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Diamond State FTC wants you!

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Delaware’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) director, Joe Perotto needs a few good men and women.  There are several opportunities for volunteers with great organizational and communication skills:

  • Volunteer coordinator- The volunteer coordinator role is active from about October thru the end of January. It involves logging into the FIRST VIMS (volunteer management)  system and contacting and organizing the volunteers. Approximately few hours a week, with a little more time needed the two weeks before the January event.
  •  Website manager- keep current site updated with information on upcoming events, team information, and results. Appoximatly 2-3 hours per week at peak time (Sept thru Jan) with very little involvement over the summer
  • Team mentors for new FTC teams

Interested ? Questions? Contact Joe Perrotto at josephperrotto@comcast.net

More info at http://www.delawareftc.org

Mentors sought- do good, have fun, build robots

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Join us! Help to change lives, change our culture, change the world- and have fun doing it!

We are volunteer-powered organization– impacting young people’s lives in our region since 2000. People who volunteer as FSR coaches and mentors have many different reasons for getting involved, but almost all of them agree that they get back much more than they give.

First State Robotics is currently seeking volunteers with both technical and non-technical expertise, and there’s NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

 Information about openings for technical roles from John Larock, team leader for Team MOE365:
The following volunteer opportunities are open in support of our FIRST Robotics Competition team, Miracle Workerz/MOE 365, located in Wilmington, Delaware. As a volunteer on this high school robotics team, mentors will be working with students with varying levels of competence/confidence in these areas.  

NOTE: You do not need to be proficient in all the skills listed under each volunteer position.

Computer Aided Design (CAD) mentor
Mentor with background interested in CAD design. Familiar with SolidWorks, other CAD packages. Demonstrated experience in component, mechanism design/modeling.

Electrical mentor
Mentor with background in electronics. Demonstrated ability to wire circuits and sensors in electro-mechanical devices/robots. Experience troubleshooting circuitry. Soldering / circuit design experience.

Media Mentor
Mentor with background in social media, public relations, journalism. Demonstrated ability to develop websites in Word press. Experience/interest in digital video, public relations, communication tools.

Mechanical Mentor
Mentor with background in design, fabrication, troubleshooting of electro-mechanical devices/robots. Demonstrated experience with hand tools, machine shop tools, 3D printers, etc.

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If you are interested in any of these roles, please contact John Larock at John.A.Larock@gmail.com.

If you are interested in non- technical roles, please click here.

Thank you!

High school students- Apply now for 2016-17 robotics teams

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Now is the time! Three FSR-sponsored robotics teams are accepting applications for 2016-17 robotics season. Interested students from any school or home-school are encouraged to check their websites and inquire.

FTC is designed for students in grades 7-12 to compete head to head, using a sports model. Teams are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams.  Applications are available online and students sign up in May-July.  The competition season begins in September and continues through at least February. Teams typically meet twice per week. Students participate in several community outreach events throughout the year.

MOE FTC Application and information– Click here

FTC Team Rhyme Know Reason website– Click here

MOE 365, the Miracle Workerz, is a  FIRST  FRC robotics team based in Wilmington, Delaware. Each year the team spends four days a week for six weeks designing, building, and programming a robot for head to head competition challenge. The robot is different every year, to meet the demands of  a new game. Students also participate in a number of outreach events and travel to regional and international competitions.

MOE FRC Application and information– Click here