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WE ARE EXPLORER ROBOTICS, FRC TEAM 5181!
We are a FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition team dedicated to providing La Salle College High School students with meaningful, real-world experience in the fields of mechanics, software, business, and team management. Our mission is to inspire and educate La Salle College High School students on the STEM skills needed to succeed in the world and to contribute to the global, undeserved youth by using and sharing their STEM skills, which can extend far beyond robotics. Through competition in FRC, our students are able to use their skills to become the next generation of doers and innovators!
Each year, FRC releases a new game involving various challenges that can be completed by robots, intended to teach students about important facets of our world. Over a period of just eight weeks, teams must design, build, and program a robot that can adapt to the game situation and score the most points on the game field during a match. In this year’s archaeology-themed game, REBUILT, presented by Haas, teams must create robots that are able to score fuel in an alliance hub. Through an autonomous period, where robots must move on their own following preprogrammed instructions to score fuel in their hubs and climb onto their tower, as well as a teleoperated (human-controlled) period, where drivers directly control robots to score as many pieces of fuel as possible, this game offers a variety of challenges for even the most experienced teams! The alliance with the most points wins the match! Games such as REBUILT provide valuable real-world experience in various aspects of design, management, and technology, and foster the ethos of gracious professionalism and coopertition which are core to the FIRST mission!
In 2025, Explorer Robotics made history by qualifying for, and competing in, the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas for the first time! This milestone was built upon thirteen years of constant and unfailing effort, including achievements such as the 2021 FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Impact Award (then the Chairman's Award), reflecting our innovation, teamwork, and commitment to serve others through STEM. Through the incredible guidance of our mentors and volunteers, as well as the support from our sponsors of which we are incredibly grateful to receive, Explorer Robotics is able to fuel confidence, curiosity, and a brighter future for every student who enters our shop's doors!
OUR GRACIOUS SPONSORS:
EXPLORER TIER ($10,000+)
PLATINUM TIER ($2,500+)
GOLD TIER ($1,000+)
BLUE TIER ($500+)
INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM? WHETHER AS A SPONSOR OR MENTOR, THERE IS A ROLE FOR YOU! CONTACT PatelV@lschs.org or FoxC@lschs.org if interested!
