About Swarm

We are the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) High School team for Albany, Oregon.

FIRST Robotics Competition 

teams design, program, and build a robot starting with a standard kit of parts and 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.

SWARM stands for South & West Albany Robotics Maniacs

 The team has expanded, and now includes members from multiple schools: South & West Albany High Schools, Albany Options, Albany Online, K-12 Online, WILLCA (Willamette Connections Academy),                  Timber Ridge, and Scio Middle School.


Goals

SWARM FRC Team 957 is a mentor-supervised, student-led and driven program that welcomes students ages 13-18 from all cultural, social, and economic backgrounds to participate in various hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. 

Our goal is to provide students with hands-on experience in these areas through challenging competitions and to build confidence and leadership skills. Many team alumni have continued their interests in STEAM and now have careers in engineering, computer science, robotics, and other STEAM fields.

Competition

Build season starts at the beginning of January, when the new game is revealed. 

We then have 8 weeks to develop a game strategy, and design, build, and program a fully functioning robot. It will compete with other teams from the Pacific Northwest in two District competitions in March. 

 

Qualifying teams can then advance to the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Regional Championship, and then possibly to the World Championship in Houston, Texas.

               RELEASING JANUARY 6, 2024 

Off-Season

 Beyond competition, we continue to meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 – 8:30 during the off-season (May – Dec), to recruit and train new team members and mentors, improve our skills, fundraise, and attend community outreach events. 

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Team 957 depends on a variety and grants, sponsorship, and member services to pay for the ~$20,000 – 25,000 a year it takes to run the team. For more information please visit our Support section.

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