T-shirt cannon...

will be making its debut at the East Cobber Parade on September 12, 2015. Stay tuned!

UltraFun with UltraViolet

It was definitely a purple sort of day when East Cobb Robotics got together with UltraViolet FLL Team #335 to brainstorm ideas on how to create a more stable robot and to get feedback on some building techniques.

All the students really worked well together and learned a lot while having fun with robots. (Always a great thing).

We're looking forward to seeing what the FLL Game Reveal on August 25th brings to the girls of UltraViolet and hope that we can get together again soon!

It's TOOL TIME!

After the split with our former host school, the team was left with almost no hand tools and we were facing some serious challenges as to how we would be able to keep building robots in our new space.

Thanks to an incredibly generous gift from Stanley Black & Decker tools, the team now has a ginormous set of brand new tools! (We were so excited, we took pictures of the boxes.)

The inventory and unpacking starts this weekend and our students are literally hugging the boxes, and can't wait to open them up and start using them.

Thank you, Stanley Black & Decker for helping our team and for your commitment to helping to grow lives and foster young engineers and a love of STEM. You're helping us make a difference.

Successful Membership Drive!

We had a great turn out for our membership drive this year!

Our veteran students presented information like the pros they are, and we able to successfully share what FIRST is all about to students and their parents at two separate Information Meetings.

More evidence that this program is more than robots!

Assisting at the STEM Compass Robotics Camp at GT

East Cobb Robotics students, collaborating with Walton Robotics, helped staff a camp put on by STEM Compass at Georgia Tech this summer.

Students from both teams taught campers how to create a robot that could complete a previous FLL challenge. Everyone also got to tour the Robotics Lab and the Georgia Tech campus.

Campers were able to program and build robots that met the challenges while discovering new potential careers in STEM fields and being inspired by the Georgia Tech campus.

Robotics Camp at Boys and Girls Club

Robots don't stop over the summer! The team had the opportunity to help teach middle school aged students at the Boys and Girls Club all about teamwork, leadership and FLL robotics during a week-long summer camp.

Collaborating with Georgia FIRST and the Arthur M. Blank Foundation, FIRST Robotics students from local FRC and FTC teams acted as teachers and were able to assist Campers in building a robot using Mindstorm NXT kits. The campers were able to build and program their robots to complete challenges using motors, sensors and new found programming skills.

Some of the girls (the "Pink Ladies") had received training previously regarding leadership skills, and these Robotics Queens will be forming their own FLL team this school year.

On the last day, parents and special guests came and saw the accomplishments that their camper had made, and awards were presented for highest points, Safety, Gracious Professionalism, Coopertition and more.

The Campers had a really fun and educational week that was the highlight of the summer for many of them. We enjoyed helping out and inspiring young minds as to the possibilities that their futures could hold.

Announcing the new East Cobb Robotics Team!

Attention, all Marietta and East Cobb area high school age students;  Now there is an organization in your community with opportunities to participate in one of the fastest growing trends in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM): Robotics!

Originally formed to help enhance Pope High School's STEM curriculum in 2013, the resource demands and community interest in our program rapidly exceeded the school's ability to sponsor our activities, resulting in the need for us to independently develop East Cobb Robotics. Our new charter allows us to expand our reach to serve all eligible high school age students in the Marietta and East Cobb area, filling the demand for a STEM-based program for students of all educational backgrounds.

As East Cobb Robotics, our core concepts and work ethic remain unchanged. We are a fully committed FIRST FRC team dedicated to helping our students and the community at large by developing the students' interest in STEM. This program prepares students to further enhance their education and career goals.  Our parent and corporate mentors form a vibrant, experienced leadership team which trains and helps oversee all activities. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and work closely with other local FIRST FRC teams and Georgia FIRST (among many others) to promote STEM and serve the community.

FIRST is an internationally recognized organization that sponsors robotics competitions involving over 41,000 schools and community groups in 80 countries for students K-12.

Informational Meeting for Prospective New Team Members 2015-16

Currently we are accepting applications for new team members who are interested in robotics, programming, community outreach, business, marketing, video production, and engineering. Training in all of these areas will be provided. Prospective team members should fall within the age range of 14-18 and have a desire to learn, a mature attitude, a strong sense of commitment, a willingness and ability to work well within a team, and a healthy work ethic. Parental involvement is key to the success of the team and is expected and encouraged.

We'll be hosting an Informational Meeting on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11:00am at the Mountain View Regional Library located at 3320 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta, GA 30066. It is highly recommended that you come to the meeting to hear more about this opportunity prior to applying. Applications for students and parents will be due on Saturday, August 1, 2015, with follow-up interviews to be held the week of August 3.

Please contact us at info@EastCobbRobotics.org with any questions and for student and parent applications.