FTC Teams
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FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Teams provide opportunities for students to build robots and learn programming skills starting in 7th grade and continuing through high school. Just like in FRC, team members for strong bonds and develop important life skills. FTC teams are generally 5-10 students, so everyone gets involved in the many tasks needed to succeed. The FIRST Website describes FTC this way:
Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team. The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships. FTC Teams in PIE3 are open to any student in public or private school or homeschooled in grades 7-12 (sometimes 6th graders). The team size is 5-12, and teams may accept new members prior to the fall. New teams can be started and mentored if there are volunteers to coach. Mentoring and training for coaches is also provided in these cases. |
PIE3 FTC "Home" Teams and Affiliated FTC Teams
FTC Team 4991 - GearFreaks
While the team number has been around for a long time, it was previously associated with Liberty High School. After the school’s team disbanded in 2012, it was converted into a community team so anyone from the area could join – to include those from public & private schools, as well as those who are homeschooled.
The new team is in its ninth year and has new members from all over Carroll and surrounding counties and consists of 12 team members aged 12+.
See this link for cool robotics gear you can get to become a Gear Freak Supporter. Check out our social media links below, or visit the GearFreak's website for news and photos.
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is currently closed. Accepted members - see your TeamSnap email for the registration invitation.
The new team is in its ninth year and has new members from all over Carroll and surrounding counties and consists of 12 team members aged 12+.
See this link for cool robotics gear you can get to become a Gear Freak Supporter. Check out our social media links below, or visit the GearFreak's website for news and photos.
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is currently closed. Accepted members - see your TeamSnap email for the registration invitation.
FTC Team 16450 - Crabotix
Crabotix 1.0 began as the former FLL Team 2122 Hexagonies, one of the PIE3 family of FLL Teams. FIve members started the Crabotix FTC team and then decided to join the Robo-Lions FRC Team for the 2022 season. They are also mentoring the new Crabotix 2.0 team, a very young and eager team with new coaches. They will be a team to watch in this season and many to follow.
Visit Crabotix Robotics' website here: https://www.crabotix.com/home.
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is currently closed. Accepted members - see your TeamSnap email for the registration invitation.
Visit Crabotix Robotics' website here: https://www.crabotix.com/home.
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is currently closed. Accepted members - see your TeamSnap email for the registration invitation.
FTC Team 18442 - World's Wires
Worlds Wires kept their name when they opted to try FTC after several successful seasons as a PIE3 FLL Team.
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is limited. Accepted members - see your TeamSnap email for the registration invitation.
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is limited. Accepted members - see your TeamSnap email for the registration invitation.
The Squirrel Family FTC Teams
The Squirrel Family of FRC and FTC teams includes these community teams based in Woodbine, MD
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is currently closed. Accepted members - see your email for the registration invitation.
- FTC Team 13680 Sleepless Squirrels
- FTC Team 15312 Squirrels
Membership for the 2021-2022 season is currently closed. Accepted members - see your email for the registration invitation.
Carroll County Public Schools FTC Teams
Three high schools in Carroll County have active FTC teams. PIE3 works alongside Carroll County Public Schools, partnering in fundraising, marketing and networking with these teams.
Look for more as the season progresses for these teams.
South Carroll High School
Look for more as the season progresses for these teams.
South Carroll High School
- FTC Team RoboCavs
- FTC Team 8479 RoboCavs
- FTC Team 10001 RoboCavs Silver
- FTC Team 17476 Mavtronics
- FTC Team 17477 Kettle to the Mettle
FTC Team 19374 Happy Little Engineers
The Happy Little Engineers are a rookie FTC Team based in Hanover PA. Our team is based on the legendary optimist and painter, Bob Ross.
We are a community-based team, and some of our team members competed in FLL for a few years. Our team members are from public schools, private schools, and homeschools in Hanover PA and the surrounding areas. Our headquarters are located at Elsner Engineering. We are being mentored by Team 4991, the Gear Freaks.
Photos will be added during the season.
You can also see our Facebook page (link below) or visit our website.
We are a community-based team, and some of our team members competed in FLL for a few years. Our team members are from public schools, private schools, and homeschools in Hanover PA and the surrounding areas. Our headquarters are located at Elsner Engineering. We are being mentored by Team 4991, the Gear Freaks.
Photos will be added during the season.
You can also see our Facebook page (link below) or visit our website.