Welcome to the Kennedy High School Robotics
John F Kennedy's Robotics team was founded in 2013. The idea of the team was conceptualized over the summer and going against all thought plans by mentors and parents are building a unique competition robot to compete in this year's challenge.
The Student President and founder of the team called a meeting in October but due to the small size of the team is still trying to accept more students to the team. At a minority majority school the team presents a very diverse team. Currently 1/3 of the team is female and the team also features mixed races and religions. With friends attending other schools not having a robotics club, but wanting the experience we have opened our team to allow those students to join our team as well.
The Student President and founder of the team called a meeting in October but due to the small size of the team is still trying to accept more students to the team. At a minority majority school the team presents a very diverse team. Currently 1/3 of the team is female and the team also features mixed races and religions. With friends attending other schools not having a robotics club, but wanting the experience we have opened our team to allow those students to join our team as well.
What is the FIRST Robotics Competition program?
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a program designed to build interest in robotics and other STEM careers by partnering students with a variety of Volunteer Mentors who have skills in various areas to build a robot that plays a sport, thus com pining the excitement of sports with the rigors of science and technology. The program has been said to be "the hardest fun you'll have", and a"Varsity sport for the mind".
Each year the teams must raise funds for the teams supplies, design and build a robot, create and maintain a team "brand", recruit new members among many other tasks. Each year the Challenge game is released followed by a six week build period, during which the team must design, prototype, build, program and test the robot intensively before the build season comes to a close and the robot must be bagged.Through the multiple challenges each team mate hones their team work, communication and leadership skills. The skills that are developed in FIRST are valuable long after FIRST.
FIRST also has FIRST Jr. Lego League, FIRST Lego League, and FIRST Technology Challenge for the various youth age ranges. For more information about FIRST and its various programs please visit the FIRST website at http://www.usfirst.org/.
Each year the teams must raise funds for the teams supplies, design and build a robot, create and maintain a team "brand", recruit new members among many other tasks. Each year the Challenge game is released followed by a six week build period, during which the team must design, prototype, build, program and test the robot intensively before the build season comes to a close and the robot must be bagged.Through the multiple challenges each team mate hones their team work, communication and leadership skills. The skills that are developed in FIRST are valuable long after FIRST.
FIRST also has FIRST Jr. Lego League, FIRST Lego League, and FIRST Technology Challenge for the various youth age ranges. For more information about FIRST and its various programs please visit the FIRST website at http://www.usfirst.org/.
