Who We Are

FRC Team 930 Mukwonago BEARs is a high school robotics team based out of Mukwonago, Wisconsin. With dedicated mentors and a thriving student base, Team 930 strives to inspire and develop future generations of innovators and leaders. Team 930 has a rapidly growing student base of over 40 students and 15 mentors. We are always seeking opportunities to give back to our community.

Programming

Team 930’s programming subteam develops the software of the robot. This ranges from creating simple commands to extend and retract a solenoid piston to producing complex instructions that allow the robot to run autonomously without user input. Members of programming utilize Visual Studio’s environment for coding in Java while using GitHub for managing code repositories. They also communicate with other subteams of Team 930 to ensure the code aligns with the robot’s hardware.

Electromechanical

The electromechanical subteam, divided into three smaller sections (Fabrication, CAD, Electrical), is responsible for the creation of the physical aspect of the robot. Members of the electromechanical subteam manage the construction and wires of the robot. Our design process starts with our CAD team, where they design parts of our future robot to fit the yearly competition. From there, members of the team move into the manufacturing stage where materials are tested and modified into parts using our CAD illustrations. With all of the parts in place, the assembly, wiring, and tubing pneumatics of the robot are able to occur. The electromechanical subteam also collaborates with other subteams of Team 930 in order to oversee the use of the robot, ensuring that if an electromechanical issue arises, it can be fixed swiftly and efficiently.

Electrical

The Electrical subteam is responsible for giving the robot its ability to move and complete the tasks for the season. Electrical also helps out the rest of the Electromechanical Team during the parts of Build Season to help keep things moving along throughout the team. From simply crimping connectors to wires, all the way to running the pneumatic systems on the robot, the Electrical subteam is critical for ensuring that the robot can perform the tasks that the team designs and plans to carry out during the year’s challenge.

CAD

Team 930 designs and models our robots with computer software such as Onshape. Using Onshape, we can digitally test the strength, size, and weight of our robot before fabricating. Besides providing a map that can be used by all of the other teams to know where each part will need to go, the drawings combined with the fabrication tools available to us at Mukwonago High School allow for rapid prototyping and testing of our designs.

FABRICATION

The Fabrication subteam is responsible for the production of all parts and pieces of the robot. Fabrication is also responsible for a majority of the robot's assembly and it's structure. From machining gearbox hex shafts on the Lathe, all the way to making complex parts on the Haas CNC Mill, there is a lot of work to go around for all the members of the Fabrication Team. This is where the team's robot starts to look more like a robot, and less like a computer-generated model.

Business

The Business subteam is responsible for how Team 930 executes its public relations with the community. They do this through maintaining various sponsors, organizing community outreach events, and posting social media advertisements. Students formalize the Team’s annual budget and manage finances throughout the course of the season.

Strategy

Strategy’s main focus during our season is scouting the performance of other teams during competition. Strategy creates custom databases and a scouting system for each competition to create a pick-list for selecting robot partners. They have in-depth robot discussions about match strategies and also aids in robot design discussions.

FIRST impact

Previously known as the Chairman’s Award, the FIRST Impact Award is the highest award honor in FIRST. Students in the FIRST Impact subteam work together to create the annual essays, video, and presentation. In order to accomplish this, throughout the year students must initiate outreach events that promote the ideals of FIRST. The values of FIRST allow for STEM to be spread across the world and make our community a more unified and positive area.