Released June 22, 2022
Montage of students from various FIRST Robotics Competition teams - what their role on their team is, and what they plan to major in and do for a future careerTeam 7451 - Avenger Robotics from the Alliance Academy for Innovation in Cumming, GeorgiaWebsite | Emailstudent named Sruthi will be majoring in Industrial Engineering at Clemson, wants to work for NASATeam 1261 - Robo Lions from Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, GeorgiaWebsite | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram | Githubstudent named Micah wants to major in computer scienceTeam 6705 - WildCat 5e from Dunwoody, GeorgiaWebsite | Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagramstudent Naomi Wagner plans to dual major in marketing and mechanical engineeringTeam 4188 - Columbus Space Program from Columbus, GeorgiaWebsite | Email | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | Instagramstudent Kristin Cooley wants to become an environmental engineer with a minor in architecture or building, or become a civil engineer that minors in environmental engineering. For a career, she wants to be involved in research and development in sustainable infrastructure and renewal energy sources.
Guests: Fellow students from the Walton Robotics Team, from Walton High School in Marietta, GeorgiaWalton Robotics Team: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | InstagramTeam members interviewed - all are rising seniors at Walton High SchoolMelanie Douglas - plans on majoring in industrial designOscar Chen - plans to major in computer science with a minor in businessAnish Sankuratri - plans to major in aerospace engineering and minor in computer science; for a career wants to be a flight systems engineer or technicianTopics discussed...How robotics compares to other high school sportsHow and why each of us joined our robotics team in the first placeWhat roles we each play on the teamOur mentors and coachesWhy it's so difficult to field a successful FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teamBalancing robotics and academicsWhat we do in our "free" timeHow to bring up younger members of the teamOur favorite aspects of competitionsTeams that got our attention at the FIRST World Championships in Houston in April 2022Team 2905 - The Sultans of Turkiye from TurkeyTeam 2438 - 'Iobotics from Honolulu, Hawaii | TwitterTeam 254 - The Cheesy Poofs from the San Francisco Bay Area, California - 2022 World Champions | TwitterTeam 1619 - Up-A-Creek Robotics from Longmont, Colorado - 2022 World Champions | TwitterTeam 2481 - Roboteers from Tremont, Illinois | TwitterYouTube video of how they climb!