Overview
Due to the COVID-19 situation, the programs that we offer have changed significantly. With the quickly changing circumstances, we are not sure what the coming year will look like, but we plan on continuing to hold all of the programs listed.
Applications for FRC are now open! Apply here. Applications for FLL and FTC are now closed.
Sign-ups for Project Artemis are now closed!
Programs
Project Artemis
Sign-ups for the 2023 Fall Workshop is now closed.
Project Artemis is a workshop that is open to all female-identifying and nonbinary individuals who are currently in middle school and are interested in learning about robotics. The workshop is led by female Cupertino Robotics students and aims to introduce/further the girls’ knowledge of robotics. Our goal is to decrease the gender gap in robotics by sparking girls’ interest in Robotics in middle school, and providing them with resources & guidance to stem their careers as future engineers.
Season Timeline
Fall Workshop: Sometime around October/November
Spring Workshop: Sometime around March/April
Fall 2023 Dates
Saturday - October 14, 1PM - 3PM
Saturday - October 21 , 1PM - 3PM
Saturday - October 28, 1PM - 3PM
FLL
Applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now closed.
FLL, short for FIRST LEGO League, is a fun, interactive program for students grades 6th through 8th, providing the opportunity to learn and explore. In this program, students learn how to utilize LEGO MINDSTORMS to code and build their autonomous robots with guidance from high school student mentors. Each year, Cupertino High hosts a FLL Tournament where other FLL teams from neighboring schools and areas come to compete and learn from one other. The double tournament is followed consecutively by more tournaments up to the Open Championships, where teams compete from others around the world. This initiative allows the youth community to delve into STEM centered concepts, acquire life-long skills, and overall, learn in a fun and educational environment through Cupertino Robotics.
The FLL teams meet twice per week, lead by student mentors (Youth Mentors) from Cupertino Robotics. We hope to offer one remote meeting and one in-person meeting at Cupertino High School on Friday afternoons. Throughout the season, teammates work to develop a Project, a Robot, and their Core Values. Team members are expected to devote 2 to 4 hours of effort per week outside of these meetings.
Each team requires one parent to volunteer as an "assistant coach" (no robotics skills required since the Youth Mentors do this). All parents are expected support the teams during the day-long tournaments. Cupertino Robotics requests a voluntary donation of $150 per child to help defray the cost of the program.
Season Timeline:
First team meeting: second week of middle school
Tournaments: one in January (on a weekend) and possibly one in February
Last team meeting: week after the last tournament
FTC
Applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now closed.
FTC, short for FIRST Tech Challenge, is a great learning experience full of planning, building, competing, and reaching out to the community for 9th and 10th-grade students. Throughout the build season, students design, assemble, and program a robot in response to that season's challenge in teams of 8-10 other students. Our mentors, Mr. Williams and Mr. Lo, train students to safely exercise lab skills and explore new engineering designs and ideas. They use mistakes and brilliant ideas alike to teach us about mechanical principles, building & testing methods, and the process of applying careful calculations. In addition, through various outreach events where members volunteer at various community gatherings, we are able to make a difference outside of just our teams by spreading knowledge of FIRST and inspiring more kids to pursue careers in STEM. Most importantly, students learn how to work effectively in teams with a positive attitude, which we like to call gracious professionalism.
The FTC teams meet twice per week for 2 hours at a time in the roboshack after school. We hope to offer in-person meetings, but with the quickly changing circumstances we will have to adapt as needed. Cupertino Robotics requests a voluntary donation of $150 per child to help defray the cost of the program.
Season Timeline:
Summer Training: First 2 weeks of August
First team meeting: second week of high school
Tournaments: one in December or January (on a weekend) and possibly one in February
Last team meeting: week after the last tournament
FRC
Applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now being accepted.
FRC, short for FIRST Robotics Challenge is the final ascension in the Cupertino Robotics program aimed at 11th and 12th-grade students. In 6-weeks, students are challenged to design, machine, build, and code a robot to compete in that season’s FRC challenge. At Cupertino Robotics, Team 2473 Goldstrikers operates with the guidance of FRC mentors. Students learn the principles of engineering, mechanical design, computer vision, and software. FRC does not focus solely on the technical aspect of robotics. PR, Business, and Outreach are also key parts of Team 2473 Goldstrikers. Students organize and volunteer at various outreach events, where they spread the values of FIRST and inspire more kids to pursue careers in STEM.
Team 2473 Goldstrikers meets six times per week for 6 hours at a time in the roboshack. We hope to offer a regular season with in-person meetings, but with the quickly changing circumstances we will have to adapt as needed. Cupertino Robotics requests a voluntary donation of $150 per child to help defray the cost of the program.
Season Timeline:
Summer Training: Half-hour meetings once per week throughout the summer (remote)
Offseason: August - January
Season Kick-off: First week of January
Tournaments: one in March
Last team meeting: week after the last tournament