FRC Bootcamp
Date: Sunday, December 7th, 2025
Time: 9am – 4pm
Location:
1947 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Event is held at
College of Engineering at Temple University
Comcast FIRST Robotics Bootcamp
support by FRC 316 the LUNATECS
Sunday, December 7th, 2025 9am – 4:00pm
In-Person at the College of Engineering at Temple University, Philadelphia
The event will kickoff with a keynote speaker and have seminars on: Social Media, Machine Learning, Scouting and Strategy, Preparing for Inspection, Robot Design and Team sustainability (topics subject to change).
Seminars are presented by veteran First Mid Atlantic FRC mentors and students
| Room: | RM 110 | RM 108A | RM 108B | RM 102 | RM 116 | RM 126 | RM 304 | RM 305 | RM 308 | RM 312 | |
| Check-In & Breakfast | 8:00 – 9:00 | — | — | — | Breakfast Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Opening Remarks | 9:00 – 9:10 | Opening Remarks: Gordon McClennen |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welcome | 9:10 – 9:15 | Temple University’s Dean of Engineering: Dean Keya Sadeghipour |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keynote Speaker | 9:15 – 9:50 | Keynote Speaker: Bob Gaydos |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Session 1 | 10:00 – 10:50 | What to Expect as a Rookie Team (Isriah Keila & the RoboLancers – Team 321) |
How to Prepare for a Mock Kickoff (Firebirds – Team 433) |
Navigating the Python API of the Blue Alliance (Owen Busler from Sisters 1st – Team 8513) |
Behind the Robot: How to Build a Team That Runs Like a Business (Kirsten Jahn Richardson from Miss Daisy – Team 341) |
How to Pass Inspection (Tom Galie & Clem McKown) |
Robotics Lab Tour (50 people; 25 people per 15 min tour) |
Python for the RoboRio I (Brad Babb – Comcast ULearn Instructor) |
Preparing Your Team for Judging (Lynn OGara from Cyber Crusaders – Team 272) |
Developing a Safety Progam (The Fightin’ Robotic Owls – Team 5401) |
Battery Care, Maintenance, and Maintaining
(Shawn Smith from Krypton Kougars – Team 2539) |
| Session 2 | 11:00 – 11:50 | — | Let’s Do a Mock Kickoff (Firebirds – Team 433) |
YAGSL (Owen Busler from Sisters 1st – Team 8513) |
How to Impact (Lunatecs – Team 316) |
Panel Discussion (Miss Daisy – Team 341, The Metal Moose – Team 1391, Stuypulse – Team 694) |
Robotics Lab Tour (50 people; 25 people per 15 min tour) |
Python for the RoboRio II (Brad Babb – Comcast ULearn Instructor) |
Social Media and Your Team (Cyber Crusaders – Team 272 & The Fightin’ Robotic Owls – Team 5401) |
A.U.T.O. Autism Understanding Through Outreach (The Fightin’ Robotic Owls – Team 5401) |
— |
| Lunch | 12:00 – 12:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Session 3 | 1:00 – 1:50 | — | Swerve Drive (Carlos Reckler from Cyber Crusaders – Team 272) |
Preparing an Alliance for a Match (Joe Blay from Stuypulse – Team 694) |
Strategy: Kickoff and Competition (Sean Stevens from Miss Daisy – Team 341) |
Effective FRC Prototyping (Lunatecs – Team 316) |
Robotics Lab Tour (50 people; 25 people per 15 min tour) |
Python for the RoboRio III (Brad Babb – Comcast ULearn Instructor) |
Sustainability and Fundraising (Firebirds – Team 433) |
Github for FRC Teams (The Fightin’ Robotic Owls – Team 5401) |
Limelight
(Krypton Kougars – Team 2539) |
| Session 4 | 2:00 – 2:50 | — | Vision Tracking (SCH Robotics – Team 1218) |
Barriers and Bridges (Isriah Keila from Robolancers – Team 321) |
Creating a Build System (Sean Stevens from Miss Daisy – Team 341) |
Engineering Design (John Cross from Cyber Crusaders – Team 272) |
Robotics Lab Tour (50 people; 25 people per 15 min tour) |
Machine Learning I (Jenny Zhang) |
Student Leadership (Firebirds – Team 433) |
Tips & Tricks to Help Improve Reliability & Performance of your Robot & Team (Mike Leicht from Cougar Robotics – Team 1403) |
— |
| Session 5 | 3:00 – 3:50 | — | Strategy (SCH Robotics – Team 1218) |
MiniFRC: Using XRPs to Build Student Skills (Firebirds – Team 433) |
How-To: Robot Design Binder (Kara Bakowski from Miss Daisy – Team 341) |
Panel Discussion (Sab-BOT-tage – Team 1640, Krypton Kougars – Team 2539, Mechanical Mustangs – Team 3314) |
Robotics Lab Tour (50 people; 25 people per 15 min tour) |
Machine Learning II (Jenny Zhang) |
Swerve Simulation (Owen Busler from Sisters 1st – Team 8513) |
Let’s Unify Our Scouting Data: VRoboHub Launch (Vihaan Chhabria from Retro Robotics – Team 7414) |
— |
