Ages
12 to 18
Cost / Team / Year
$5,000
Robot Cost
$1,500
Robot Weight
42 lbs
IT'S WAY MORE THAN BUILDING ROBOTS
Charger Robotics FIRST ® Tech Challenge teams can have up to 8 team members, grades 8-12. Students enrolled at Templeton Middle School and Hamilton High School are eligible.
Following a sports model, students are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format.
Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and sharing ideas. Teams are required to develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles. Awards are given for the competition, community outreach, design, and to celebrate other real-world accomplishments.
Students get to:
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Develop problem-solving, organizational, and team-building skills
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Apply real-world math and science concepts
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Design, build, and program robots
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Compete and cooperate in alliances and tournaments
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Access over $80 million in college scholarships
WHAT IS FTC?
For more information about FIRST in your area:
www.firstinspires.org/contactus
(603) 666-3906
(800) 871-8326
FIRST'S CORE VALUES
Charger Robotics expresses the FIRST® philosophies of Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® through Core Values:
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DISCOVERY: We explore new skills and ideas
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INNOVATION: We use creativity and persistence to solve problems
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IMPACT: We apply what we learn to improve our world
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INCLUSION: We respect each other and embrace our differences
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TEAMWORK: We are stronger when we work together
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FUN: We enjoy and celebrate what we do
GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM®
Gracious professionalism is part of the ethos of FIRST. It's a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community.
With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process. They avoid treating anyone like losers. No chest-thumping tough talk, and no sticky-sweet platitudes either. Knowledge, competition and empathy are comfortably blended.
In the long run, Gracious Professionalism is part of pursuing a meaningful life. One can add to society and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing one has acted with integrity and sensitivity.
THIS YEAR'S CHALLENGE:
IT'A TIME TO BE A GAME CHANGER.
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
Get ready for FREIGHT FRENZY!
OUR TEAMS
Charger Robotics students have the option to join one of six (6) FIRST Tech Challenge teams.
While all six teams operate out of the same facility and are all under the Charger Robotics umbrella, these teams are each have their own operating philosophies and methods. Teams are encouraged to experiment, discover, innovate, and share best practices to benefit the entire organization.
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"Crimson Crusaders"
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"thunderstruck"
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"silver storm"
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"panicking coconuts"
Team Meetings
Charger Robotics FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams operate out of Hamilton High School.
Season starts on October 5, 2021.
Teams practice on Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, and Saturdays from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
Saturday FTC meetings end in January, 2022 as the organization shifts focus toward the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) program.
Competition Season Qualifier events start in December.
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December 18th, 2021 – Lakeshore Qualifier @ Two Rivers High School (4519 Lincoln Ave, Two Rivers, WI 54241)
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January 15th, 2022 – Fox Valley Qualifier @ Hortonville High School (155 Warner St, Hortonville, WI 54944)
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January 22nd, 2022 – Patriot Games @ Heritage Christian Schools (3500 S Glen Park Rd. New Berlin WI, 53151)
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January 29th, 2022 – The Knack Attack @ Lake Country School (1800 Vettelson Rd, Hartland, WI 53029)
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February 5th, 2022 – Frozen Frenzy @ St. Francis High School (4225 S Lake Dr, St Francis, WI 53235)
State Championship is mid to late February.
FIRST World Championship Event in Detroit, Michigan is April 27, 2022 through April 30, 2022.
FTC activities wind down in May.
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