WE ARE FTC TEAM 11717!
The Circuit Breakers are an educational robotics team from Baker Middle School.
We are a Troy Robotics Foundation Team!!
Since 2016 we've compete FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC).
WHAT DO WE DO
Our team promotes diversity of members with different backgrounds.
We promote STEAM and FTC not only in our school but in the surrounding community by our numerous outreach events and initiatives in the Troy School District and greater Southeast Michigan community.
Come meet us at competitions or at any of our numerous outreach events - ranging from scout troop demonstrations, to hosting Town Halls, to demoing at car shows like the Troy Traffic Jam.
Every year we host our own Cars Bots & Coffee car show and next summer we'll host a full FTC pre-season competition, the Summer Breaker!
OUR ALUMNI & IMPACT
Our alumni join FRC 8728 Argonauts, FRC Team 226 Hammerheads, FRC 7769 The Crew, & FRC 33 The Killer Bees
We work with 8728 out of The Argo at Athens High School
Teams can connect with us anytime for support, outreach, collaborations, etc. We'd love to hear from you!
COMING SOON
We will be adding a team & robot page including all our designs and season pictures over the 2024 off-season, as well as embedded youtube videos and our shared CAD that includes our sliders, mecanum designs, gearboxes, pulley keepers, etc.
October 11th is Woodie Flowers day, commemorating his life and work after his passing in 2019. One of the first people to use competition to teach robotics and a founding member of the FIRST team, Woodie was and still is a true inspiration. Please watch these videos and I hope they inspire you to dig deeper. Read more about Woodie and FIRST.
What's cookin'?
Here's a little section of what event we've got coming up next, what we might be working on, and maybe a few little teasers of our projects
Into the Deep - FTC 2024
Our team is excited to dive right in and brainstorm this year's challenge, starting with the kickoff on September 7th!
We are now working on prototypes to help us build and program the robot for this year.
Want to know more? Click on https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc/game-and-season for Game and Season info.
Our 2024 robots are starting to come together!
There's MUCH more work to do, but in true Circuit Breaker fashion you can bet it's going to be black and green!
Our next event: October 25
We will be handing out candies to all the little ghoulies and ghosties and superheroes in costume at the Troy Historic Village on October 26 from 4 pm - 8 pm. Learn more and register in advance at https://www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/trick-or-treat-superheroes/
Meet our Mecbot
We have been adding more cool parts to our mecbot. The highlight is our own compliance wheels with in-built suspension. Look out for the complete CAD, print files and build / programming manuals soon!
How Can We Help You?
Connect with us via email us at ftc11717@gmail.com
You can also connect with our team on the Troy Robotics Foundation Community Discord
Feel free to contact us regarding anything FIRST related - even if you aren't part of FIRST in Michigan - we are here to help!
FIRST in MICHIGAN
FTC 11717, The Circuit Breakers, would not be possible without FIRST in Michigan, who shares our vision of empowering youth through STEAM & business opportunities.
