STATE CHAMPS! RoboZone

Episode #022- We DO Need Those FIRST Badges!

In this episode we Speak with Kyle Hughes from Team 27 and look back at the FIRST Mentors Summer Camp form Kettering University. We talk about fundraising ideas and the new FIRST Badges that are available!

Interviewee: Kyle Hughes, Head Mentor, Team 27 Rush
Team 27 Rush Website: http://www.teamrush27.net/

FIRST Badges Website: https://www.firstbadges.com/

In this episode, we review the first couple of episodes in a series covering starting a new Robotics team! Interviewees include Brand Bollinger, Andrew Spiece and Scott Stap.

Bernie Solo - Solo Studio Works - http://www.solostudioworks.com/

• Letting the community know
• Marketing a Team:
• Sponsorships
• Building a Brand
• Logo Preparation
○ Fiverr.com
• Having an Identity
• Color Scheme
• Social Media
• Facebook - frcfastteam
• Twitter - @frcfastteam
• Instagram - frcfastteam
• SnapChat - frcfastteam

In this episode we continue to the series where we discover the things needed to start a new robotics team and how to put your new team in the best place to be successful!

Scott Stap - Head Mentor - Team 5084, Corunna Michigan
Team 5084 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgiF5VmQbLNUSmpPQw6jK1A
Team 5084 Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/groups/609028715823908?_rdr
Michigan Robotics Schedule Facebook Page: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1810713802548370?_rdr
FIRST Mentor Camp: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1209593482458830&tsid=0.6855757383164018&source=typeahead
Kettering Kickoff Information: http://bulldogs.kettering.edu/ketteringfirst/

Just a quick THANK YOU to all of those individuals whom have served and given their lives to protect the rights and freedoms we have today in the United States of America.

For those family and friends that have loved and supported those whom have served, THANK YOU for the support your loved ones needed in their time of need to defend our country!

In this episode, we discuss how to fund a new robotics team and the ongoing fundraising once you have established your team. Andrew Species from Truck Town Thunder was in this episode.

This is the first in a series of episodes documenting the process of starting a new Robotics Team and the lessons learned from individuals that have started teams int he past.

For this episode, Brandi Bollinger from Team 2337 the EngiNERDS from Grand Blanc provides her learning experiences!

If you know a mentor that would like to share their learning experiences please email us at [email protected]!

Thank you goes out to Brandi and to Team #2337!

Interviewees:
Cory Walters - Stryke Force, Team 2767, Kalamazoo Michigan
Jerry Culp - Stryke Force, Team 2767, Kalamazoo Michigan
Joe Jagadics - The Lightning - Team 862, Canton Michigan
Kevin - The Pascack Pioneers - Team 1676 from Montvale New Jersey

T-Shirt Shout-outs
Las Gorillas - Team 469
BigMo - Team 314
Trisonics - Team 4003

Interviewed:
Adrienne Ellison - Team 148 - RoboWranglers
Andy Baker - AndyMark

In this episode, you can listen to interviews from the Michigan State Championships. Our Round Table Discussion centers around State Championships and how to get ready for World Championships.

Team 1506 - Metal Muscle - John Wolfert and Don Ridge
Team 68 - Andrew Spieces