Team 1323 – MadTown Robotics

What We Do

MadTown Robotics is dedicated to furthering the curiosity and knowledge of students. We teach students important life and work skills that will allow them to thrive and succeed in the rapidly evolving world we live in. We train them to work as a team and cooperate with their team members in order to achieve victory. We strive to teach every individual what they wish to learn and encourage them to seek a better understanding of the unknown.

Our Vision

At MadTown, we envision a community brought closer together by the opportunities that FIRST and VEX have provided for millions of young students. In the coming years, we hope to establish a FIRST Lego Team in every elementary school and a VEX IQ Team in every middle school in Madera.

Our Goal

We hope to expand our team and branch out to other schools. With our program’s expansion we want to increase the number of students dedicated to the team. Not only do we wish to grow in numbers, but we also want to encourage more students to follow a path into FIRST, whether through our robotics team or by creating their own. In the end, we strive to help technology thrive in the Central Valley.

Our Approach

We attend community events (such as our local fair and various community festivals), help with presentations at local schools, and even host our very own off-season competition, the MadTown ThrowDown. Recently, our students have visited other schools to promote the opportunities that students can take advantage of, regardless of what school or grade level they belong to. Together with faculty members, we are achieving our goal in spreading FIRST throughout our community.

2023 Season Overview

This 2023, FRC season saw the creation of one of MadTown’s best robots to date. The team engineered one of the best intakes and claw mechanisms in the competition, carrying the robot to the World Championships held in Houston, Texas. Our robot was capable of succeeding in every aspect of the 2023 game, FIRST Charged Up. We proved that Team 1323 has the capability and the drive to achieve huge success, despite originating from a small agricultural-based town where technology is not exactly the main focus.

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Gathering Victories

Madtown Robotics gathered more victories and awards under its belt this 2023 season, winning the Central Valley Regional and qualifying for World Championships. We then went on to win the Moneterey Bay Regional. While at the competition, MadTown Robotics won the Innovation in Control Award. Following our success, we went on to dominate in our division at Houston, obtaining our Sub-division win and the Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors. Our hard work paid off when we won the Houston Championship and placing 1st in the world.

Impacting Our Community

One of the team’s main priorities is creating opportunities for children to dive into the world of engineering. In recent years, we have dedicated ourselves to establishing FIRST programs in neighboring schools in order to encourage students to seek a better understanding of the world of technology. We have even opened up MadTown Robotic’s doors to students from all high schools in Madera. It is our goal to impact as many students as possible and push them to achieve greater things. As we found these new groups, we hope to one day help every child achieve success not only in programs such as FIRST Robotics, but in the real world as well.

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