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501(c)(3) · Pleasanton, California

Robotics outreach that outlasts a season

Inspiring Mindz is a student-run 501(c)⁠(3) nonprofit in Pleasanton, California. Students from FTC team 18466 Mastermindz teach robotics in Bay Area schools and with partner nonprofits in India.

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Team members show the robot to visitors at the Tri-Valley Innovation Fair booth
Fair visitors crowd around a team member and the robot at the demo table
Families gather around the robot at the Manteca Devasthanam festival
A crowded classroom at the Emerald High School showcase
2,000+ People reached
500+ Outreach hours
5+ Teams mentored
5 Countries

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In the Bay Area

Workshops for rookie teams, school showcases, a middle school pathway and the teams we mentor. Click a program to open it.

Title slide of the 18466 Mastermindz Introduction to FTC workshop
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Introduction to FTC Workshop

A hands-on workshop for rookie teams covering Fusion 360, the FTC SDK, finite state machines and PIDF controllers.

150+ Rookies taught

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Team members in Mastermindz hoodies talk with students at the Fallon expo
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School showcases

Robot demonstrations and presentations at high schools and middle schools across the Tri-Valley.

300+ Families at the Emerald open

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PPIE middle school workshop

A workshop at Harvest Park Middle School with the Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation.

30+ Middle schoolers

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Team members help fix the Turbotrons robot before a league meet
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Mentoring and starting teams

We mentor FTC and FLL teams, run scrimmages and workshops, and have started two teams.

5+ Teams mentored

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Fair visitors crowd around a team member and the robot at the demo table
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Public demonstrations

Drive-the-robot fields and demos at fairs, festivals and maker events across the Bay Area.

1,000+ Visitors at the Tri-Valley Innovation Fair

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An Onshape CAD lesson shared on screen during the online summer session
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Summer training

Eight weeks of weekly sessions where new members choose design, hardware or software.

8 Weeks of weekly sessions

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Global

Beyond the Bay

Online seminars for students in India, open-source prosthetics and a scouting tool used by teams across the country.

Thank-you slide from the GoogleServe online session for children in shelter homes in Bangalore
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GoogleServe for an Indian orphanage

An online robot demonstration and FTC fundamentals session for children in shelter homes in Bangalore.

200+ Children reached

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A slide from our Introduction to Robotics lesson that explains what CAD is
Global

Garje Marathi Global

A partnership with a Mountain View 501(c)(3) to inspire regional groups in India about robotics.

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Email from the Akanksha Educational Fund about the KCTVN Pune school
Global

Akanksha and KCTVN Pune seminars

A multi-week online seminar teaching Java and CAD to school children in Pune.

100+ Students taught

Open
Blue 3D printed parts of an e-NABLE prosthetic hand laid out on a table
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e-NABLE prosthetics

Open-source prosthetic designs and 3D printed arms for the e-NABLE community.

10+ Prosthetic arms produced

Open
The match entry form of the first FIRST Scouter version
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FIRST Scouter

An open-source scouting website for FTC teams that computes live OPR for alliance selection.

10+ FTC teams using it

Open

Why a nonprofit

Created to continue our outreach, outlasting the team.

To raise funds and engage in outreach to promote our team and expand awareness of FIRST and its mission.

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Events

Where we have been

Fairs, festivals, school showcases and workshops. Click a photo to open it.

Team members show the robot to visitors at the Tri-Valley Innovation Fair booth
Tri-Valley Innovation Fair
Fair visitors crowd around a team member and the robot at the demo table
Alameda County Fair Demonstration
Families gather around the robot at the Manteca Devasthanam festival
Manteca Devasthanam Demonstration
A crowded classroom at the Emerald High School showcase
Emerald High School Showcase
Aadi D. and Yashmit S. in Mastermindz hoodies present to a packed lecture hall at the Emerald High Engineering Open
Emerald High Engineering Open and Fallon + Cottonwood Expo
Students watch a presentation in the Emerald High engineering room
Engineering Society at Emerald High School
The Open Sauce cube on a flatbed truck outside the venue
Open Sauce 2025
Title slide of the 18466 Mastermindz Introduction to FTC workshop
Introduction to FTC Workshop for rookie teams
Email from ACP Composites confirming the shop floor tour with Justin Sparr, the owner and CEO
ACP Composites factory tour
Graphic that reads 3rd place, Chicago Robotics Invitational
Chicago Robotics Invitational 2023
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  • Dream Maker Fund Partner
  • Garje Marathi Global Partner
  • e-NABLE Partner
  • Akanksha Educational Fund Partner
  • KCTVN Pune Partner
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Bring robotics to your school

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We run the Introduction to FTC workshop, school showcases and a middle school pathway across the Tri-Valley. Donations keep the demo field and the robot on the road.

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Inspiring Mindz Inc is a 501(c)⁠(3) public charity, EIN 99-5027211. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.