More Than Just Robots
As a nonprofit we pledge to stimulate STEM curiosity and accessibility
to the next generation of innovators.
Summer STEM Workshops at the Chinatown Public Library:
This summer, our team partnered with Chinatown library to host a series of eight hands-on STEM workshops for summer school students. Over the course of the program, more than 40 students participated in activities that introduced them to robotics, coding, and engineering principles in an interactive and digestible way.
Our team members led every session, designing lessons, guiding experiments, and mentoring students as they built projects of their own. Each workshop aimed to make STEM accessible and fun, especially for students who might not otherwise have access to these opportunities.
The response was overwhelmingly positive, with students leaving inspired and curious to learn more about robotics and technology. The success of this program reinforced our mission to bring STEM education beyond the classroom and into the community and encouraged us to have this become a recurring event.
Additionally, we also introduced FLL (First Lego League)to the older group of students. They were not only able to build their own robots while collaborating with peers but also learned the basics of block coding to see their robots in action.
Summer STEM Workshops at the Chinatown Public Library:
This summer, our team partnered with Chinatown library to host a series of eight hands-on STEM workshops for summer school students. Over the course of the program, more than 40 students participated in activities that introduced them to robotics, coding, and engineering principles in an interactive and digestible way.
Our team members led every session, designing lessons, guiding experiments, and mentoring students as they built projects of their own. Each workshop aimed to make STEM accessible and fun, especially for students who might not otherwise have access to these opportunities.
The response was overwhelmingly positive, with students leaving inspired and curious to learn more about robotics and technology. The success of this program reinforced our mission to bring STEM education beyond the classroom and into the community and encouraged us to have this become a recurring event.
Additionally, we also introduced FLL (First Lego League)to the older group of students. They were not only able to build their own robots while collaborating with peers but also learned the basics of block coding to see their robots in action.
Mentoring Other FTC Teams:
Our team is dedicated to paying forward the knowledge and support we’ve received over the years. This season, we began mentoring a rookie robotics team from Edward Roybal Learning Center, guiding them through the challenges of starting from scratch. From leadership structure and project management to robot design, building techniques, and strategic planning, we’ve shared the tools and insights that help teams succeed.
By offering technical guidance and access to valuable resources, we’re helping them establish a strong foundation, not just for this season, but for years to come. Through mentorship, we’re strengthening our robotics community and proving that collaboration drives innovation.
Mentoring Other FTC Teams:
Our team is dedicated to paying forward the knowledge and support we’ve received over the years. This season, we began mentoring a rookie robotics team from Edward Roybal Learning Center, guiding them through the challenges of starting from scratch. From leadership structure and project management to robot design, building techniques, and strategic planning, we’ve shared the tools and insights that help teams succeed.
By offering technical guidance and access to valuable resources, we’re helping them establish a strong foundation, not just for this season, but for years to come. Through mentorship, we’re strengthening our robotics community and proving that collaboration drives innovation.
Ninth Grade Orientation:
As part of our school’s 9th Grade Orientation, our robotics team introduced incoming students to the world of STEM through an interactive robot showcase. We demonstrated our competition robots in action and shared how our team applies engineering, programming, and problem-solving skills to real challenges.
Beyond the demos, we emphasized our community impact and outreach efforts, showing new students that robotics isn’t just about building machines, it’s about making real change. We hope this event helped inspire the next generation of innovators and encouraged many new students to get involved in robotics and STEM programs early in their high school journey.
Ninth Grade Orientation:
As part of our school’s 9th Grade Orientation, our robotics team introduced incoming students to the world of STEM through an interactive robot showcase. We demonstrated our competition robots in action and shared how our team applies engineering, programming, and problem-solving skills to real challenges.
Beyond the demos, we emphasized our community impact and outreach efforts, showing new students that robotics isn’t just about building machines, it’s about making real change. We hope this event helped inspire the next generation of innovators and encouraged many new students to get involved in robotics and STEM programs early in their high school journey.
2024-2025 INTO THE DEEP SEASON
2024-2025 INTO THE DEEP SEASON
Beach Clean Up:
FTC’s 2024-2025 season was titled Into the Deep, so we decided to hold an event on theme. Our team partnered with student volunteers from our school to take on one of Southern California’s most iconic, and most polluted coastlines: the Santa Monica Pier. Together, we collected over 50 pounds of trash, removing plastic waste, discarded packaging, and other debris that would have otherwise ended up in the ocean.
Every piece of trash we collected was logged and categorized for marine pollution researchers, contributing valuable data to ongoing studies about the environmental impact of coastal pollution. This project wasn’t just about being on theme, it was about supporting real scientific work and showing our dedication to not only our robots but also our community.
Beach Clean Up:
FTC’s 2024-2025 season was titled Into the Deep, so we decided to hold an event on theme. Our team partnered with student volunteers from our school to take on one of Southern California’s most iconic, and most polluted coastlines: the Santa Monica Pier. Together, we collected over 50 pounds of trash, removing plastic waste, discarded packaging, and other debris that would have otherwise ended up in the ocean.
Every piece of trash we collected was logged and categorized for marine pollution researchers, contributing valuable data to ongoing studies about the environmental impact of coastal pollution. This project wasn’t just about being on theme, it was about supporting real scientific work and showing our dedication to not only our robots but also our community.
