CircuitRunners Robotics is 20 year old 501(c)(3) nonprofit robotics organization working out of Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA. CircuitRunners Robotics owns and operates 4 robotics teams, including an FRC team, two FTC teams, and a BEST team

FRC

Under strict rules, limited time and resources, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, hone teamwork skills, build, and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get. Teams get 9 weeks to prototype, design, build, program, and test their robots before they travel to compete in a 3 on 3 competition format for 3 days against other teams, fighting for a chance to advance to the world championship.

FTC

It’s way more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team.

BEST

BEST, a middle and high school robotics competition whose mission is to engage and excite students about engineering, science, and technology as well as inspire them to pursue careers in these fields. Through participation in our project-based STEM program, students learn to analyze and solve problems utilizing the Engineering Design Process, which helps them develop technological literacy skills. It is these skills that industry seeks in its workforce.