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POWER SURGE 2712
4-H ROBOTICS

A FIRST Robotics Team for Students Age 13 – 18 in the Waterbury, CT area

Join our team. Discover Engineering.

We are looking for enthusiastic students interested in Engineering, Computer Programming, Business Management, Mechanical, Electrical Design and more.

Power Surge 4-H Robotics considers all students in grades 8-12 for membership from any school or home-schooled.

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LEARN. COMPETE. LEAD

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Please visit our existing site for more information about our team and robotics program while our new site is being assembled.

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LEARN

Fuel your inspiration

Hands-on learning of engineering and programming skills, business and communication skills, shop safety and mentorship, happens at every team meeting. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get.

COMPETE

Sport for the Mind

Under strict rules, limited time and resources, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors.

LEAD

Grow on your own terms

Gain the leadership skills needed to feel confident taking on projects of any size.

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REBUILT™ Release Date

REBUILT ™

New Season Challenge Coming Soon. The count down is on.

In REBUILT™ presented by Haas, a new challenge releasing January 10, 2026, FIRST Robotics Competition teams will use engineering skills and re-imagine the past. REBUILT is part of the FIRST AGE™ presented by Qualcomm season.

Follow our socials to follow our season

Welcome to Power Surge 4-H Robotics
FIRST Robotics Competition Team #2712

Located on the campus of ACES at Chase

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS

NAUGATUCK

HENRY ENG

HOGAN ENG

THE KRANTZ FAMILY

The Benefits to Sponsorship

Sponsoring Power Surge 4-H Robotics is an opportunity to help prepare tomorrow’s workforce to be professionally skilled, technically imaginative, confident and gracious.

In addition to the inherent benefits to sponsorship, Power Surge 4-H Robotics extends the following benefits to our sponsors:

[ Bronze ]

$100 – $299

✓ Social media shoutout
✓ Company name on our website

[ Silver ]

$300 – $999

✓ All benefits of BRONZE

✓ Company logo on website

✓ Recognition at outreach events

✓ Company on our team brochure

✓ Logo on our team t-shirts

[ Gold ]

$1000 – $4999

✓ All benefits of SILVER plus:

✓ Company name on Robot

{ Platinum }

$5000+

✓ All benefits of GOLD
✓ Company Logo on our pit signage

BE OUR SPONSOR

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Thank you.

The team is run by volunteers and funded entirely by donations. We are grateful for your support! Our Lead Mentor will be in contact with you. Power Surge 4-H Robotics is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.
SPONSORSHIP LEVEL(required)

The team is run by volunteers and funded entirely by donations. We are grateful for your support! Our Lead Mentor will be in contact with you.

Power Surge 4-H Robotics is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.

POWER SURGE IN ACTION. FOLLOW ALONG.

🤖 🥶 | SUN, NOV 23 - early morning fundraising with the power surge crew @labonnes in woodbury 🤖🥧 | come visit Power Surge tomorrow, Nov 23, outside Labonnes in Woodbury Please join us in our upcoming fundraiser put anual bottle and can drive located at San Remos in Woodbury. Go Power Surge.
The team gathers to learn programming for the next FIRST robotics build season at their shop in Waterbury, CT

BUILD SEASON TASKS

  • Thoroughly understanding the game structure, rules and the scoring
  • Design brainstorming, prototyping, testing
  • Drivetrain
  • Changeable bumpers sets
  • Arm and turret mechanicals build
  • Design layout of electronic amd pneumatic components
  • Mounting of electronics and pneumatics
  • Programming automnomous and teleop, calibrations
  • CAD work for the gripper
  • Game piece manipulation
  • Design and build the portable driver’s station
  • Configure our pit area for storage and working on the robot on site, must adhere to venue specs and easy transportation
  • Testing, testing, testing iterations and making improvements
  • Driving, driving, driving
  • Learning, laughing, and the satisfaction of seeing something we created from nothing actually work the way we intended