Team Outreach
Our team participates year-round in not only robotics competitions, but also in community outreach projects. Below are both our current team outreach projects as well as our past projects. Check out our recent outreach in the 2024 Outreach Photo Gallery. You can see our outreach for the Summer, Fall and Winter of 2023 here 2023 Outreach Photo Gallery.
Current Team Outreach
Rochester Hills Cultural Fair
The Adambots demonstrated our T-Shirt Canon at the Rochester Hills Cultural Fair.
APTIV Showcase
The Adambots demonstrated our robot along with other teams sponsored by APTIV and toured the APTIV facilities.
Older Persons Commision
The AdamBots went to the Older Persons Commision (OPC) in Rochester to demonstrate our robot and gave a presentation about our team to a group of Adult Daycare members.
AHS 8th Grade Night
Adams High School held a 8th grade information night for incoming students. The AdamBots displayed information about FIRST and our team. We also had sign up sheets for students interested in joining our team.
Thyssenkrupp Family Picnic
The Adambots attended the picnic. We displayed and demonstrated our robot. Our Mentor Mr. Sochanski gave the students a tour of their facilities.
JR Automation Manufacturing Day
The Adambots went to JR Automation for the Oakland County Manufacturing Day. We learned about the company, took a tour of the facilities and had hands on torque demonstrations. We then enjoyed lunch with the staff.
Long Meadow Science Fair
The Adambots demonstrated our robot and told the students about our team.
African American Virtual Read In
The Rochester Community Schools partnered with Oakland Schools to host the African American Virtual Read-In. This year author/illustrator Don Tate was honored. The AdamBots gave a presentation on STEM and led STEM activities for the students.
Adams HS Tailgate
The Adambots demonstrate our robot and bring the T-Shirt cannon to the Adams High School Gold Rush Tailgate along with the Adambots mascot.
Rochester Farmer’s Market
This summer the Adambots demonstrated our robot at the farmer’s market. We showed our robot’s capabilities as well as doing an activity where kids could make boats out of tinfoil to see how many pennies they could carry while staying afloat.
Leader Dog Incubators
The Leader Dogs for the blind use coolers with heating elements, built by Oakland University, as incubators to transport newly born puppies, mostly those coming from a C-section. The AdamBots electrical team have fixed the incubators that no longer work, so that they can go back to helping to safely transport puppies.
Halloween Hoot
Dinosaur Hill is a nature center in Rochester Hills. Every October, Dinosaur Hill has a haunted walk for young children. They decorate the trails and have young actors come in to perform. Halloween Hoot lasts for three nights, and starting from 2001, the AdamBots have volunteered to clean up after the Halloween Hoot. We take down the decorations, clean the trails, and make sure everything is put away.
Hunger Walk
The AdamBots hold a walk to support Rochester Area Neighborhood House called the Hunger Walk. Every fall, the AdamBots donate food and money and walk the Rochester Park. This year we raised $651 and 441 pounds of food to donate. We invite FRC teams; the FEDS and the Cybercats along with the FLL and FTC area teams to join us.
Relay for Life
The AdamBots give back to their community by helping with the Relay for Life Cancer Walk. AdamBots team members walk 24 hours in memory of those who have lost their battles with cancer and in support of those battling cancer. You can learn more about the Relay for Life at www.relayforlife.org.
Christmas Parade
Since 2010, the Adambots have marched in the annual Rochester Hometown Christmas Parade. Around Christmas time, the city of Rochester Hills spreads Christmas spirit with the wonderful parade. With team 201, the FEDS and team 5436 the Cybercats we’re able to show the community what our robotics teams are capable of.
T-Shirt Cannon
The AdamBots built a T-Shirt cannon for the Adams High School Staff to use at Sporting Events, Pep Rally’s, and other Events.
School Visits
The AdamBots team members visit local elementary schools to spread the word of FIRST and to help advertise ourselves to future team members! Schools that have asked us to come back are West Middle School, University Hills, Delta Kelly, Musson, and North Hill.
