FIRST Robotics Competition Team 980, The ThunderBots - A community robotics team based in Burbank/Glendale/North LA County

Los Angeles, CA
Joined April 2009
Our campers and instructors alike had a wonderful time at our annual STEM Camp! This year we taught our campers LEGO Mindstorms coding, OnShape CAD and Basics of Engineering. We also welcomed guest speakers who work in engineering fields. #omgrobots
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Congrats to our Co-Captain, driver, and fabrication lead @bdimasci35 on his nomination to the Air Force Academy! He was chosen for a competitive slot from California’s 28th district. With this nomination, he will be in the final rounds of selections to be a future Falcon. (1/2)
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In addition to FIRST, Brian is a varsity athlete at Burbank High School, the cadet commander of his Civil Air Patrol Unit, a student pilot with over 50 hours, and an artist. He plans to major in aerospace engineering with a minor in international relations or foreign affairs.
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Thank you so much for all the interest and support for our stem camp! We have reached our registration limit and will be closing the link on our website
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Here’s a quick reminder of our online stem camp! If you’re interested, you can register at team980.com! #omgrobots
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We're hosting an online stem camp for middle school students! If you're interested, head to team980.com to register!
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It was awesome to talk to you all!!!! We had a great time :)
Yesterday we talked with @frc980. It was great and informative conference for us. We learned lots of things but the most important thing was that we made great friends. Thank you @frc980 !!! ⚡⚡⚡#FRC #omgrobots #morethanrobots #goldenhorn
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Our team has contributed $980 to this fund, please support and spread the word!! give.firstinspires.org/campa…
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After a great two weeks, we’ve finished our #LEGORoboCamp @LibraryBurbank! Special thanks to @NohoRobo for helping out and to the library for hosting! #outreach #OMGRobots
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We’re starting our first day of #LEGORoboCamp @LibraryBurbank! Through this week and again next week, volunteers from our team and @NohoRobo will teach children from all over Burbank basic building and programming for LEGO robotics! #omgrobots #LEGO #firstlegoleague #outreach
You can now buy tickets for the September 2nd STEAM Day at #Dodgers Stadium on our website, team980.com/steam-day-at-dod…! Get yours now, and see our robot throw out the FIRST pitch! #omgrobots #LADetermined
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Get your tickets for #STEAM day at Dodger Stadium! On September 2nd, our robot will be throwing the FIRST pitch for the Dodgers/Diamondbacks game—be there! Go to team980.com/steam-day-at-dod… for tickets! #omgrobots #STEAMDay #Dodgers #DodgerStadium
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Closing off the #FIRSTPowerUp season with our team banquet! Good luck to all of our departing seniors! #ClassOf2018 #omgrobots
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Thanks to @Robodox, @25RNRR, and @DelphiAcademyLA’s FLL Delphi Dragons for helping us with our open house @LibraryBurbank! #omgrobots
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We’ll be @LibraryBurbank from 10 AM—3 PM Saturday (5/19) for a robotics open house, be sure to drop by! #outreach #omgrobots
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We just finished Los Angeles Regional as Chairman’s winners and regional finalists! #omgrobots #laregional #chairmansaward – at Pomona, CA
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Our Controls mentor, wariokirby (Alex Davis) won Woodie Flowers at LA Regional!… instagram.com/p/BgaA4Q0A7ro/
Bagged the robot at the end of a very successful build season, can’t wait to get to competition! @FIRSTweets #omgrobots #bagday #powerup #stopbuildday – at Burbank, CA
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Check out our website for an update on our build progress! team980.com/build-season-upd…
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