Robocast By RoboLoCo

Welcome back to season 3 of ACL Roboloco’s Robocast, where we sit down with some of the most promising and bright minds in robotics. Join us as we chat with incredible teams like the Pink Hawks, Team Appreciate, Itkan, and SINAVOLT. Learn more about their valuable advice for rising teams, hear about their journey to the championship, and gain insights into the future of robotics. This episode promises to deliver a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible FIRST Championship. Don’t miss it! Continue reading →

What does it take to win the Chairman’s Award? How do you impact every classroom in your county? In this episode, RoboLoCo meets with FRC 1629, Garrett Coalition (GaCo), from Accident, Maryland! Since 2004, GaCo has grown their team and outreach to become the 2022 Chairman’s (now Impact) Award Champions! They have transformed STEM education and improved opportunities in their county by reaching out to every 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom through their Waypoint Lessons. Listen to learn more about their journey and how they brought this impact to their community! Continue reading →

For this episode, RoboLoCo goes international! We meet with Cerbotics, an FRC team from Torrean, Coahuila, Mexico. Together, we discuss their 11-year journey from rookies to winning Chairman’s and competing at Worlds last season! Listen and explore the process of starting and running FIRST teams in Mexico, the Impact (formerly Chairman’s) Award process, how they have spread STEAM to their community’s youth, and the importance of finding a supportive community in robotics. Continue reading →

Soaring to incredible heights in their rookie season, RoboLoCo speaks with Maryland-based FRC Team 8726, the CryptoHawks, about their experience starting a new FRC team, navigating build season, balancing their technical and nontechnical subteams, and their first FRC District Championships! Continue reading →

For the first episode of our new season, meet Kate Sample, a VISTA Leader for Americorps who has been involved with FIRST since she was five years old! Since then, she has received a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s Degree as a STEM Instruction Specialist, and has guided Title I students through their FIRST journey and into successful STEM careers. Listen to us discuss how FIRST shaped her perspective of STEM, the opportunities to merge the arts and humanities with STEM, and how she combined her love for teaching, STEM, and community service to start new FIRST teams in Florida through the VISTA program! Continue reading →