Inspiring Mindz 501(c)(3) · Pleasanton, California

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Programs

Every program we run

Students from FTC team 18466 teach robotics in Bay Area schools and with partner nonprofits in India, from an Introduction to FTC workshop for 150 or more rookies to a multi-week seminar in Pune.

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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

Local

In the Bay Area

6 programs in schools, at fairs and with the teams we mentor. Open one for the numbers, the partners and the photos.

Title slide of the 18466 Mastermindz Introduction to FTC workshop

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

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

School showcases

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

300+ Families at the Emerald open

PPIE middle school workshop

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

30+ Middle schoolers

Team members help fix the Turbotrons robot before a league meet

Mentoring and starting teams

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

5+ Teams mentored

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

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

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

Summer training

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

8 Weeks of weekly sessions

Global

Beyond the Bay

5 programs online and with partner nonprofits, from seminars in India to open-source prosthetics.

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

GoogleServe for an Indian orphanage

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

200+ Children reached

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

Garje Marathi Global

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

Email from the Akanksha Educational Fund about the KCTVN Pune school

Akanksha and KCTVN Pune seminars

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

100+ Students taught

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

e-NABLE prosthetics

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

10+ Prosthetic arms produced

The match entry form of the first FIRST Scouter version

FIRST Scouter

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

10+ FTC teams using it

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