Demo at Lincoln Park Library
The AdamBots team members visited the Lincoln Park Library to teach about STEM. We brought our 2022 robot, Amelia, to demonstrate what we do in robotics.
RCS Board of Education Presentation
We presented to the Rochester, Stoney Creek, and Adams high school Board of Education about what we do in Adambots, and showed our 2022 robot, Amelia.
Operation School Bell
We help out the Assistance League with their Operation School Bell by loading trucks full of supplies for children in need.
FLL, FTC Events
We hosted and worked as judges, field reset, referees, emcees… at FLL and FTC events along with our sister teams The Feds and The Cyber Cats.
Art and Apples Fundraiser
The AdamBots man a parking lot during Art and Apples Festival to raise money for the season as well as for Relay for Life.
2022 Books for Girls of the Crescent
We participated in a scavenger hunt around the Village of Rochester Hills to raise money for the Girls of the Crescent, a non-profit started by Zena and Mena (AdamBots alumni) to donate books with strong Muslim women characters to schools and libraries. The AdamBots aid their initiative by purchasing books to add to their donations.
Volunteering at FIRST Events
The AdamBots volunteered to help run several FIRST events including the Rochester High School FIRST Tech Challenge Tournament, Stoney Creek High School FIRST Lego League Challenge Event, and the Rochester High School FIRST Lego League Explore Festival.
Hosting Chairman’s Exchange
We lead the Chairman’s exchange at district events giving our input to teams on Chairman’s submissions and invite other veteran teams to talk out their approach to the award.
Make cards for Meals on Wheels
Team members make cards for the OPC for their Meals on Wheels to add cheer and joy to the lives of others.
Toys for Tots
The Adambots have shopped and delivered board games to Rochester Area Neighborhood House and the Rainbow Connection for the Christmas holiday. This helps them provide for the annual Toys for Tots program in which needy kids receive toys as Christmas presents.
Treats for the Troops
The AdamBots donate bags of candy for Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s annual Treats for Troops project to show our troops oversees that we support them back home
Coats for the Cold
The AdamBots donate clean, used coats for Oakland County Sheriff’s Office’s annual “Coats for the Cold” coat drive to help people less fortunate stay warm the winter. In 2020, the AdamBots donated 200 coats to Coats for the Cold and the Mosaic Church in Detroit.
Past Projects
Below is a listing of the various past projects that we participated in.
2020-2021 Outreach
After being unable to participate in the Hunger Walk in the 2020-2021 season due to COVID19, the AdamBots found a way to continue to support the Rochester Area Neighborhood House by donating food to the RANH Food Pantry. In 2020, the AdamBots donated 245lbs+ of food to the RANH Food Pantry. Our team’s assistance helps them provide Thanksgiving meals to local families in need. We donated toys to Toys for Tots through the Rainbow Connection, Rochester Neighborhood House. In 2021 we donated winter coats and clothing to Coats for the Cold through the Oakland Country Sheriff’s Department and Mosaic Midtown Church Detroit. We wrote letters and cards to seniors for the Older Person’s Commission: “Bring Joy to a Senior” campaign.
Host FTC event
Our team hosted a FTC event at out school. Team members manned various positions such as field reset, referees, judge assistants and other jobs to run the event.
Boy Scouts
The AdamBots have a strong partnership with local Boy Scout troops. In 2010, we demonstrated our robot and allowed scouts to drive it at the unveiling of the Boy Scouts Robotics Merit Badge at Oakland University. We also present at many of their meetings throughout the year.
Girl Scouts
In 2013, the AdamBots, along with team 33, the Killer Bees, teamed up to help out local Girl Scout troops in a STEM workshop. The scouts did many STEM related activities. They had the opportunity to watch a science experiment and play with LEGO robots. The AdamBots and the Killer Bees also cooperated to organize the second annual Girl Scouts Robotics Clinic in 2014, which featured a demonstration of both teams’ FIRST robots.
