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PLUS ULTRA ROBOTICS

Our team, “Plus Ultra Robotics”, is a community team based in the Monterey Bay region. We are a part of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics. Plus Ultra focuses on empowering young minds from traditionally underrepresented groups in underserved communities, supporting students from as young as four years old through high school. The students we support are provided the opportunity to learn STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) through the competitive FIRST Robotics programs/competitions, free of cost.
Our FRC team, which is made up of primarily high-school students, as well as a few middle schoolers, encourages our students to learn and refine many skills. We also mentor younger students in entry-level engineering skills.

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE

FIRST® LEGO® League introduces STEM to children ages 4-16* through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together. FIRST LEGO League’s three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics.

EXPLORE Level

  • Ages 4 – 16
  • Work as small teams
  • Code and build with LEGO
  • Late summer to winter
  • Team presents at Expo

LEGO Spike Robots

All FLL teams use LEGO Spike kits and will learn or advance in block-style coding. Challenge teams may learn Python.

CHALLENGE Level

  • Ages 12 – 18
  • Work as small teams
  • Innovation project
  • Late summer to winter
  • Teams may qualify to continue

Presentation Skills

All teams work together to solve a themed problem and present an innovative solution during events.

FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION

FIRST® Robotics Competition teams design, program, and build a robot starting with a standard kit of parts and a common set of rules to play in a themed head-to-head challenge. Teams also build a brand, develop community partnerships for support, and work to promote STEM in their local community.

More than Robots

Sponsors

Scholarships

Committment

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Plus Ultra Robotics is committed to service within our community and takes part in several yearly outreach programs, including mentoring new teams and community or school programs.

MENTORING NEW TEAMS

BUILDING COMMUNITY

SHARING RESOURCES