Support Kingston's Newest Robotics Team
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The Machine Mavericks need your help! After a successful rookie season, we are getting ready for our second season.
An Amazing Rookie Year!
Apr 24-27: World Championship -- Ranked in the top half of our division
Apr 13: Machine Mavericks Win! Ontario District Championship: --Ontario Rookie All-Star Award
Mar 30: Machine Mavericks Win! Windsor-Essex District Event: --Event Winners
--Highest Seeded Rookie Team
--Rookie All-Star Award
Mar 8: Machine Mavericks Win! Humber College District Event: --Rookie Inspiration Award
In the News:
TVO Ontario (Watch here) (Read article here)
Global News Kingston (Watch here)
Kingston Whig-Standard (Read here )
Who We Are:
Machine Mavericks is Kingston, Ontario, Canada’s newest FIRST Robotics team. Started in September, 2018, we pride ourselves on being the creation of two female students and we actively strive for gender parity in STEM fields. Machine Mavericks believes that young women and men learning to work together is of great value to the 21st-century workplace. We are also the only team in Kingston with an in-house machine shop which allows students hands-on training and experience in an industrial setting. This-second year community team is made up of students from four different public and private high schools: Holy Cross Secondary, Regiopolis-Notre Dame, KCVI, and Leahurst College. Our team has done STEM community outreach presentations of our robot and team at 5 schools, 3 community organizations, 5 community events, been on TV and radio and featured in the newspaper.
What the FIRST Robotics Competition is about:
The Machine Mavericks use the fall season to learn machining, software development, Computer Aided Drawing, safety protocols, team organization and non-profit business development. The team prepares for a grueling six week build season beginning the first week of January where they put their newly learned STEM skills to the ultimate test: building a 120lb robot that works! March - April teams compete regionally, provincially and, if they make it, globally.
What It Costs:
It takes substantial resources to give students hands-on, real world experience with STEM, run a robotics team, buy robot parts, and register for competitions. However, we believe that the resources invested in fostering STEM projects and awareness will immensely benefit our community and our nation.
A basic robot costs about $7,000 to build. Here are just a few sample costs that we have:
$3,075 FRC Basic Startup Kit
$224 CIM Motor
$1,300 Swerve and Steer Module
$435 Robot Controller
$390 Vertical Build Kit
$259 Intake System Kit
Here are a few sample costs for competitions:
$3,500 Regional Competition Registration
$3,500 Provincial Competition Registration
$6,500 World Championship Registration
Please visit our website where you can learn more about our team, see pictures of us hard at work, and take note of our wonderful sponsors. www.machinemavericks.com
Making Kingston Proud!
We are also very proud to be part of Kingston, Ontario's growing STEM success! All three of Kingston's FIRST robotics high school level teams (WAFFLES , Lake Effect , and Machine Mavericks) qualified for World Championships in 2019. Meanwhile, Queen's University Faculty of Engineering leads Canada in the number of female enrollment (28%). Thank you Kingston for investing in the future!
A very warm thank you for donations of any size to make our season possible! Please share the word if you can!
A short video about our team:
An Amazing Rookie Year!
Apr 24-27: World Championship -- Ranked in the top half of our division
Apr 13: Machine Mavericks Win! Ontario District Championship: --Ontario Rookie All-Star Award
Mar 30: Machine Mavericks Win! Windsor-Essex District Event: --Event Winners
--Highest Seeded Rookie Team
--Rookie All-Star Award
Mar 8: Machine Mavericks Win! Humber College District Event: --Rookie Inspiration Award
In the News:
TVO Ontario (Watch here) (Read article here)
Global News Kingston (Watch here)
Kingston Whig-Standard (Read here )
Who We Are:
Machine Mavericks is Kingston, Ontario, Canada’s newest FIRST Robotics team. Started in September, 2018, we pride ourselves on being the creation of two female students and we actively strive for gender parity in STEM fields. Machine Mavericks believes that young women and men learning to work together is of great value to the 21st-century workplace. We are also the only team in Kingston with an in-house machine shop which allows students hands-on training and experience in an industrial setting. This-second year community team is made up of students from four different public and private high schools: Holy Cross Secondary, Regiopolis-Notre Dame, KCVI, and Leahurst College. Our team has done STEM community outreach presentations of our robot and team at 5 schools, 3 community organizations, 5 community events, been on TV and radio and featured in the newspaper.
What the FIRST Robotics Competition is about:
The Machine Mavericks use the fall season to learn machining, software development, Computer Aided Drawing, safety protocols, team organization and non-profit business development. The team prepares for a grueling six week build season beginning the first week of January where they put their newly learned STEM skills to the ultimate test: building a 120lb robot that works! March - April teams compete regionally, provincially and, if they make it, globally.
What It Costs:
It takes substantial resources to give students hands-on, real world experience with STEM, run a robotics team, buy robot parts, and register for competitions. However, we believe that the resources invested in fostering STEM projects and awareness will immensely benefit our community and our nation.
A basic robot costs about $7,000 to build. Here are just a few sample costs that we have:
$3,075 FRC Basic Startup Kit
$224 CIM Motor
$1,300 Swerve and Steer Module
$435 Robot Controller
$390 Vertical Build Kit
$259 Intake System Kit
Here are a few sample costs for competitions:
$3,500 Regional Competition Registration
$3,500 Provincial Competition Registration
$6,500 World Championship Registration
Please visit our website where you can learn more about our team, see pictures of us hard at work, and take note of our wonderful sponsors. www.machinemavericks.com
Making Kingston Proud!
We are also very proud to be part of Kingston, Ontario's growing STEM success! All three of Kingston's FIRST robotics high school level teams (WAFFLES , Lake Effect , and Machine Mavericks) qualified for World Championships in 2019. Meanwhile, Queen's University Faculty of Engineering leads Canada in the number of female enrollment (28%). Thank you Kingston for investing in the future!
A very warm thank you for donations of any size to make our season possible! Please share the word if you can!
A short video about our team:
Organizer and beneficiary
Olivia O'Driscoll
Organizer
Kingston, ON
Helen MacIntyre
Beneficiary