2017-2018 Outreach Events
From homecoming parades to robot demonstrations, Hagerty Robotics eagerly participates in outreach events to spread the word about STEM to our community! In August and September, we fixed an old FRC robot to use as a Spirit Bot in school pep rallies. We hosted two summer camps to spread STEM into our community and help teach possible new members about the values and practices of FTC.
Check out this season's outreach below!
Check out this season's outreach below!
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Jackson Heights Middle School STEAM NightHagerty Robotics members went to Jackson Heights Middle School to represent Hagerty High School at their annual STEAM night. We showcased our robotics teams by demoing the 4717 and the VEX robots while talking about FIRST and VEX competitions. We wanted to educate young minds about STEM and the FIRST organization, and inspire students to pursue the engineering field by getting them exciting about robots.
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FLL Regional TournamentHagerty robotics was invited to the regional FLL Competition to demo their robot and give expertise to younger teams. Kids from teams which came from all over watched our robot in action and even controlled it, and listened to experienced members talk about key factors that make up a successful FIRST robotics team.
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Orlando Maker FaireHagerty robotics attended the Orlando Maker Faire, an annual demonstration of DIY Projects, technology, and other fun projects by people in the community. We demonstrated our World-Champion Velocity Vortex robot Woody and wowed the crowds with its speed, agility, and ball-shooting ability. Hagerty allowed onlookers to have a chance at driving the robot and explained the design process and technological innovations that went into the robot and spread the interest of STEM to hundreds of attendees.
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Midway ElementaryHagerty Robotics members head to Midway Elementary to mentor and teach kids the "fun"damentals of robotics! Here, young students learn robot design, teamwork, the importance of writing, programming, hardware design, and how to get along with all kinds of different people. Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS kits, EV3 to be specific, the kids learn how to write simple programs to follow lines, avoid walls, and move around smartly all by their own design!
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Evans Elementary
Hagerty Robotics members went to Evans Elementary school to mentor their FLL team. Our team taught them how to code and optimize their code as well as helping them with their core values board for their competition. Their robot was made of EV3 parts from LEGO MINDSTORMS kits to accomplish their challenge. We taught them how to make their robot "smarter" to accomplish their task more efficiently.
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FRC Orlando RegionalHagerty Robotics was invited to showcase FTC at the FRC 2018 Orlando Regional. They demonstrated their FTC robot from the previous year, "Woody", and showed off their robot reveal video for their current robot. Alongside an FLL and JFLL team, the club expressed gracious professionalism to all passersby, and promoted FIRST values.
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