and has major impact locally and regionally for more students in STEM.
Our Impact Dashboard shows summary for team Legacy that is building more leaders in STEM for future!
50+ Outreach Events, 20+ FIRST teams mentored, 5+FLL teams formed, 10+ mentors trained, 8+ alumni in STEM field in top universities
12 Outreach In Person Events in 2022 - 23 Season (March 2023)
6 Outreach In Person Events in 2023 - 24 Pre- Season (Summer 2023)
March - 2022 Outreach for Team Formation
Madison, WI in past usually have between 3 - 6 FTC teams in any given season. During Pandemic number of teams reduced to 3. We worked hard as a community to bring old and new members of prior FLL, FTC team together in preparation of the FLL/FTC 2022-23 Season Kick off in Aug. FTC Teams Parabola Robotics - 17395, Pleiades-20796 , Team Phoenix Force - 10100 and others collaborated for outreach.
April- 2022 Force Fusion at Library
This event was a follow up to Outreach done prior at the same library in 2011. There were many students from grades 3 to 8th that attended the event and learnt about FIRST, FLL and FTC. There were 1:1 follow up sessions with 10+ potential students to provide awareness, roles & responsibilities and the objectives of being in FIRST.
May - 2022 May The "Force" be with You
FTC community connections allowed the coaches in the Madison area to have discussions on the future of FLL/FTC in the Madison Community. Coach Lance and Coach Amy from original Phoenix Force 10100 Robotics team proposed and aligned on the vision to continue formation of ONE Team as continuation of Phoenix Force 10100.
June - 2022 Robots in UW Madison & Team Recruiting Events
Four Phoenix Force students attended "Engineering Fundamentals" 3 weeks camp at UW Madison. They learnt all about engineering design, different types of engineering and hands on labs to build mechanical and electrical components. The team members reached out to friends, potential FLL/FTC students to create or join existing FIRST teams in Madison area.
July - 2022 May The "Force" be with You
FTC community connections allowed the coaches in the Madison area to have discussions on the future of FLL/FTC in the Madison Community. Coach Lance and Coach Amy from original Phoenix Force 10100 Robotics team proposed and aligned on the vision to continue formation of ONE Team as continuation of Phoenix Force 10100.
Aug - 2022 Outreach at Space Camps in Huntsville & Houston
Two Members of the Phoenix Force team attended space camps the week of Aug 8-12. Diya attended Space Center University Camp at NASA in Houston. Jai attended NASA Aviation Challenge camp at Huntsville. They provided awareness on FTC and FIRST to other camp attendees and made connections with existing FTC team members across USA.
Sep - 2022 Season Kick Off FTC and FLL Team Mentoring
Phoenix Force team officially launches the season with setting up of the field in basement, team launch party, mentorship from alumni. The team mentors a newly formed FLL team VroomBots with overall team plan, game plan and basic robot design and coding sessions. Phoenix Force site, Instagram, Facebook, T-Shirts, visiting cards all become tools for the team to provide awareness on FIRST within the community and online towards our mission.
Oct - 2022 Outreach for Halloween
Team built a Candy Robot and made it simple by connecting it to RC Controller. The robot then was on "Inspiration" & Candy giving away tour to many events including West Town Shopping Mall in Madison. The Robot inspired over 100+ potential future innovators.
Nov - 2022 Force Sharing - Team and Coaches Volunteer for FLL
Wisconsin FLL Wolfpack-Badgerland Regional Tournament with over 40 FLL teams was the perfect way to bring FTC Team Phoenix Force awareness to the 300+ attendees at the event. Team members of the team volunteered along with 2 coaches as judges at the event.
Nov - 2022 Force Running - Team Coach Runs a Mini for the Team Outreach
Wisconsin in Winter is not an easy place to run but then again FTC is not easy either. Practice and Commitment are the common themes between both the sports. Coach Karan ran Madison Mini Marathon for the team with over 4000+ runners in attendance for the event. What a way to provide awareness to "Running Robots" as enabled by FLL/FTC and FRC FIRST. C
Nov - 2022 Force of Giving - Team Outreach on LinkedIn
Linked in Network allowed us to reach to over 10,000 connections we have between the team coaches. The team was able to meet over the Holiday to share, build, outreach within the community. Phoenix Force used all available opportunities over the Thanksgiving break to share the joy of building with others. C
Dec- 2022 Christmas Robot - Outreach in local mall
The team was able to create a Santa robot and bring cheer to kids and motivate them to learn more about FIRST.