Our Vision

Welcome to Penn Robotics' Website!

Now that our season has started we are looking for more and more support from our community. If you are interested in helping our efforts you can become a sponsor by the "Donate" button at the top left.

As excited as we are about the world of Science and Engineering, students and mentors here at Team 135 would like to spread our enthusiasm and knowledge throughout the community! For the seventh year in a row, the Penn Robotics Summer Camps will be in action. With a variety of 6 different camps, any child will have an incredible and educational experience. To read more and register, please visit here! See you soon!

The sincere belief of Team 135, and the definition we hope the world will come to agree with:

Reform the way we approach everyday situations.

Open other's eyes to Math, Science, and Technology.

Build awareness of Engineering and problem solving.

Overlook differences and embrace similarities.

Traverse the gap between education and application.

Interact with the community and local businesses.

Create a final product using cutting-edge technology.

Strive to always better ourselves and the world around us.

Penn Robotics is much more than a class.

We are a team of motivated students who work together to accomplish a single goal: to design and build a robot as a team and to have it perform well in competition.

This goal, however, should not be considered the sole ambition of the Black Knights, Team 135. While a competent and successful robot is important to us, we value the lessons and benefits of the FIRST program.

Among these are:

• The prospect of new friends as the FIRST program breaks down the social boundaries typical of high school.
• The opportunity we have to work with amazing mentors who willingly offer their time, experience, and patience year after year, regardless of our performance.
• The ability to learn from our successes and build upon the Black Knight prestige on a yearly basis.
• The fortune to learn from our failures as a team and our individual mistakes in order to avoid them both in season and in our future.
• The immense potential for personal growth as we work towards the goal of our team, especially in the areas of Coopertition™ and Gracious Professionalism™.

As we prepare for the 2012 FIRST Robotics season, we understand the technicalities and necessities that will make up a successful year for the Penn High School Robotics Team. Still, we realize that we don’t have all the answers yet. We look forward to what we do not already know — the lessons and experiences that are sure to come — because we understand that a robot that can succeed on a game field will have little bearing on the future. The journey we take along the way, however, could make all the difference.

Team 135

The Black Knights