Saline Preview
We competed in the Saline Preview event, bringing our robot to the field alongside other FTC teams
Clague Middle SchoolAnn Arbor, MichiganOutreach & community
Robotics brings
us together
Sharing our robots, learning from mentors, and connecting with our neighbors are all part of Clague Robotics Here’s what our teams have been doing—and what we’re planning next
Meet our teamSharing our storyAbout 1,700Students and families in the audience the district video was shared withTeam estimate · not a video view count
Meeting our communityAbout 500People at the Thurston Science FairEstimated event audience
Building local support50+ businessesReached out for sponsorships, including two August business walks$1,750 raised in sponsorship funding
Sharing robotics
Out in our community
Events and interviews give us opportunities to introduce our teams and share what we’re learning
23606 on YouTube
Team 23606 Cougears was interviewed by a YouTube channel, sharing a look at the team with a wider audience
Our district feature
The district interviewed our team and made a video It was shared across the district, with an estimated audience of about 1,700 students and families
Thurston Science Fair
We took part in the Thurston Science Fair, an event with about 500 people, to share robotics with our community
Learning from others
Mentors make a difference
Engineers and other professionals help us develop new skills and explore what’s possible
Inside Michigan Robotics
We tour the University of Michigan Robotics building every year, connecting our school robotics experience with university research and engineering
Support from Brandon M
Brandon M mentors us through Michigan Robotics and helps us access its labs for custom robot parts
Learning about AI
The CEO of Altumatim visited our team and worked with our programmers, teaching us about using artificial intelligence (AI)
Engineering experience
A parent who is an engineer at Toyota has mentored our team Another parent, an engineer connected with the University of Michigan, is also mentoring us
Teams helping teams
Better when we share
Shared practice and access to tools help connect Clague Robotics with other teams
830 The Rat Pack
We use Huron High School’s Rat Pack lab to make custom parts for our robots
Harper Woods
Harper Woods came to practice with us at Clague
Steiner Gnomes
The Steiner Gnomes came to practice with us at Clague
Local business connections
Growing our support
We’ve gained three financial sponsors so far We’re also reaching out for mentoring and future community events
August business walks
We reached out to 50+ businesses for sponsorships, including two neighborhood business walks in August before school started Our outreach raised $1,750 in sponsorship funding
Logic Solutions & local events
We’re talking with Logic Solutions about possible mentors and financial support We’re also talking with other businesses about hosting fundraisers where we can show our robots to the community
Applied Innovation
We recently reached out to Applied Innovation about possible sponsorship and mentors
Looking ahead
Share what we learn
Planned for the off-seasonWe’re planning videos that show the steps involved in building and programming robots We want to help others learn from the process, one step at a time
Let’s connect
Want to meet our team?
Email our team supervisor, Ms Manthey, if you’d like to meet Clague Robotics, discuss a visit, or talk about mentoring
[email protected]