Overview of Saints Robotics
Our team’s activities center around the FIRST Robotics Competition and the VEX Robotics Competition. For both of these robotics competitions, we receive a new competition each year. View our previous competition history.
In order to manage a team of over sixty students efficiently, we divide our club into six subteams: Build, Public Relations, Programming, Website, Graphics, and Media. Visit our organization page for more in-depth information about our team leaders and club structure.
Subteams
The Build Team
Yushen uses a powertool to cut a piece of wood
Dennis and Vivek test the VEX robot.
Our build team meets daily during build season to work on robot construction and design. They work with our mentors to prototype and design a competitive robot. They also work on mounting and wiring electric components, as well as construction of physical components, such as the frame. Over the course of the school year, the build team also designs and builds the VEX robot.
The Programming Team
David Woo works on coding the robot.
Our programming team is currently headed by Patrick Yang. The programming team works on writing the controls for our robots in Java after the build team has completed constructing the robot.
The Website Team
Our website team works on the design, layout, and organization of the website. They also work with Public Relations to update the website’s content regularly.
The Public Relations Team
Our public relations (PR) team works with sponsors and foundations to earn money for the team. They also hold fundraisers, such as writing grants, obtaining corporate sponsors, accepting donations, and selling Brown Bear car wash tickets. Public Relations is also in charge of communication with various people, including school administration, parents, and the FIRST organization.
The Media Team
Our media team works with other divisions of Saints Robotics to photograph and film everything we do as a club. They document various parts of the robot for future usage, and they also help Public Relations when talking to sponsors or doing community outreach by providing photos and videos to create a richer experience powered by multimedia. The media team creates all promotional videos for the team, and has won numerous awards in various robotics competitions.
Mission
Students examine and discuss methods of improving the robot.
We live in a society where technology is of paramount importance to success.
Our mission is to help students experience the practical implementation of science and technology through the process of constructing a robot, and to interest them in the greater technological world as well as other subjects such as fundraising and web development.
In addition, we strive to teach other important life skills as well, including:
- Communication
- Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Leadership
We practice Gracious Professionalism—an important motto of the FIRST Robotics Competition—where all teams treat each other with respect and lend a helping hand, even while in competition. Saints Robotics takes this philosophy out of the arena and into the community, and aims to have every member involved in service and outreach projects.