The team members and mentors from Groveland’s own All Wired Up FIRST Robotics team participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Orlando Regional at the Addition Finance Arena at UCF from March 20 to 22. The three-day event included four practice rounds and 10 qualification matches over three awesome days from Thursday through Saturday. The competition featured 52 FRC teams from all over the world: the United States, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Azerbaijan, and Panama.

Our team had to overcome some early programming and drive base challenges, and some, such as an end game balance challenge, persisted. But the entire team built on their experience and finished strong, being on the winning alliance for 2 of our late qualification matches. The matches were live-streamed on Twitch so that family, friends, and supporters who couldn’t attend in person could watch live or see replays. A link to a YouTube playlist of all 10 of our matches is below. By the end of the qualification matches we finished ranked in 37th place.

Everyone enjoyed a great time, made new friends, had good times with old friends and everyone took away some lesson to put into use throughout the year.

The team meets weekly during the school year at Edge Memorial United Methodist Church in donated dedicated clubhouse rooms. Our other main sponsors include our Crown Partner Kalos Services Inc., the City of Groveland, SECO Energy Foundation, Walt Disney parks & Resorts and SIM Central Florida. Mom’s Guide To Robotics is our sponsoring 501(c)3 and helps provide promotional items like team shirts, lunches and internet presence. Link Printing and other local businesses provide discounted items.

The team operates under Mom’s Guide to Robotics as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that relies solely on donations and sponsorships. The team is dedicated to bringing access to robotics programs to all South Lake County students. We are open to any student in grades 8-12 regardless of what type of school they attend in South Lake County, including homeschooled students.

All Wired Up is currently accepting all students and adult mentors willing to share their expertise with our students. We are also looking for local businesses willing to help our students through partnering sponsorships.

Please visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AllWiredUp.Team.8057 or our website at team8057.com.

Who’s that pup? All Wired Up!

Match Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3pYIrfzJszOjpFsFakiXwqTVH0CyovXf&si=bVhP-v_EAiq41xNQ

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The team members and mentors from Groveland’s own All Wired Up FIRST robotics team participated in the FIRST Robotics Orlando Regional at the UCF Arena over the weekend.  The 3-day event included 5 practice rounds and 10 qualification rounds over 3-team fun-filled days. 

The team overcame some early challenges and others like overall balance were more persistent.  The team drivers and programmers built on their experience and finished strong.  They were on the winning team in 2 of their late qualification matches.  The matches were simulcast on twitch.tv so that friends and family could watch live or see replays. 

The team also held two practice sessions at Groveland Fire Station 2 on Cherry Valley Road.  The city and GFD are long-time supporters of the team. 

The team meets weekly during the school year at Edge Memorial United Methodist Church in a donated dedicated clubhouse room.  Other main sponsors include the City of Groveland and Kalos Services Inc. who will be covering the majority of the operating costs for the season.  Mom’s Guide To Robotics whose funds are used for promotional items like team shirts, lunches, and internet presence.  Link Printing and other local businesses provide discounted items.

The team operates as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that relies solely on donations and sponsorships.  The team is dedicated to bringing access to robotics programs to all Lake County students.  The team is open to any student grades 8-12 regardless of what type of school they attend in south Lake County. https://team8057.com/

On Facebook “all wired up – frc team 8057” link HERE or website allwireduprobotics.home.blog/

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