Rochester Robotics Team - The FEDS 201

Exciting news! Our FREE 2026 Summer STEM CADettes Program is officially open for registration!

🛠️ For: Rising 4th–8th grade girls
👩‍💻 Led by: Girls on our Robotics Team
📍Where: Rochester High School, 1361 Walton Blvd, Rochester Hills, MI

Sign up today via the link below or the QR Code! ⚡

Sign up for the program using the QR Code or this link : https://forms.gle/ydFmR8XPngXfa2oLA

We hope everyone had a great Pride Month! We’re excited to be competing at the Rainbow Rumble off-season event in a few weeks 🌈

Registration for the FRC Rookie Virtual Conference closes in two weeks! Don’t miss out on registering, all teams are welcome! 🗓️🤖

The FEDS will be hosting an FRC Rookie Virtual Conference next month, July 21st from 1-4 pm EST. Through this conference, we invite any rookie FRC team to share their highs and lows of their season(s), giving constructive advice that directly meets them where they are at; Teams will be given advice that is both positive and growth-oriented that will enable them to feel more prepared for their upcoming seasons and success. If you are a rookie team (0-3 seasons experience) who may be interested, we would love to have you! We are also looking for experienced teams (> 3 years experience) who are interested in giving meaningful advice to fellow rookie teams from a more knowledgeable perspective.

If either one of those descriptions sounds like your team, please fill out our registration form below / on the QR code above. The deadline for registering is Tuesday, July 14th!

Help Inspire the Next Generation of Innovators!
The FEDS 201 Robotics Team is collecting STEM activities and building materials for our new Elementary Unified Robotics Teams!
Unified Robotics brings together neurodiverse students and peer mentors to learn, build, problem-solve, and compete as one team. Through hands-on STEM activities, students develop confidence, communication, teamwork, and friendships in an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.
We're asking our amazing community to help us stock our STEM stations with fun, educational activities that will be used throughout the season. Every item purchased from our Amazon Wish List will directly support our elementary students as they explore engineering, creativity, and collaboration.

Check out our Amazon by scanning QR code…

Every donation—big or small—helps create meaningful experiences for these incredible students. Thank you for supporting inclusive STEM education and helping our youngest robotics teams thrive!

Rochester High School Falcons
Rochester Community Schools, MI

Save the date! 🗓️

The FEDS 201 will be hosting our first-ever FRC Rookie Virtual Conference next month, July 21st from 1-4 pm! Through this conference, we invite any rookie FRC team to share their highs and lows of their season(s), where they will be given constructive advice that directly meets them where they are at; Teams will be given advice that is both positive and growth-oriented that will enable them to feel more prepared for their upcoming seasons.

If you are a rookie team (0-3 seasons experience) who may be interested, we would love for you to join us! We are also looking for experienced teams (> 3 seasons experience) who are interested in giving meaningful advice to fellow rookie teams from a more knowledgeable perspective. If either one of those descriptions sounds like your team, please fill out our registration form below! ⬇️

The deadline for registering is Tuesday, July 14th, so you won’t want to miss out. ✔️

Feel free to reach out to us with any questions. You will also find some helpful information regarding the conference on our registration form through the QR code or link in the caption!

The FEDS are running a station at the Heritage Festival in Rochester Municipal Park all weekend! Be sure to visit us to learn about our robot, make bracelets, and visit some of the other stations to celebrate our community’s history!

Our first S.A.Y. STEM workshop is tomorrow from 4:30-5:30 pm! Scan the QR code above for more information, but feel free to join us if your child is interested!

A season for the history books. 🌎⛏️

The FEDS competed at the 2026 World Championship, and we’re so excited to share some of the incredible memories from this journey with you all! This year, we competed in the Milstein Division, where we finished 11th overall with a record of 8 & 2. We also had the honor of captaining the 8th alliance, selecting Teams , 7426, and to join. Not only did this mark our first time captaining an alliance at Worlds in nearly 15 years, but we were also incredibly honored to receive the Judges’ Award: Passing the Torch. This award recognized our efforts in helping our close friends when they needed a robot to compete at the World Championship. Thanks to , we were able to help STEAMEX Overheat compete alongside us in the same division this year. This achievement also marked another milestone, our first award at Worlds in nearly 26 years! We are beyond proud of everything we accomplished this season, and we can’t wait to carry this momentum into next year. None of this would have been possible without the support of our mentors, sponsors, families, and community members.

To our seniors, you have helped our team grow so much and we can’t thank you enough. We wish you the best on your new journey and hope you never forget: Once a FED, always a FED!

Go FEDS!❤️🤍💙

“Success isn’t what you accomplish, it’s what you inspire others to do”

Our next senior celebrated in our 2026 senior spotlight is Brody! Brody is our build co-captain and mechanical lead. If you think of a leader who can lead and motivate their teammates while also encouraging fun and growth, Brody is that person. His innovative ideas and creativity lead to team success, and students look up to him for his leadership. He cultivates safe and open discussions with his calming prescence. Brody will be studying mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University starting in the fall!

We’ve collected the following quote from two FEDS about Brody: “From the time when we first met during the summer training sessions in 2024, we both have always looked up to you. As a mentor, as a friend, and as someone who we can always count on as a source of knowledge about engineering, design and problem-solving. You’ve been a spark of inspiration in our lives, you’ve inspired us so much. Throughout the past few seasons, you’ve become family who we’ll never forget.” ❤️🤍💙

Join us in celebrating our 2026 FEDS seniors! Our first senior is Jackie, one of our very own People & Culture leads and Media lead. She is behind the vast majority of posts and media you see from the FEDS! From her first year on the team, she quickly developed a passion for photography and videography (she’s now a scholastic national silver medalist!), playing a large role in our outreach and public media. She is someone that we all love to laugh with but also truly look up to. Jackie will be studying strategic communications at Western Michigan University in the fall!

We’ve collected the following quote from a fellow FED about Jackie: “I am so glad I was able to be closer friends with Jackie this year! You are someone I always enjoy being around, and someone I can always count on. Your laugh is contagious in an amazing way, and you never fail to make the team smile. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!” ❤️🤍💙