CYBERDRAGONS ROBOTICS CLUB | 9887 & 20799
Welcome to the home of the Santa Monica CyberDragons Robotics Club from sunny, Santa Monica, California!
Next Meet: March 11th, 2023
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Announcement: We Made it to the SoCal Regional Championships! Team 9887 qualified!
Latest News
PowerPlay Programming & Sensing: Initial Approach
We approached the programming of our robots for PowerPlay with the challenges that we'd have to overcome during typical gameplay which included general Navigation of the Field, Operations during the Autonomous Period and our needs related to Computer Vision. For each...
About Santa Monica CyberDragons
We are CyberDragons, a middle school robotics club in Santa Monica, California. The club was first founded in 2015, and we have competed in all of the FIRST Tech challenges but one since then. As a middle school team composed of mainly 8th graders in the past, practically everyone on our team are new to the FIRST Tech Challenge this year. This created a steep learning curve for us but we were up to the challenge. In fact, we were so up to the challenge that we decided to build not just one robot for competition, but two, King Bob (20799) and Marvinette (9887). We saw a direct benefit to the students, two robots meant more hands-on experience for all.
Upcoming Meets
Nov 02, 2022 @ 10:30am: Meet 0 – League W
Dec 10, 2022 @ 10:30am: Meet 1 – League W
Jan 8, 2023 @ 10:30am: Meet 2 – League W
Jan 21, 2023 @ 10:30am: Meet 3 – League W
February 5, 2023: Heritage High School, Menifee, CA
Mar 11, 2023 @ 8am: SoCal FTC State Championships in Monrovia, CA – We made it! Team 9887 qualified!
Our Robots
Team 9887 “Marvinette”
Marvinette is the robot built by our CyberDragons Team 9887 this year. There is little resemblance to last year’s 9887 robot, Bob due to the gameplay differences in this year’s PowerPlay competition. You’ll be pleased to know that Bob, like Petunia, lives on and is out there sharing the joy of robotics with others. Follow the link below to learn more about Marvinette and what we have in store for her!
Team 20799 “King Bob”
King Bob is the robot built by our CyberDragons Team 20799 this year. While last year’s 20799 robot, Petunia has retired from competition, her claw intake has been revised to suit this year’s PowerPlay competition and it’s been doing very well for the team. Follow the link below to learn more about King Bob and what’s coming down the road for his build!
Our Sponsors (2022-2023 Season)
Interested in a demonstration of our Robots?
We’re always looking for opportunities to share our experiences and what we’ve been working on with our community. It gives us a chance to inspire others while also giving our Team a chance to work on our public speaking and engagement. Just another skill we’re learning in the process of competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge!