Front Page News

May 30, 2024 • 1

SaMoTech made the front page of our local newspaper! This is an amazing opportunity to share our vision of bringing robotics teams and FTC competitions to Santa Monica's public schools. Check out the full article in the Santa Monica Daily Press HERE!

Robot Festival Hosts!

April 27, 2024 • 2

SaMoTech was thrilled to represent FIRST at the Santa Monica Arts & Literacy Festival, especially with this year's theme: ROBOTS! We kicked off the event with a mainstage presentation and hosted a booth where we connected with local kids, giving them hands-on experience driving our robots.

STEAM Expo Presenters

April 13, 2024 • 1

We had an amazing experience representing FIRST at the Grant Elementary STEAM Expo with our friends, The CyberDragons. We loved demonstrating STEAM applications while encouraging students to become more involved in robotics. Kids and parents had fun driving around our robots while learning about FIRST and FTC.

Second Season Success!

March 9, 2024 • 1

Once again, we went undefeated through the regular season and Interleague meets to earn a spot at the Regional Championships! There, our season ended in a thrilling double semi-final tie-breaker, just shy of the World Championship. No regrets—an amazing year full of growth. We're ready to push even further next season!

About Us

SaMoTech is a 501c3 community-based robotics team competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). Based in Santa Monica, CA, our mission is to inspire young people to be the science and technology leaders of the future. Through participation in FTC, we develop hands-on skills in engineering, robotics, and coding while improving life-skills like teamwork and self-confidence.
SaMoTech currently has 9 members, aged 14-16, all hard-working and high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds and with varied interests, each bringing a vital perspective necessary for our success.
We students are responsible for the design and construction of our robots, using a variety of tools and techniques, with guidance from our volunteer coaches and mentors. We also collaborate on marketing and outreach efforts, helping to promote the team and engage with our community. In particular, we dedicate many hours to helping other teams and schools.

FIRST Tech Challenge

FIRST challenges teams of students, grades 7-12, to design, build, and program autonomous & driver-operated robots that compete in head-to-head competitions. Each unique season concludes with inter-league, regional, and world championships. Participants also gain access to education opportunities, exclusivescholarships, and potential dream employers. FIRST organizes robotics competitions involving more than 600,000 students in over 100 countries through programs sponsored by the likes of Amazon, Disney & NASA.

Support Us

As all members of SaMoTech, including coaches and mentors, serve as unpaid volunteers, every donation will be used to cover practical expenses such as robot components, control systems, tools, registration fees, as well as marketing and travel/transport expenses. Any surplus funds will go to support SaMoTech’s future FIRST seasons or will be donated to other FTC teams in need. Donations to SaMoTech can be made through SaMoTech Booster Club, a 501c3 non-profit charity. Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US. Thank you for any consideration you may give to supporting our team.

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