Outreach

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2024

Showcasing our team’s different robotics systems at Navy Fleet Week and the Miramar Air Show engaging with industry partners, service members, and the general public
Conducted 8 hands-on workshops at the University of San Diego STEAM Academy ranging from introduction to the engineering design process, egg drop, to underwater robots
Partnership with Urban Life Ministries to conduct robotics summer camps for K-12 students to introduce them to STEAM
Taught the students of the Boy Scouts of America at Camp Fiesta Island the principles of robotics and their applications to land and underwater robots
Showcased our RoboSub’s vehicle at SeaPerch San Diego Tournament
Shared our work in the RoboSub competition and STEM education to industry professionals at the Navy Gold Coast Expo with the aim of encouraging companies to support future engineers through financial assistance, mentorship, and internship opportunities
Showcased our land and underwater robots at the San Diego Miramar Air Show

Assisting our coach with developing prototypes and lesson plans for UCSD summer COSMOS classes
Partnership with University of San Diego STEAM Academy to teach robotics fundamentals, and provide students with a hands-on robotics experience

Partnership with Urban Life Ministries to conduct robotics summer camps for K-12 students to introduce them to STEAM

Presented our lessons on team organization during Covid-19 at the San Diego Engineering Council, to help other teams work through the pandemic.
Continued to host monthly webinars through our SWENext club, WE STEM, to connect a public audience with female industry professionals, including Northrop Grumman Senior Director, Christy Predaina
Continued international outreach by creating FLL teams in South Asian secondary schools. We are starting teams in Nepal through our FTC captain's established non-profit, Agnite.
Presented our use of systems engineering in Robosub and FTC at INCOSE.
Hosted the annual FLL scrimmage for Meadowbrook Middle School teams online, to help teams adapt to the new competition format.
Tutored refugee students in foundational subjects, online.
Competed in the OpenCV AI competition and won Oak-D cameras to develop a CV library for FIRST
3D printed face shields and donated money for efforts to create masks

RobotX competition in Sydney, Australia
NGWIN Summit 2022 Speakers
Showcased our WAM-V and drone at the Navy Gold Coast’s 2022 event.
Sharing the benefits of and experience using computer science in majors that are not computer science with Del Norte High School computer science classes.
Hosted a FTC scrimmage and mentoring numerous FTC/FLL teams to support our local FIRST community.
Continued to partner with University of San Diego STEAM Academy to teach STEAM , and provide students with a hands on underwater robotics experience.
Hosted a summer camp at Manna’s Martial Arts to teach students about FIRST, EV3 mechanics, and programming.
Co-hosted a FTC league meet at Poway High School.
Introduced land and underwater robotics to elementary and middle school students
Donate materials to Si Se Puede foundation which provides opportunities for underserved youth to develop an interest in and proficiency in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Created a SWENext club to promote STEM learning for girls.
Created a 501(c)(3) non-profit named Advancing Science, Technology, and Art so we can financially support efforts that spread sustainable STEAM education to under-served communities locally and globally.
Co-hosted Benin's first national robotics competition with femCoders, the U.S. Embassy, and Team Spyder.
Co-hosted robotics competition in Paraguay with the National University of Asuncion and Team Spyder.
Participated in FRC Showcase Tijuana, Mexico to promote STEM education.

Continued with FTC and mentored FLL teams.
Hosted a scrimmage for 8 FLL teams and co-hosted 2 other scrimmages.
Continued to support Benin with the help of FRC team Spyder. femCoders expanded their STEM training to 7 more schools. We continued mentoring Benin's FIRST Global team.
Started partnership with San Diego Children Museum to promote STEM.

Continued with FTC and mentored FLL teams. Hosted and co-hosted three robotics scrimmages.
Partnered with FIRST Global to coach team Benin. From team Benin's success we partnered with femCoders and US Embassy to train students in six schools in Benin. Donated 10 robotics kits to kick off the program.
Taught week-long robotics summer camps.
Introduced robotics into California Summer Games as battle of the minds - built a FRC frisbee shooting robot for the opening ceremony which was held at a sport stadium in front of 10,000+ people.
Supported all major Science Expos and Maker Faires in San Diego.
Started partnership with Autism organization and Fleet Science Center to promote STEM.