overview

team xbot is a robotics competition team with the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST visit www.usfirst.org) organization. Students are recruited from Franklin High School Seattle, WA and the Seattle's inner city south end public high schools. Students work together with professional engineers to design, build, and program a 120 pound 5 feet competition robot in six short weeks. The 3D animation team creates a safety animation entry and a regional entry based on the animation award theme. Marketing, fund raising and team management keeps the team in motion.

CALLING ALL FHS STUDENTS and Friends - the 2008/2009 season is around the corner. team xbot will be at the FHS 9th grade orientation August 28, 2008 - come meet us - JOIN this amazing nationally recognized team. For more info, contact Mrs. Lew - dylew@teamxbot.org

Click here to watch our 2008 animation entry.
Click here to See the 2008 Animation Storyboard.

headliners

03.19.2008 At the FIRST Microsoft Seattle Regional competition in Tacoma, OCHO earned the eighth seed position, and was picked to be in the 2nd seed alliance coming in as semifinalist. However, we didn't go home empty handed. The team won the highest and most prestigious award, The Chairman's Award honoring the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST. Team xbot was also awarded the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award, in recognition of the entrepreneurial spirit of a team that, since inception, has developed the framework for a comprehensive business plan to scope, manage, and achieve team objectives.
03.03.2008 Team xbot comes home from a long weekend competing at the Oregon Regional (2/28-3/1). We are proud to have placed 2nd out of 55 teams and Semi Finalist along side our alliance partners Team 100 from Woodside, CA and Rookie All-Stars Team 2550 from Oregon City, OR. Ocho will be heading to Tacoma for the Microsoft Seattle Regional for more action!
02.19.2008 FedEx has come to pick up X8: Ocho. Now all we have to do is wait until we head down to Portland.
02.15.2008 Animation team finishes up just in time! Check out the storyboard and animation.

Mark your calendars for upcomming events!
September All Hands on Deck team meeting - Sat. 9/20
Franklin High School 9th Grade Orientation Aug. 28, 2008 5:30 pm
Georgetown, Seattle WA - Power Tool Races June 28, 2008. - Click here to view us @ the 2008 PTR

Articles from last season:
April 2007 From Seattle to Atlanta.Click here to view Press Release.
March 2007 Taking home Engineering Inspiration Award. Click here to view Press Release.