Starting a Robotics Club/Team

[FRC BOTMOM]

If you plan on becoming a FRC Team and want to attend a regional you will need to have at least $5.000 for your robot kit of parts and competition fee. You will need a build space that you can use year round and a Teacher or Adult mentor to Sponsor the team. (Not a money sponsor, an adult sponsor to register you with FIRST) The most important thing is a group of dedicated students who are willing to give up 6 weeks to build a robot.

Check out the FIRST web site and see what team are in your area contact them and ask if you could meet with them and see where they build, and what they do. This will help you decide if FIRST is for you. Many Veteran teams will help mentor Rookie teams. You should see if a local team would be willing to do this.

Good luck with starting a team.