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Volunteering with Team 9140
Volunteering with Team 9140
Our team truly depends on the support of volunteers and mentors, and we deeply appreciate anyone willing to lend their time and expertise. While the students are talented and driven, they still benefit enormously from patient, skilled adult mentors who can help them grow, stay safe, and push the limits of their abilities.
Our team truly depends on the support of volunteers and mentors, and we deeply appreciate anyone willing to lend their time and expertise. While the students are talented and driven, they still benefit enormously from patient, skilled adult mentors who can help them grow, stay safe, and push the limits of their abilities.
We’ve broken volunteer roles into manageable areas so adults of all backgrounds can contribute meaningfully, whether once a week or once a season.
We’ve broken volunteer roles into manageable areas so adults of all backgrounds can contribute meaningfully, whether once a week or once a season.
Practice Field Construction
Practice Field Construction
Help our team build the field elements used for robot practice.
Help our team build the field elements used for robot practice.
Tasks include reading/editing drawings from FIRST, gathering materials, and helping cut and assemble various wooden or metal structures.
CNC Router Mentor
CNC Router Mentor
Guide students in machining robot components on our CNC router.
Guide students in machining robot components on our CNC router.
Support includes exporting parts from Onshape, creating toolpaths, ensuring the machine runs safely, and helping with maintenance like cleaning, greasing, and coolant management.
Manufacturing Mentor
Manufacturing Mentor
Assist students in creating robot parts using shop tools.
Assist students in creating robot parts using shop tools.
You’ll help with drill presses, bandsaws, sanders, cordless power tools, deburring, and reading part drawings.
3D Printing Mentor
3D Printing Mentor
Help students operate and maintain our 3D printers.
Help students operate and maintain our 3D printers.
Volunteers assist with Bambu Studio slicing, print optimization, printer maintenance, and filament inventory.
Robot Assembly
Robot Assembly
Support students as they assemble mechanical systems.
Support students as they assemble mechanical systems.
Includes planning assembly steps based on CAD, ensuring correct fasteners are used, and managing parts inventory during build season.
Electronics & Wiring
Electronics & Wiring
Teach students how to wire the robot safely and correctly.
Teach students how to wire the robot safely and correctly.
Help them plan wire layout, check solder joints and crimps, and maintain an organized electronics inventory.
Bumper Fabrication
Bumper Fabrication
Help students create competition‑legal bumpers.
Help students create competition‑legal bumpers.
Includes sewing fabric loops, applying numbers, and stapling fabric to wood backing.
Match Scouting
Match Scouting
Guide students in collecting and analyzing match data.
Guide students in collecting and analyzing match data.
You’ll help set up scouting processes, organize shifts, and prepare pre‑match reports for the drive team.
Travel & Logistics
Travel & Logistics
Help the team succeed on the road.
Help the team succeed on the road.
Volunteers with a vehicle rated to tow at least 4,000 lbs can help pull our trailer. Others can assist with meal planning and logistics at competitions.
Robot Software
Robot Software
Mentor students writing robot code in Java.
Mentor students writing robot code in Java.
Support includes explaining programming concepts, helping them read documentation, reviewing code, and assisting with Git commits and merges.
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