TEAM

Divisions

A student fabricating a robot part with shop tooling

01

Design [DSN]

Design turns strategy into CAD, prototypes mechanisms, and works with fabrication and electrical to make the robot reliable and serviceable.

Team members together at an event

02

Fabrication [FAB]

Fabrication machines, cuts, assembles, and repairs the parts that become the competition robot.

Two students wearing safety glasses working on robot wiring and components in the pit

03

Electrical [ELC]

Electrical builds clean, maintainable control systems so mechanical designs can run reliably under match pressure.

Team 9470 robot competing on the field

04

Software [PRO]

Software writes Java robot code for autonomous and teleoperated control, integrates sensors, and builds team tools for scouting and operations.

Team 9470 student smiling and fist-bumping a member of Team 254 (The Cheesy Poofs) at a competition arena

05

Business [BIZ]

Business manages sponsorships, grants, budgeting, donor communication, and the planning that keeps the season funded.

Team members representing Ctrl-Alt-Defeat at an outreach event

06

Media [MDA]

Media documents events, maintains public channels, designs team materials, and helps sponsors and families see the work students are doing.