About Us

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

C3 Robotics - FTC Robotics Team
Twelve students in 7th-11th grade
- Diverse backgrounds and interests
- Students from Des Moines, Cumming, Martensdale, Prole, Urbandale, Waukee, Norwalk
Rookie season: May 2021 - April 2022

About FIRST®

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

World's Leading Youth-Serving Nonprofit Advancing STEM Education

FIRST® inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Engage PreK-12 (ages 4-18) students in exciting, mentor-based, research and robotics programs.
Hands-on learning, working as a team on real-life problems, exposure to careers and adult mentors, emphasis on FIRST Core Values, and a culminating celebration where students can showcase what they created and learned.
FIRST participants also develop skills in teamwork, problem solving, and communication, preparing them for success in school and the workforce, no matter what path they take.

Website: https://www.firstinspires.org/

Team Roles

Design Team

Design team is responsible for planning how the robot will look, function, operate and designing and prototyping it (and learn CAD).

Build Team

Build team is responsible for building the robot and any other hardware materials.

Code team

Code team is responsible for coding the robot.

Fundraising Team

Fundraising team is responsible for planning fundraising activities, budget management and sponsorship requests.

Outreach Team

Outreach Team is responsible for planning outreach activities, for soliciting mentors and community outreach and volunteering.

Web Development Team

Web Development Team is responsible for building and coding a website.

Social Media Management Team

Social Media Management Team is responsible for managing our social media presence. For ex: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Discord, YouTube.

Engineering Portfolio Management team

Engineering Portfolio/Notebook Management Team is responsible for putting together a portfolio and notebook of our teams' journey throughout the season.

Logistics Team

Logistics Team is responsible for inventory management, event participation logistics, checklist and travel logistics.

Aden

This season was amazing! I made lots of friends on our team, and other teams. I enjoyed the outreach events especially the Tech Journey tech camp as well as visiting our sponsors and telling them about our team.

Carter

This year, I did a lot of building which I really enjoyed! I also learned how to replace our soldered battery connectors.

Sargun

My favorite part of this season is being on the drive team. I have never played video games before in my life, but I joined the drive team and I am very proud of the improvement of my driving skills. We got the highest robot score at 4 of the 5 meets!

Sirjan

I enjoyed meeting people with similar interests as me, specifically a passion for STEM. My proudest moment was designing our team logo because it was very challenging and new to me; but the end result was better than I imagined!

Thomas

This season I enjoyed meeting new people, and learning and experiencing FIRST Tech Challenge. I had fun driving the robot and building it as well.

Suvan

Biggest challenge our team faced during the season was driving because as a rookie team, we had a hard time figuring out a balance between driving practice, and robot improvements.

Aria

I enjoyed coding and making memories with my team. It was really fun to win and talk to other teams. I have the most fun when the code I have been working on for hours finally works; and it works efficiently.

Ishank

This season was very fun! I enjoyed working with our team and competing in matches with them. I had a lot of fun building and driving the robot!

Ankita

I enjoyed outreach, talking to, and meeting new people.

Highlight for me was designing and executing the interactive “Code-a-friend” coding and Debugging activity.

Jayden

This season I enjoyed helping out with outreach and building. It also helped me get more confidence and come out of my shell while talking and getting to know people with similar interests; and making many new friends. I also enjoyed helping people find their way into robotics during outreach so they could have just as much fun as I have!