Videos

This page has links to some of our videos. If the URLs of the videos change in the future, we will do our best to update these links.

Many past videos are available on YouTube channel smanrobotics. You can check out individual videos, and playlists which group videos by year/topic. You can also subscribe and be notified as new videos are released.

*** Here is a brief highlight video showing short clips of our robots from each of the last 12 seasons of FRC.

*** Featured Video The 971 approach (expressed by mentors and student).

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*** The Spartan Series, seminars presented by Team #971

• 2022 Spartan Series - 9 videos

• 2020 Spartan Series - 11 workshops (virtual event)

• 2019 Spartan Series - 17 videos

• 2018 Spartan Series - 5 videos

• 2017 Spartan Series - 9 videos

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*** 2022 Season - Rapid React

• 2022 Robot Reveal
  • 971 Spartan Robotics reveal of their robot for the 2022 game season RAPID REACT.
  • Thanks to all the students, mentors, and sponsors. .

• 2022 Season Highlights for Team #971, Spartan Robotics
  • 5 minute video, covering all phases of the season: kickoff, brainstorming, prototyping, design/build/fabrication, promoting STEM, and competing at tournaments.

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*** 2020/21 Season - Infinite Recharge / At Home

• 2021 Robot Reveal
  • 971 Spartan Robotics reveal of their robot for the 2020/2021 game season INFINATE RECHARGE.
  • Thanks to all the students, mentors, and sponsors. .

• 2021 Skills Challenge Competition
  • FRC teams showed off what their robots and drivers could do in a skills challenge based on the 2020 INFINITE RECHARGE game. This video is a composite of a set of videos the team submitted as part of a virtual competition.

• High School club week promo video for FRC 971 (2021)
  • Mountain View High School clubs were invited to each submit a short promotional video as part of a virtual club day event at the school. This video was designed by one of the students, using video clips and photos from past FRC seasons.

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*** 2019 Season - Deep Space

• 2019 Robot Reveal
  • 971 Spartan Robotics reveal of their robot for the 2019 game season DEEP SPACE.
  • Thanks to all the students, mentors, and sponsors. Special thanks to Brian Culver for long night editing before our 1st regional.

• 2019 Season Highlights for Team #971, Spartan Robotics
  • 25 minute video, covering all phases of the season: kickoff, brainstorming, prototyping, design/build/fabrication, assembly/bringup/test, making enhancements, promoting STEM, and competing at tournaments.

• Video by FUN (First Updates Now), Behind the Glass with 971 humans in Houston
  • Watch a match, from behind the glass (as if you were standing directly behind the 971 drive team and human player)

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*** 2018 Season - Power UP

• 971's robot in action at regional competitions
  • San Francisco and Silicon Valley regional competitions.
  • The 2018 robot's name was Curiosity.

• 2018 Robot Reveal
  • 971 Spartan Robotics reveal of their robot for the 2018 game season POWER UP.
  • Thanks to all the students, mentors, and sponsors who made this robot possible.

• Chezy Champs Qtr Final3 match#2
  • Shows both the overall flow of a match, and closeups of team 971's robot.
  • note: missed the first few seconds of autonomous period.
• KMVT, a Community Media & Television station, produced two videos showcasing FRC and team 971 Spartan Robotics.
  • Robots and Their Young Masters. Interviews of 971 students and Theresa Bateman from FIRST, with an introduction to the Silicon Valley Regional.
  • Spartan Robotics - We Are 971. Enthusiastic students design and build robots while learning communication and teamwork.

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*** 2017 Season - FIRST STEAMworks

• 2017 Robot Reveal
  • 971 Spartan Robotics reveal of their robot for the 2017 game season STEAMWORKS.
• San Francisco Regional, Team 971’s robot in action, including closeups
  • Showcases team 971's robot, manipulating balls, gears, and climbing a rope.
  • Action viewed from the audience perspective and from the edge of the field.
• San Francisco Regional, Team 971 in match semifinal 1-2
  • A complete match, from beginning to end.
  • Shows the overall flow of a match, with some extra focus on team 971's robot.
• Silicon Valley Regional, Team 971 in match quarterfinal 3-1
  • A complete match, from beginning to end.
  • Shows both the overall flow of a match, and closeups of team 971's robot.
• Wyn Schuh selected as Woodie Flowers finalist at the Silicon Valley Regional (!!)
  • Based on a student essay, one mentor is recognized at each tournament.
• Team 971 being selected for Chairman’s award at the Silicon Valley Regional (!!)
  • One team receives this prestigious award at each regional tournament. It acknowledges sustained promotion of STEM education.
  • The award is based on an essay submitted by the team, and a student presentation to a panel of judges.
• Team 971 - Chairman’s award video
  • Sharing the story of team 971, and our promotion of STEM education.
  • This video is not used in selecting the winner, but the award winning team’s video gets played during the award ceremony.
• Team #71 shout out to Jim Beck
  • Jim Beck has been an awesome FRC California Regional Director for many years.
• Houston Championship, match 51 on Carver field
  • Shows overall flow of a match, and closeups of team 971's robot.
  • 971 shooting balls and running gears, overcomes dead alliance partner robot.
• Houston Championship, quarter final 1 tiebreaker match on Carver field
  • Shows overall flow of a match, and closeups of team 971's robot.
  • 971 autonomous mode delivers a gear and scores balls.
  • Alliance delivers last gear and climbs in final seconds to win the match.
• Houston Championship, semi final 1 tiebreaker match on Carver field
  • Shows both the overall flow of a match and team 971's robot in action.
  • 971 shooting balls, running gears, and playing defense.
  • Heartbreaking - Alliance partner robot crashes to the ground (rope breaks).
• Robotics Competition News coverage of 971 at the Houston World Championship, including video interviews of students in our pit.
  These demonstrate how much high school students can learn in the FRC program, where the students work side-by-side with science and engineering professionals and other adult mentors.
  • Robot Overview, with Ginger Schmidt (14 minutes). A detailed description of 971's 2017 robot and is amazingly well done.
  • Sensor Integration, with Adam Snaider (3 minutes). Describes how 971 uses encoders with index pulses along with potentiometers to precisely control the robot mechanisms.
• Nvidia video for Champs
  • This video features teams they sponsored in the 2017 season, including 971.
• 2017 Season Highlights for Team #971, Spartan Robotics
  • 45 minute video, covering all phases of the season: kickoff, brainstorming, prototyping, design/build/fabrication, assembly/bringup/test, making enhancements, promoting STEM, and competing at tournaments.

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*** 2016 Season - Stronghold

• 2016 Robot Reveal
  • 971 Spartan Robotics reveal of their robot for the 2016 game season Stronghold.

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*** 2014 Season - Aerial Assist

• 2014 Robot Reveal
  • 971 Spartan Robotics reveal of their robot for the 2014 game season Aerial Assist.

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*** We plan to add more links to past videos here. For now, go to the smanrobotics YouTube channel.