Terra Nova Robotics
Terra Nova Robotics provides an after school environment, resources and mentorship for high school students to take on the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). FTC requires each team to design and build a robot over the course of nearly half a year in order to compete in qualifying and championship tournaments. The program was founded as an all-girl, FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team, and has consistently remained majority-girl, but has grown in diversity due to its non-discriminatory membership policy.
Results
- 2010 FLL Northern California 2nd Place
- 2011 FLL Tasmanian State Champions
- 2011 FTC Colorado State Champions
- 2012 Robocup Junior Dance Theater World Champions
- 2012 FTC Northern California 2nd Place
- 2012 FTC Robot Design World Champions
- 2013 FTC Northern California Champions
- 2013 Bay Area Maker Faire Blue Ribbon (Maglev Project)
- 2013 Autodesk Inventor of the Month (April)
- 2014 FTC Northern California 2nd Place
- 2014 FTC Robot Design Western US Champions
- 2015 FTC Northern California Champions
- 2015 FTC Western US 3rd Place
- 2015 FTC Promote World Champions
2015 FTC Northern California Champions (Captains of Winning Alliance, Inspire & Promote)
2015 FTC Promote World Champions (planned and created by Ashley Fryslie, narrated by Sophia Shaw).
Robots
Matches
Posters
2015 Design
2015 Outreach
2014 Design
2014 Outreach
2010 Design
Engineering Logs
Robot Design Process
In Their Own Words
Members
Antipodes (FLL 6363)
- Kjersti Chippindale
- Emma Filar
- Violet Replicon
Antipodes (FTC 4529)
- Kjersti Chippindale
- Emma Filar
- Violet Replicon
- Elizabeth Bowler
Basilisks (FTC 6002)
- Ashley Fryslie
- Andy Snitovsky
- Matt James
- Bryce Chadwick
- Tim Hagen
- Kyle Kehoe
- Kristee Song
- Ashley Asaro
- Sophia Shaw
- Edward Finsness
- Samantha Tokash
- Pearl Xie
Lemon Drops (FTC 6001)
Coached by Kjersti Chippindale + Violet Replicon
- Ashley Fryslie
- Clara Oh
- Morgan Kumlin
- Sophie Taylor-Binard
- Erika Riedell
- Joe Pasion
- Kurim Tulloch Jr.
CNC Mill Build Instructions + Tips
Terra Nova Purchased a Taig, CNC-ready, Mini-Mill, added stepper motors and controls, built an enclosure, added a coolant system, and milled many of their robot's parts from their Autodesk Inventor HSM files of their Inventor CAD models.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide an after school environment, resources and mentorship for high school students to take on the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). FTC requires each team to design and build a robot over the course of nearly half a year in order to compete in qualifying and championship tournaments. Students are expected to:
. gain experience in computer programming, building, teamwork, and mechanical design, including Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.
. apply their abstract science and math knowledge to physical devices of their own design, returning students to their classrooms inspired with an enhanced appreciation for their formal education and a better idea of what they’d like to study after graduation.
. experience the pride of making something that is difficult, impressive, and requires significant planning.
. take on one of the team’s leadership roles.
. give brief and detailed technical descriptions of their work to experts, media and the public of all ages.
. reach out to the local, regional and world-wide communities, promoting student robotics and STEM in general. This occurs informally all the time, and formally at numerous demonstrations and presentations year-round.
. behave maturely and comport themselves with “gracious professionalism” (as defined by FIRST) in all their interactions.
The program was founded as an all-girl team, and has consistently remained majority-girl, but has grown in diversity due to its non-discriminatory membership policy.