Presenters: Pepe Santillán & Lizeth Aguiar (6017)

Key Takeaway: Momentum is what turns struggling teams into successful programs. And it can be engineered.

The first step to winning a final is reaching it. But how do you go from seven years of stagnation to reaching the final at every event you attend? Team 6017 learned that success doesn’t come from building a better robot; it comes from growing with your community. Learn a practical framework for reducing barriers, creating positive feedback loops, developing leaders and building systems that transformed a struggling program into a sustainable, student-led team that any FRC team can adapt.

About the Presenters:

Pepe: Industrial Designer from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Engineering Coach for FRC Team 6017, Team 3472 alumni & former mentor, FRC/FTC Game Announcer, and published researcher at IEEE EDUNINE 2023.

Lizeth: Chemical Engineer from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Administrative Coach and Outreach Mentor for FRC Team 6017 with 4 years of FIRST experience. FLL & FRC Volunteer and former high school chemistry teacher at PrepaTec.