RoboForce

HOMETOWN: Fremont, CA, USA

WEBSITE: https://ftc13356.wixsite.com/ftc13356

DISTANCE: 2,226 miles (3,582.39 km)

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REGION: USCANO

YEAR FOUNDED: 2017

QUALIFICATIONS

• Achieved one of the Top 10 World Solo Scores (290 points) after being the first team in California to complete a 6+0 Auto and the first in the world with a 0+8 Auto.
• Qualified for the NorCal Regional Championships for the 6th consecutive season, finishing as 3rd Place Alliance Captain (ranked #3 out of 264 teams in NorCal) and winning the Connect Award.
• Among the first teams in the world to develop a custom OpenCV pipeline to detect and capable of detecting and autonomously collecting abutted Samples inside the Submersible with a 95% success rate in competition. Our Vision YouTube videos garnered 10K+ views.
• Continued expanding our global outreach, impacting 17.6+ K people across 6 continents and 22 countries with our 3 global initiatives. Particularly thrilled to have launched STEM Without Borders, a new multinational initiative in collaboration with teams in USA, Romania and Lesotho, distributed 300+ custom design DIY STEM kits to underserved communities in 4 countries.
• We are incredibly proud to be able to help Lesotho to take their first steps toward establishing their own FIRST region. With the funds we previously raised for them, they have spearheaded efforts in creating a teacher training program, 12 new FLL teams, and successfully hosted Lesotho’s first-ever FLL tournament, creating opportunities for over 200+ ppl.
• Through our 5th year initiative Share-N-Learn, we’ve connected with over 80 FTC teams worldwide (including Kazakhstan, Romania, India, Brazil ) online & in-person to share experiences & innovation while exchanging ideas.

FUN FACTS: Our robot is named Wall-E this year. Our team loves candies, chips, and spicy food.