Starting a Robotics Club/Team

[mom1155]

Also, look for a veteran team in your area to mentor you. If there is a college or university nearby with a physics, programming or engineering major, you may be able to find some professors or FIRST Alumni to help as well.

[SenorZ]

I'm a teacher at my school and am lead mentor/coach. It is almost impossible to do well without a professional or retired engineer helping out. The expertise they can provide in designing and troubleshooting systems is invaluable.

[Rizner]

Just out of curiosity, where are you located in Florida?

Originally Posted by SenorZ

I'm a teacher at my school and am lead mentor/coach. It is almost impossible to do well without a professional or retired engineer helping out. The expertise they can provide in designing and troubleshooting systems is invaluable.

I've also been a mentor with a team that had no engineering mentors (As I was going to school for a degree, myself and a couple other students helped a team that had a teacher mentor and one or two other mentors who weren't engineers helping). This year they got a retired engineering mentor as well, and the process has gone better. It's not impossible to do it without one but it does help.