Clague Middle School · Ann Arbor, MichiganBuild and learn together
CLAGUE GEARCATS

FTC Team 7305 · Clague Middle School

Meet 7305
The Gearcats

We’re the Clague Gearcats, FTC Team 7305 from Ann Arbor, Michigan We design, build, and program robots together Get to know our team, explore our robot, and follow what we’re learning

Meet the Gearcats See what we build
Clague students and their robotsPhoto from the Gearcats’ Portfolio

Our 2026–2027 goal

Our next goal:
reach Worlds

After reaching the Michigan State Championship in the 2025–2026 DECODE season, we’re aiming higher: our goal is to reach Worlds—the FIRST Championship—alongside our fellow Clague team, 23606 Cougears

Our team’s story

Our Clague Robotics community

Meet 7305 and our fellow builders

The Gearcats are part of a bigger school robotics community, alongside 23606 Cougears and Team in Training

FTC competition team
7305

Gearcats

Founded in 2013 Team 7305 reached the Michigan State Championship in the 2025–2026 DECODE season

Meet the Gearcats
FTC competition team
23606

Cougears

Clague’s other competition team A separate team identity, with the same school community behind it

Meet the Cougears
Beginner program
Start
here

Team in Training

A place for sixth graders and new students to learn, build a practice robot, and try things out

Find your starting point

Our story

We are the Gearcats

Team 7305 Gearcats started in 2013 at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan We compete in FIRST Tech Challenge, taking on a new robot challenge each season

Team supervisor: Ms Manthey

We learn by trying ideas, testing our robot, and working through problems together Our team is supported by mentors and the wider Clague Robotics community, including the Cougears and Team in Training

YOUR NEXT BIG IDEA STARTS HEREBig ideas
Real robots
A world of possibilityDiscover FIRST Tech Challenge and see what students can build togetherLearn more about FTC here

From our team’s photos and portfolio

Inside the Gearcats’ robot

Meet the hardware behind the ideas Explore robot close-ups from our team’s photo collection alongside the labelled photos from our Portfolio

Robot prototype

Prototype frame up close

An upright metal frame and wheel assembly on the workbench, with tools and spare parts nearby

Robot prototype

Prototype rollers on the workbench

A metal frame with a row of black rollers, surrounded by parts on the workbench

Robot prototype

Prototype on the practice field

A full view of the robot on the practice field, showing its wheels, wiring, and raised mechanism

7305 / the robot

The robot

A front view with the team’s own labels, showing how the wheels, rollers, motor, and electronics fit together

7305 / up close

The intake

The intake photographed with the two different ball sizes used in BIOBUZZ: POLLEN and NECTAR

7305 / the details

The side prong

The team’s three-photo sequence shows the side prong and how it sits beside the field structure

7305 / inside the build

The launcher

A side view of the robot and a close-up inside the launcher, with labels added by the team

Inside FTC Team 7305

Get to know the Gearcats

Explore our team’s history, engineering process, and goals for this season

Explore 7305

The community behind our team

Thank you to our sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting Clague Robotics and helping our students keep building, learning, and growing together

A closer look