We would like to share what we had built so far with an FLL Jr team in our community. After reaching out to them to learn if they were interested in getting to know our team, we joined them for one of their meetings and engaged in sharing our experiences with their team. We guided them through the process of creating their very own solar energy powered robots and concluded the meeting by allowing them to drive our robot.

The Ridge-wood Run is annual event in which people can come out and participate in a marathon

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Every May, our school hosts a picnic in which incoming freshmen are given the opportunity to learn more about what our school has to offer. We take advantage of this opportunity by trying to recruit new members and attract their interest. This past event resulted in a list of over 30 potential FTC participants.

 Union Middle School - VEX IQ Robotics

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  Another way we shared our knowledge in the field of STEM is through meeting up with local youth robotics teams. At our former middle school VEX IQ robotics team (287A, 287B, 287C, 287D), we provided our feedback on their initial robot designs, drivetrains, and strategy. Through this experience, we not only taught them what makes a successful robot, but also educated them on the engineering design process. 

This season, we have also mentored a First Lego League team: 32072 CYBORGS. Here, we put our input and ideas on how to improve their design and even demonstrated some of the mechanisms from our robot. Since then, we have heard that their team won the robot design award and are advancing to the New Jersey State Championship later this season. This experience shows that we can have an impact on the community, even through little acts such as the ones we performed. 

Our team had held a meeting along with mentoring a local VEX team and helping them out with their robot. In addition, we aided with their autonomous and made a working program for the sixty seconds of time they need to score points. We also assisted in providing information on game strategies and practice with their robot. In addition, we tried to fix their drive train by adding spacers and adjusted the spacing between wheels.

During a meeting at the Bergen County Makerspace, we presented to the many people that come each night to work in, design, and grow their ideas. During that time, we gained feedback from the many professionals and everyday robot enthusiasts such as mechanical engineers for ideas to improve our design and further refine our robot. We were able to even gain contact information for potential future collaboration with these people.