Outreach & Workshops
Bringing STEM directly into the community through hands-on robotics, programming, and engineering sessions for local students.
Recent Event Recaps
Our outreach workshops bring STEM directly into the community, giving students hands on experience with robotics, programming, and engineering. Explore highlights from our recent events below.
-
March 2026 Library Workshops (Outreach)
At Ashburn Library, kids had the opportunity to operate a real competition robot and explore FIRST robotics. At Cascades Library, they engaged with the engineering design process and developed innovative thinking skills.
-
2025-2026 Library Workshops (Outreach)
Cascades Library: Gum Spring Library:
-
2025-2026 Season Photo Gallery
Check out some photos from this season! We’ve been building, programming, and competing, and we’re proud of all the hard work our team has put in so far. Roanoke Qualifier: Second Qualifier in Moorefield, WV: States: We’re proud of the progress we made throughout the season and can’t wait to keep building, improving, and competing.There’s…
-
Meet-Up With Local Girl Scouts
Absolute Zero enjoyed meeting up with a local Girl Scout troop to introduce them to FTC. We engaged them in a fun building activity and presentation which expanded more about the competition. We assisted the troop to collectively build a complete robot with a chassis, wheels, and arm. Watch below for the robotics introduction video…
-
2022-2023 Season Photo Gallery
Check out our FTC PowerPlay Season photos! Absolute Zero greatly enjoyed the PowerPlay season! We had a great season this year and can’t wait for the next one. We had so much fun at our competitions and graciously received the following awards this season: CHS-VA Mechanicsville Qualifier 2 – CHS-VA Harrisonburg Qualifier 2 – CHS-VA…
-
Getting Started with Robotics
Get to know the different FIRST competitions! What is First Tech Challenge? From the words of a person who has participated in FTC, here is a short video that explains what FTC is. In the beginning of our 2021-2022 FTC season, we gained 5 new members on our team. We each created a personal plan…
Absolute Zero FTC #12096 