top of page

Fall Outreach Events 2015

Team 3361 hit the ground running for the 2015 pre-build-season. One of the overarching goals for the team was the improve the scope of our STEM outreach and reach out to more potential sponsors and mentors. In September, Haley and Erin, the two captains, as well as Mr. Martin, visited Innovative Refrigeration Systems in Lyndhurst, VA to present the robot to a group of enginners. Innovative had expressed interest in sponsoring the team and invited us to return in order to gain new mentors. The presentation was a huge sucess. Within a week, we had five potential mentors with varied skill sets and connections that will be a great help to the team in the coming year. On October 7th, Haley and Erin presented the robot to the Staunton-Augusta Rotary Club. Again, the outpouring of support was impressive. Not only were we able to meet the Superintendent of Augusta County schools, but also experienced the impact that robotics can have on the community and the willingness of the community to help our team. On October 10th, Erin, new team member Anthony, and our new college student-mentor, Tom, attended ShareFair Nation at Bridgewater College with the robot. We were not able to fully attach our new gearbox covers to the previous season's robot, but made the most of it by turning our exhibit into a working robot shop for the morning. By lunchtime, we had the pneumatic lift system up and running, which greatly impressed the ShareFair attendees. It was a wonderful opportunity to see other STEM outreach groups in action and gain visibility for the team. On November 21st, Team 3361 took the robot to a local FIRST Lego League tournament. By then, the new gearbox covers were attached and the pneumatic lift fully functioning. We had a wonderful time driving the robot around the school and demonstrating it to the FLL teams. The kids were amazed by how big it was! At the closing ceremonies, we presented our team and robot and did Team 3361's first true demo, where we had the robot drive around and tested its range. The day was a huge success, as was our concession stand. FInally, on December 3rd, we visited one of our major sponsors, Cadence Inc. in Verona, VA for a tour and presentation. We were even able to make some connections to local machine shops for the robot. Team 3361 is growning stronger and excited for the new season. 

 

bottom of page