So, what is Dragomight?
About Team Dragomight
We are a community robot-building team competing in First Tech Challenge, a robot-building competition. We welcome new team members in grades 7-12 interested in working together in the Ocala, Florida, area.
As we work through the competition, team members develop Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) skills and practice engineering principles while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and sharing ideas.
Competitions are exciting sporting events with Robot Matches, judging interviews, and Teams and Robot performance awards. To have a successful season, it is very important for us to have team members with a diverse set of skills and interests such as:
Robot Building
Robot Programming
Robot Art and Design
Robot Business Management
Gracious Professionalism
FIRST® uses this term to describe our programs’ intent. Gracious Professionalism® is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community.
Watch Dr. Woodie Flowers explain Gracious Professionalism in this short video.
Team Roles and Responsibilities
FIRST Tech Challenge provides opportunities for students with diverse sets of interests to contribute to the success of the team.
Team Dragomight is composed of six sub-teams, each with distinct and important roles and responsibilities.
Engineering Design Process
The team work together to solve the season's challenge using the Engineering Design Process. Here's a nice short video that describes the Engineering Design Process.
FTC Season Timeline
FIRST Tech Challenge is a year-long program, starting with registration opening in May and ending with the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in April. The competition season varies from region to region, but it can start as early as October and run through April for teams that advance. The following chart details the different aspects of the season and when they happen:
