This Saturday, FTC 13227, The Mechnicats, along with another member from team 11745 and other future Robocats presented their robots at the Dallas ISD Family Fun Fair sponsored by the Dallas Regional Day School Program (RDSP) for the Deaf. The Family Fun Fair was an exclusive Deaf only event that provided a fun, family friendly area filled with food and festivities to introduce and connect other Deaf Ed and Special Education families. The event was a huge success, largely in

After winning the MOTIVATE award at the Wylie Regional, the Mechanicats were invited to participate in the 2018 UIL State Championship for FTC in Austin Texas! Due to DISD, the girls had the pleasure of sharing a bus with Townview's FTC team, Iron Reign. Both of these teams left Austin with a win! The Mechanicats placed 12th place out of 32 and Iron Reign was 1st pick for the 1st seed alliance captain. Overall the Mechanicats ended their rookie season with 3 awards and experi

Last Thursday, the Mechanicats participated in the Women's Technology Coalition Forum. The forum was held at Venture X and hosted a variety of both men and women in STEM. This was a great learning experience for the Mechanicats because it allowed them to connect with other people that work in fields not typically related to STEM, but that used the foundations of STEM to expand their businesses and fields of expertise. The team was graciously invited by Bri Crow, the founder