Aristotle clearly had Team 5937 in mind when he said these prophetic, though often misquoted words. Members here are young leaders and engineers learning real-world professional skills as we collaborate with each other, other teams, staff members, volunteers, and community members. Robotics transcends engineering, asking students to intentionally improve our citizenship. We learn to work toward a common goal as a team of peers in a safe place. And in the end, the whole is definitely something besides the parts. The whole is something grand to see.
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Our partners and sponsors are people and organizations that are passionate about robotics and STEM education. We are grateful and appreciate everything you do. As we continue to grow and expand our club, we are seeking collaborative partners who share our vision of advancing STEM education. Your support, whether through sponsorship, mentorship, or collaboration, will enable our teams to acquire essential equipment, participate in national and global competitions, and gain valuable industry insights.
Since 2018, "Snail Reach" has been our outreach program in which we bring robotics and STEM to community events and festivals.
MI Robotics hosts its first annual summer camp for future robotics enthusiasts! 7th and 8th graders are invited for a week-long competition exercise of designing, building, and controlling their robots in a competition exercise that is fun for everyone!
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MIHS Robotics team participated at Mercer Island's Summer Celebration. They brought their competition robot, Harmony, providing an opportunity for future robot engineers and enthusiasts to see it in action. They also introduced the fun of STEM and helped kids make a doodlebot of their own!
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Mercer Island celebrates Earth Day by promoting environmental practices and activities to raise general awareness of local sustainability resources. MI Robotics recycled our shipping materials into handmade seedpaper to promote biodiversity and engineered a way to turn cardboard into seed starters.
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Competition for the sake not of destroying one another, but for the sake of bettering and improving both competitors as a result of the competition.
It's not about the robots. We're not using kids to build robots - we're using robots to build kids. FIRST is modeled after things that work.
There is a way out of every box, a solution to every puzzle; it’s just a matter of finding it.