“Sarge” The Robot
“Sarge” is the local police robot who visits elementary schools. After 19 years in the field, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department came to us and asked for some maintenance. Among other things, we upgraded “Sarge” so that he was DVD ready and fixed/replaced many time-worn parts.
CROP Walk
We helped the local Rochester CROP Walk combat hunger. For eight years, we had taken pledges and walk five miles with a very large group. The AdamBots were once the largest walking team and to have collected the largest sum in the Rochester area wish to help.
Step Up for Down Syndrome
During the fall, we participate in a walk organized by the Down Syndrome Guild of Southeast Michigan. Our team members, Joe and Libby Bolewitz, have a younger brother who has Down Syndrome. Our team helped man the parking lot and were “Cheerleaders” for the teams as they walked. You can learn more about it at www.dsgsemi.org.
Leader Dogs for the Blind
In the spring, the AdamBots help Leader Dogs for the Blind by socializing and playing with newborn puppies. Leader Dogs for the Blind is a guide dog training school that pairs dogs with the visually-impaired. AdamBots members walk with the dogs during the annual Christmas Parade. A mentor, Mrs. McBride, is also a volunteer at Leader Dogs; she brings Maize, a leader puppy, to competitions and team meetings where team members play with her. You can learn more about it at
www.leaderdog.org.
BASES (Before and After School Enrichment Services)
The AdamBots teach BASES classes in STEM Exploration at many of the local elementary schools. This classes teach a simple machine each week (ie levers and pulleys) and they also discuss a different type of engineer (ie mechanical and chemical). After having a discussion with the class, each kid does an activity related to the type of engineer that week and gets homework to find simple machines in their homes.
2018 AdamBots Boot Camp
Developing teamwork and culture are important to the AdamBots. At our boot camp, we take time away from our robots to build communication skills, plan fun events for the team, and review our core values. Activities included leadership developing and team building exercises.
Hosting a Girls in STEM Event
The AdamBots promoted STEM to elementary girls at the local public library through an event consisting of stations that each represent a subject in STEM (programming, physics, chemistry). The girls rotate from station to station as they receive a lesson and participate in a hands on activity at each of them.
Mentor/Collaborate with
The AdamBots are currently mentoring or collaborating with the following FRC teams:
FEDS team 201
The Adambots have been collaborating with FEDS since 2018 with the formation of Rochester United. FEDS is a team from Rochester High School which is in the same school district Rochester Community Schools as us. We participate in our local annual Christmas parade together. Additionally, the AdamBots invited FEDS to join one of our outreaches the Hunger Walk and raised money for the Rochester Area Neighborhood House.
RoboVikes team 6121
The AdamBots have collaborated with RoboVikes 6121 from Grayling since 2018. 2 retired mentors from our team moved up North to Grayling and started mentoring a local team which we have stayed connected to.
STEAMEX team 6832
Pharaohs team 7232
LamBot team 3478
In 2010, General Motors asked several of its experienced teams if they would like to mentor new rookie teams they were sponsoring in Mexico. We gladly accepted and have been mentoring and befriending Team LamBot 3478 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico since.
CyberCats team 5436
The continued success of Team 245 has attracted many students from both Rochester Adams and Stoney Creek High Schools. After lobbying for a team to be formed at Stoney Creek High School for many years, the AdamBots were finally successful for the 2015 FIRST season!
East English Village team 3096
In 2015, General Motors asked us to mentor a local Detroit team, East English Village. In helping this team, we share our designs, offer feedback, and use many of the same methods used when first helping out the LamBots. We also look forward to developing a lasting, meaningful relationship with this team over the coming years.
Mentor FIRST FLL, FTC Teams
It is our prerogative to continue to instill the values of FIRST in the next generation of students, in order to secure a better future.
In achieving this goal, the AdamBots currently mentor 20 FLL Explore teams, 8 FLL Challengeteams, and 4 FTC teams. Each week AdamBots members attend their meetings and help them during their build time.
