Transcript For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

For Inspiration and Recognition
of Science and Technology
FIRST Robotics
Program Proposal
What is FIRST?
• Not-for-profit organization with the goal of encouraging
students into Technology, Science and Engineering.
• FIRST is about building people, and tries to give all
students a sense of accomplishment.
• Founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers to change
our culture’s perception of engineering education.
• Over 1,000 Teams from around the world.
• 41 Regional and International Competitions
• “Hardest fun ever.”
“…It’s like life. You never have enough information. You never have enough time.
The kit of materials may be what you have in the warehouse. There are always
people doing competing things and you must have a strategy. We’ve created a
microcosm of the real engineering experience.”
Woodie Flowers
Co-Founder FIRST Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics
Competition
• High Schools and Corporate
Sponsors working together.
• Identical ‘Kit of Parts’ provides
primary components.
• Robot built from scratch, meeting
real world requirements such as
size (5’) and weight (120 lbs.)
• New game, new rules every year.
• In January, teams have six weeks
to design, build, test, and ship.
“Our solution to the growing engineering crisis is to put student and mentors in a room together,
working on a seemingly impossible challenge so that we may learn and grow together. I
learned more in six weeks of FIRST than in four years of college.”
Jeff Martinez, Chuck 84 Mentor
Outputs and Results
• Real-world engineering
experience.
• Technologically literate
workforce.
• Inspired minds that are
thinking, creating, solving.
Gracious Professionalism:
teamwork, helping others,
making your Grandmother
proud.
“FIRST isn’t just about building robots, it’s about developing life skills. The kids learn
skills in relationships, teamwork, finance, fundraising, budgeting and project
management. The partnership between academia, the community and industry…will
build our future employees and future citizens”.
Steve Sanghi, President and CEO Microchip Technology
Greater Binghamton FIRST:
Our Mission
• Promote engineering to high school students
through hands on learning and FIRST to the
greater Binghamton Community.
• Help create high quality teams that fully
participates in the FIRST Robotics program.
• Provide an extracurricular program for local area
students that further shows the commitment of
Binghamton area industries and high schools to
our community.
Participants: Basic Team Model
Ideal Team: 25 - 50 people
Freshman to Senior
• 15 - 30 High Schoolers
Mentors, Teachers, Parents
• 10 - 25 total Volunteers
• At least 5 “Engineers”
• A lead faculty teacher
Tips for Rookie Teams:
Initially five or more students and mentors recruited soon as possible
before open recruitment, then be ready to run in the Six Weeks.
Passion is the most key ingredient. A handful of students,
engineering mentors and a teacher are needed, willing to work
at least 20 hours per week during the build season.
Most teams find it best to engage one major primary sponsor,
Others a combination of many many small organizations,
While some are build from large scale grants and donations.
Some teams are made from multiple school districts, build out
of a mentor machine shop, or engage local universities.
Figure out what works best for you!
Note: Engineer is a very broad defined term in FIRST and not limited to people with a piece of paper.
Any one with problem solving skills and technical knowledge can prove to be an Engineer!
Roles and Responsibilities:
Sample Organization Chart
A total business experience
FIRST Robotics Team Undefined
Asst Team Lead
Project
Manager
Electrical
Promotion
Mechanical
Pit
Crew
Team Lead
Computer
Archive
Photograph
& Video
Website
Student
Tracking
Advising Counsel
Awards
Spirit
Public
Relatations
Animation
LM
OFA
Press
Chairmen's
Award
Strategy
Head
Scouting
& Field
“I welcome the opportunity to encourage any and everyone I meet to get
involved with FIRST, as a volunteer, a mentor, or by supporting a
team. The rewards are simply too immense to summarize in words…”
Nicole Collazo
Senior Software Engineer II,
Raytheon Systems
Driver
Training
Finances
Fundraising
Travel
Budget
Team Student Tracking
Purpose: to study the impact of the program on your students
• Sign up and retention
• Statistical tracking of
students through:
A great way to report back to your
sponsors the status and improvement of
your program!
High school
Selection of major in college
FIRST College Scholarships
Initial job selection
I tell you and you forget. I show you and you remember.
I involve you and you understand.
Eric Butterworth
“...the most memorable and important part of my life in high school…being on the team proved to me
the importance of teamwork in a very real and concrete way…the team provides an opportunity to
apply the knowledge learned in school from many subject areas.”
Ian McKenzie
Woburn Robotics Team alumnus,
•
Facts
•
•
FIRST alumni were nearly seven times as likely to become Engineering majors
as the average college student nationally (41% for FRC alumni vs. a national
average of 6%).
