About Us

SaMoTech is a student-led, all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit community team founded in 2022 by six freshmen at Santa Monica High School. Now with ten members, ages 15–18, working out of a family garage, SaMoTech has fought its way to the #1 ranking in the SoCal region, competing against teams backed by schools with paid coaches and dedicated workspaces. Beyond learning engineering and robotics through competition, we regularly support other teams and promote robotics and STEM education in our local community. Here are just some highlights of SaMoTech’s journey so far: