Welcome!

Welcome to the 2007-2008 Fembots website. We are an all-girls robotics team at St. Francis High School from Sacramento, CA. Our team was founded in 2000 by a Physics teacher, Mr. Glasser, who encouraged us to participate in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition.

Our mission is to nurture our curiosity of science and technology, create lasting friendships, develop new skills, and prove that an all-girls team can do just as well as any other team. But most importantly, we want to have fun, and FIRST sure gives us plenty of opportunities!

Keep reading about who we are...

NOTE: No, we are not in any way, shape, or form affiliated with or related to the Austin Powers Fembots.

Breaking News!

Congratulations to the Fembots for winning the Chairman's Award at the Davis Sacramento Regional! Click here to read the Chairman's essay.

Also, a HUGE congratulations to Mr. Gary Blakesley for receiving the Woodie Flowers Award! Click here to read the Woodie Flowers essay.

News and Updates

This year's video is finished! Go watch it!

The robot has been unveiled! Click here to meet Grrraham!

Want to know what happened during build? Check out the Weekly Journal to see our progress during Build Season.

Off-season Meetings: Every Thursday from 3:30pm to 6:30pm in Room 333.

The gallery is updated periodically with pictures from this year. Click here to see them!

What is FIRST?

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter. FIRST is a multinational non-profit organization that encourages and inspires kids to study and have fun with science, math, engineering, and technology.

FIRST operates several programs, including, the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), the high school level competition, FIRST Lego League (FLL) for younger students ages 9-14, and the FIRST Vex Challenge (FVC), a mid-level robotics competition also for high school students.

Keep reading about FIRST...

2008 Game: Overdrive

This year, FIRST has challenged us to a game called Overdrive. The goal of this game is to race around a nascar-like track while crossing finish lines and hurdling a gargantuan (40 inches in diameter) rubber ball, covered with cloth, over what is called an "overpass."

Keep reading about this year's game...

This year's robot: Grrraham
Meet Grrraham!
Competition: Davis Sacramento Regional, Silicon Valley Regional, Championships (Atlanta, GA)