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ABOUT OUR TEAM
Team 8681, A Few Loose Screws, are a 2nd year First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team based in Ashland, MA. The team is composed of 7 students, ages 14 to 16, who are all passionate about robotics, programming, math, and science. They are lead by 2 mentors who help the team learn science, math, engineering, programming, teamwork, and presentation skills.
In our first year, we qualified for the MA State Championship and placed 8th out of 32 teams, missing the East Super Regional event by one spot.
This year, through hard work and 100's of hours of effort, we've had even more success. We again qualified for the MA State Championship and ended up ranked #1 out of 32 teams. The team qualified for the FTC East Super Regional Championship in Scranton, PA where we continued our quest for success. The top 72 teams from Maine to Virginia competed across two divisions, where we ranked 7th in our division, putting us within the top 24 overall who qualified for the FTC World Championship (April 27-30) in St. Louis, MO (we qualified 16th out of 72 teams).
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YOUR CONTRIBUTION
Team 8681 needs funding to help pay for the event registration ($1,000), exhibit costs, and parts to fix and enhance our robot. The team is unbelievably excited about this opportunity and would be forever grateful for any contribution you could make.
With our deepest, most sincere appreciation!
Team 8681
ABOUT FIRST
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH, the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity designs accessible, innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills.
FIRST is More Than Robots. FIRST participation is proven to encourage students to pursue education and careers in STEM-related fields, inspire them to become leaders and innovators, and enhance their 21 st century work-life skills.
More about FIRST can be seen at http://www.firstinspires.org
