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Outreach & Community

Impact Beyond the Field

We pair competitive rigor with community presence—because the same habits that win matches also power classrooms, summer camps, and public demos.

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Children reached in Uzbekistan summer camps

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Visitors engaged at Otronicon

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Raised through FLL summer camps

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FIRST teams mentored / founded

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Countries reached through international outreach

International Outreach

WINDING UP THE WORLD

Our international footprint is intentional: logistics, curriculum, and mentorship travel with the same seriousness as our robot cadence. From Uzbekistan summer camps reaching more than two hundred students to kit donations and collaboration across multiple continents, we treat global outreach as engineering delivery—measurable outcomes, respectful partnerships, and student-to-student teaching that scales.

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Uzbekistan

Summer STEM camps reaching 200+ students with hands-on robotics curriculum.

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Puerto Rico

FLL summer camp programs building local competitive pathways.

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Japan

Collaboration with Osaka Prefectural Sumiyoshi High School.

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India

LEGO Mindstorms and Tetrix kit donations for classroom programs.

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Brazil

FRC mentoring support for growing regional participation.

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Mozambique

Woodie Flowers Boxes and FLL camp planning with community partners.

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South Africa

Outreach materials and camp planning alongside regional teams.

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Argentina

FLL kit packaging and shipping to extend access.

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Ukraine

Online STEM curriculum workshops for remote learners.

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Central America

Seven FLL camps coordinated with Padilla / Imagine Engines partners.

Community Engagement

MAKING THE COMMUNITY TICK

Locally, we meet families where they are: school festivals, science-center events, and mentorship threads that run through FTC and FLL pathways. The goal is not spectacle for its own sake—each activation is designed to leave behind a student who knows what a build season feels like and how to find a team if they want more.

FTC / FLL Workshops

Structured sessions for younger FIRST programs on campus.

Orlando Science High School · Ongoing

Women in Engineering Club

Mentoring and visibility programming for aspiring engineers.

Orlando Science High School · Ongoing

Elementary Coding / Robotics Club

Foundational STEM exposure for elementary students.

Local schools · Ongoing

Science Olympiad Mentoring

Event prep and lab skills coaching for SO participants.

Central Florida · Ongoing

Central Florida Math Competition Demo

Interactive robotics demo connecting math intuition to mechanisms.

Central Florida · Annual

STEAM Day @ OSS

Campus-wide showcase of student technical work.

Orlando Science High School · Annual

FTC Summer Camps

Paid summer cohorts teaching FTC fundamentals and prototyping.

Orlando Science High School · Summer

Otronicon

Major public demo with thousands of engaged visitors.

Orlando Science Center · 2024+

Lake Nona STEM Night

Community STEM night booth and student demos.

Lake Nona, FL · Annual

Longstreet Elementary STEM Night

Hands-on activities for elementary families.

Longstreet Elementary · Annual

OSS Day Festival

School festival with robots and outreach storytelling.

Orlando Science High School · Annual

Maker Faire Orlando

Maker community showcase with interactive pit-style demo.

Orlando, FL · 2024

Spark STEM Fest

Large science center event with high foot traffic.

Orlando Science Center · Annual

NASA Kennedy Space Center Fall Festival

Public engagement adjacent to space exploration themes.

Kennedy Space Center · Annual

Collaborations

MESHING WITH PUBLIC FIGURES

Public-facing engineering needs trusted partners. We collaborate with elected leaders, research labs, industry teams, and media outlets to show that student work can meet professional scrutiny while staying joyful.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings

Engagement around the new Seminole campus opening.

OCPS Board Member Angie Gallo

Partnership conversations supporting STEM pathways.

Accenture — CubeSat for MIT’s Satellite Challenge

Launched collaboration elevating student aerospace execution.

Siemens Innovation Center

60 in-person + 153 online attendees in programming outreach.

Dr. Qiushi at UCF

Biomechanics and prosthetics-aligned exploration.

The Inspired Performance Institute

TIPP AI bot collaboration and clinical trial adjacency with U of Minnesota.

I/ITSEC 2023 & 2024

World’s largest defense simulation conference presence.

SpaceCom 51st Conference

Met Astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor.

IEEE Conference

CubeSat presentation to technical audiences.

ForeFront Media & SpaceCoast Daily

Press features extending community visibility.

FOX 35 News

Featured twice on regional broadcast.

Orange TV Interview

Regional television storytelling.

SHPE UCF — Día de Ciencias

Community STEM engagement with SHPE.

International Day of Women & Girls in Science

Museum of Arts & Sciences, Daytona.

Synaptic Solutions

Innovation for neurodiversity

Synaptic Solutions is Clockwork Mania’s innovation arc for neurodiversity—bridging tactile devices, CAD curriculum, immersive training, and clinical-adjacent study design. The program’s narrative moves from COGnitive Solutions into Synaptic Solutions: whirligig-style fidget devices for ASD/ADHD youth, CAD trinkets taught as accessible projects, HoloLens experiences supporting motor skill development, a TIPP AI collaboration with the Inspired Performance Institute, UCF VR workshops tied to prosthetics research, and an autism care network membership base that opened the door to a research study—plus encouragement from clinical leaders to pursue intellectual property where prototypes merit it.

Teams We've Built

FTC 22012

OSS Loose Screws

State Championships in rookie year.

FTC 24085

Short Circuit

Student-led build culture off the FRC floor.

FTC 27188

Fractal Fusion

Team award with state advancement in rookie year.

Mentored weekly

FLL Ultra Orcas

Sustained mentorship for elementary competitive robotics.

7 FTC teams

Unofficial Kickoff + Scrimmage Host

Convening Central Florida programs for shared readiness.

30+ members · 50+ interested

Aerospace Engineering Club

Expanded pathway for aviation and spacecraft engineering.

Autodesk Certification

Our Autodesk certification program meets students on Saturdays with structured study blocks, a Canva-based course portal, and deliberate test prep so credentials become a realistic milestone—not an extra stressor. The workshop model pairs accountability with instructor proximity, mirroring how we run design reviews during build season.