FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC Team 2718, the e’possums, is a high school robotics team for students in the Oklahoma City metro area. Our team members hail from several different local high schools and is open to anyone to join through the Oklahoma County 4-H organization.

Team Structure

Team OKC works on a variety of project throughout the year, both for competition and for STEAM outreach. Students join one or more subteams which have both in a technical or non-technical roles. Most technical training occurs in the offseason (May-Dec) months.

All FRC team members are part of the STEAM Volunteer Squad as well.

No Experience is required! However, team members are expected to put in the time needed to learn their job, working with their teammates and mentors.

Information and Requirements

Team meets once every 1-2 weeks from mid-April to December
Team meets 20 hours per week during FRC regular season (Jan until mid-April).
- In-season meetings are usually Mon, Tues, and Thur evenings from 4-8pm and Saturday from 9am-5pm.
- Offseason meetings are typically Monday, Saturday or Sunday (may be an outreach event) and will be on the team calendar.
Students are expected to attend at least 75% of the meeting hours
Students should attend all training in their subteam areas.
FRC team members are required to be members of the STEAM Volunteer Squad
Cost: $20 4-H fee. $250 team fee (reduced to $50 if the family provides 2 team dinners during FRC season).
- Students are responsible for the cost to travel and stay at competitions
- Fundraising opportunities are available to help offset costs
Competitions:
- We typically compete in one 3-day local (Oklahoma City area) competition and one 3-day (plus travel days) out-of-state competition. These occur in March to early April
- If we qualify for the world championship, that is in late April and is 4 days plus travel
School Absences: Good news! Missing school for official 4-H activities such as our competitions and outreach events must be treated as excused absences with missed work being allowed to be made up, according to state law established in 2024. (story; legislation)

Engineering subteams	Business subteams
Design Use Computer Aided Design software to create robots using engineering principles (Tools: OnShape CAD, Design calculators, Fusion 360 CAD)	Budget and Fundraising Design and lead team fundraising efforts, manage budget (Tools: Google Sheets / Docs / Slides)
Manufacturing Create robot parts and other items (Tools: CNC, 130W laser machine, drill press, band saw, etc., Fusion 360 software)	Marketing / Media Designing social media posts, creating flyers, maintain website, shooting video and photos (Tools: Canva, Google Drive, cameras, video editing software)
Mechanical Assemble, test and maintain mechanical parts of the robot (Tools: various hand tools and power tools)	Presentation Create presentations about the team, present to judges at competition (Tools: Google Sheets / Docs / Slides)
Software Program robots and other team software tools. (Languages: Java, Python, others as needed. Tools: Computer vision, AI applications)	Event Planning Planning and leading the execution of outreach events and tracking of results (Skills: organization, Google Sheets/Docs)
Electrical Design, test and maintain robots electronics, wiring, sensors and power distribution systems (Tools: wiring tools and parts, soldering iron)	Spirit Lead team spirit at competition, design cheers and gear (Skills: creativity and willingness to cheer and/or dance)
Strategy Help plan strategy for the season, specific events, and specific matches. Scout and provide feedback for drive team and alliance selection at events. (Skills needed: gaming strategy)