Next Meeting: Saturday January 21st
FRC Ship Day: February 21st/22nd
San Diego FRC Regional: March 2nd - 4th
Seattle FRC Regional: March 21st - 25th
Central Valley FRC Regional: April 4th - 7th
Team Spyder 1622 is Poway High School’s FIRST Robotics Team. We were founded in 2002. As a part of the FIRST Robotics organization, we fund raise and build a different robot every year for a new challenge. In addition to competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition, Team Spyder also participates in the national CyberPatriot competition and in the VEX Robotics competition.
FIRST (an acronym of, “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology”), is an international organization of robotics teams. Since its founding in 1989 by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers, FIRST Robotics has grown to include competitions for students in high school, middle school, and elementary school. As the “varsity sport for the mind,” FIRST Robotics inspires students to be excited about science and engineering. Students involved in FIRST are 50% more likely to attend college than are students with similar backgrounds in math and science. In addition, participants are also eligible for over $14 million in FIRST Robotics scholarships.
Another season means another year of Safety FIRST! We will be sure to make sure everyone stays safe, and that everyone keeps up with the safety standards of FRC in this year, much as we did for previous years. So please, everyone be safe and try not to cause any accidents or injuries.We want everyone to have a great s eason with FIRST, but remember, Think Safety, no matter what it is your doing. We encourage everyone to use safety posters to make sure everyone is safe throughout the year. You can get our safety poster, seen at many events, here.
Rebound Rumble is the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition game, in which a game similar to Basketball is played. Teams will build a robot for this game in the next six weeks, among them ourselves. We wish everyone good luck and to have fun! Many changes have been made to the recurring rules, and you can check out the full rulebook here!
On January 4th, 2012, Team Spyder and other FRC Teams appeared on KUSI news. This allowed for us to bring more attention to FIRST as a whole and get others involved. It was a great event, and we had a lot of fun doing it! Be sure to check out the video here!
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Poway High School, 15500 Espola Rd., Poway CA 92064
