Hello from Whiteford Robotics Team 6570!

Robotics is playing a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the careers of tomorrow. Each season, students design and construct robots that operate in both autonomous and manual driving modes. They compete under new rules and innovative game formats within a global organization. Team members lead practices, strategize with opposing teams, run marketing teams, give back to the community, and so much more!

Our team is made of students that include football champions, track and cross-country athletes, band and choir members, and more! Coaches and mentors help students build STEM skills, learn networking and communication techniques, and become leaders while balancing many different roles. Together they make up several small groups that compete in FIRST Robotics Competitions. These groups include our build team, programming team, drive team, and marketing team.

Our build team designs and builds the bot using several different machines in our Robotics Lab. This team is crucial for repair on the bot after taking a hard hit during competitions and making adjustments to perform better for upcoming matches.

The programming team uses the hardware the build team creates to bring the robot to life! At the beginning of matches, the robot uses cameras and sensors to drive itself during autonomous mode. This team focuses on perfecting our swerve drive and autonomous systems.

The marketing team is responsible for designing spirit wear and the pit at competitions, communications with sponsors and our community, social media content, and more. Students on this team particularly enjoy creating team swag that is given away at competitions.

During competition, these roles all shake up as students make up the Drive Team, a Spokesperson and Safety Captain, pit members, scouters, and more.

These students work together to succeed in competitive matches and build life skills.

Our History

Founded in 2017, our core values are teamwork, creativity, and persistence. In District Competitions we regularly finish in the top ten. In 2019 we qualified for the State Championship for the first time. We went on to qualify again in 2024 and this time were able to compete. We continue to advance our achievements each year as we build the program. In 2023 we were able to relocate in the school and now have a robotics lab located at Whiteford High School.

About FIRST Robotics

• FIRST is a global nonprofit founded in 1989.
• There are over 600 teams registered in the state of Michigan and over 7 countries participating.
• In Michigan, teams compete in two district competitions that take place over a three-day period and earn State Qualifying points.
• Sucess at the State level leads to a World's competition that typically takes place in Houston, TX.