89% went on to college. 77% percent of female FRC alumni went to college,
68% of African-American alumni, and 78% of Hispanic alumni
FRC alumni were more than twice as likely to perform some type of volunteer
service in the past year as were students in the matched comparison group
(71% vs. 30%)
*2005 independent study done by Brandels University
Sample: Rolling Thunder, Team 1511 paired with Harris Corporation
Year
Total Students
Seniors
Degree
Female
Minority
Low Income
06
33
3
Comp E, Mech E, Psychology
8
10
5
05
24
4
Mech E, Comp E, CS, Bus
2
5
2
Sample: RVR, Team 87 paired with Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems
Year
Total Students
Seniors
Degree
Female
Minority
Low Income
06
25-35
Unknown
Unknown
7-8
About 6
Unknown
Three previous graduates interviewed for jobs this year
Sample: Cruzin’ Comets, Team 1143 paired with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Year
Total Students
Seniors
Degree
Female
06
30+
5
Undecided
6
05
30
1
Engineering
5
04
20
2
Engineering/Physics, Unknown
0
03
10
1
Engineering
0
Minority
Low Income
None
High Income
Area,
None Reported
Graduating Seniors of
Team Chuck 84 from Athens, PA
20
18
Number of Students
16
14
Female
12
Seniors
10
College
Technical
8
Engineering
6
4
2
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Year
2003
2004
2005
FIRST Student
Employment at Xerox
6
3
X-Cats, Team 191 paired with Xerox
From Rochester, New York
Two Time Chairman Award Winner
Founded 1992
Xerox: a founding sponsor
$750,000 over 15 years
5
160
14
•
•
No Employment
HS Intern
College Intern
CR&T Intern
Perm Hire
Contract
•
90+% of participants enter college
16 participants in Xerox High
School Intern Program
6 participants in Xerox College
Co-op Program
Students by Ethnic Origin
Students by Gender
100
80
African
American
80
60
60
Asian
40
40
Hispanic
20
20
Native
American
0
2000
92-2000
Male
Female
0
Caucasian
2000
92-2000
Some Cost Estimates
(One Third Registration, One Third Build, One Third Travel)
• General Budget: $20,000
– Summer Program:
$2,500
– Regional Registration: $6,000 (includes Kit)
– Team Costs:
$6,000
• Robot Build Cost:
• Cart, Crate, Field:
• Food:
– Travel:
• Shirts, PR:
• Bus:
• Lodging:
$3,500
$1,500
$1,000
$5,500
$1,500
$2,000
$2,000 (35 people)
Note: Budget will vary. Based on the 2005 budget of Rolling Thunder, Team 1511.
FIRST Recommends a minimum budget of $10,000 to $15,000. See Cost Schedule for more detail.
Funding Sources
target
range
• Student Fundraising: $4,500
• Primary Sponsor:
$10,000
• High School:
$0
(30 people x $150)
($2,000 - $20,000)
($0 - $5,000)
Note: School is not expected to pay for the program rather provide a central source to build from, liability
insurance for students, a source for recruitment, and additional resources or facilities such as a machine shop.
• Donations and Grants: $3,500
• Additional Sponsors*: $2,000
$20,000
($1,000 - $6,000)
($0 - $10,000 per sponsor)
Example Donations and Grants:
Tech prep through BCC and Boces, Best Buy Grant, NASA Grant, Mom and Pops Stores
*Only if necessary: once budget has been reached, sponsors may be sought for additional program activities.
Cost Schedule
Summer 05
Time Frame
Practice Bot
Fall 05
Registration
Minimum: 16k Total
Winter 06
Construction
Additions: 20.5k Total
March
Regionals
April
Championship
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14
Amount (Thousands $)
Sample Cost Schedule:
Additional Regionals cost $5,000 to register in addition to bus and lodging fees. Travel to the
Championship can cost over $600 per person. Many veteran programs offer summer and
fall technical projects such as designing an improved drive train.
FIRST Corporate Sponsorship
• Benefits of being a sponsor:
– Investing into tomorrow’s engineers through one to one
hands-on learning where mentors typically freely give
twenty hours or more per week.
– Possible future employees with direct access to
graduates from Clarkson University, WPI, MIT, RIT.
– National media coverage and advertising opportunities.
• Sample Tangible Benefits:
–
–
–
–
$6,000: name identified with team
$1,000: company logo on robot
$500: name on banner, team shirt
$50: recognition on website and team picture with robot
GB FIRST:
Our Vision
• Mentor new teams and encourage
new High School FIRST programs.
• Network existing FIRST Robotics
teams with tools to aid new teams.
Don’t Forget:
Chairman’s Award!
• The Chairman’s Award represents
the spirit of FIRST and honors the
team that best represents a model
for other teams to emulate.
• It remains FIRST’s for most
• Help create opportunities so that all
prestigious award with national
students can be involved in the
winners inducted into the FIRST
FIRST Robotics Competition
Hall of Fame.
• This has nothing to do with
competing to be the best and every
thing to do with creating a better,
more engaged technological
society!
• Rookie teams are eligible for the
All-Star Award, which presents
how they inspire students.
Help Spread the Word FIRST!
• Contact Teachers and tell about this unique
varsity sport of the mind.
• Call local Industries for their sponsorship
and support for new area teams.
• Invite politicians to attend Regionals and
“Off Season” Competitions.
• Ask teams to demo their Robot!
• Excite students!
Questions?
Please Visit UsFIRST.org and
Chief Delphi.com/forums
Created by Jeff “Martinez” Martinez
Chuck 84 Mentor and Engineer
[email protected]
Videos, source materials
and team contacts
available upon request