Build something that matters.
Eight disciplines. One robot. Real deadlines.
FRC Team 8029 is built by students across mechanical, electrical, software, and business roles working toward the same competition robot on a schedule that does not move. You learn by building, alongside teammates who started exactly where you are now.
Find where you fit.
- No experience required
Mechanical
Builds and assembles the mechanisms that make the robot work.
- No experience required
Design / CAD
Models systems and parts before they are manufactured.
- No experience required
Manufacturing
Turns designs into physical components through machining and fabrication.
- No experience required
Electrical
Builds wiring, control systems, and sensor integration.
- Requires Java
Software
Develops robot control, autonomous routines, and vision.
- No experience required
Strategy
Analyzes matches, scouts opponents, and shapes competition decisions.
- No experience required
Business
Handles sponsorship, operations, communications, and funding.
- No experience required
Media
Photography, design, social media, and team storytelling.
No experience required.
- Mechanical
- Design / CAD
- Manufacturing
- Electrical
- Strategy
- Business
- Media
- Softwarerequires Java
What being on the team looks like.
Build season runs on a fixed deadline, so members work as part of a real team: showing up consistently, following shop safety rules, and picking up skills from teammates and mentors as you go. Open to Barrington High School students in grades 9 through 12.
Frequently asked questions.
No. Every discipline except Software takes members with no prior experience, and training is provided.
Only if you want to join Software, which requires Java. Every other discipline has no programming requirement.
Yes. The team is open to Barrington High School students in grades 9 through 12.
Business and Media are full disciplines on the team, not side roles. They handle sponsorship, operations, communications, photography, and storytelling.
Preseason is one meeting a week for an hour and a half. During build season it steps up to three weekday meetings of an hour and a half each, plus Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.
Applications are open to Barrington High School students from August 1 through the third Thursday in September each year.
Build something that matters.
Application window: August 1 through September 17, 2026.
Applications closed
Applications reopen August 1. Applications are open from August 1 through the third Thursday in September each year.