Metal Maniacs FTC

Metal Maniacs FTC Metal Maniacs is a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Team. 2021 is their first year competing in FTC's Freight Frenzy season!

🤖🚀Last Call (and FIRST Call)Do you have or know of a student in 4th - 6th grade and want to get some hands on LEGO STEM ...
08/22/2026

🤖🚀Last Call (and FIRST Call)

Do you have or know of a student in 4th - 6th grade and want to get some hands on LEGO STEM Building?! Join us on SUN Aug 23rd 12pm-2pm!

DM by SAT Aug 22nd 5pm Pacific to reserve limited seat capacity. It is a lot of fun and our student leaders of Metal Maniacs
will be there!

Folsom Zoo takeover was absolute INSANITY!! 🐝🔥​Our student leaders of Metal Maniacs survived a 5+ hours robot demo marat...
08/15/2026

Folsom Zoo takeover was absolute INSANITY!! 🐝🔥

​Our student leaders of Metal Maniacs survived a 5+ hours robot demo marathon for nearly 2,000 patrons inspired! 🤯🤖✨

​The grind before the shine was real:
​🛠️ 6 straight days of fixing the bot
​💻 Fresh code features unlocked
​🧪 Endless stress testing (and zero sleep 😅)

​We brought the high energy and the chaos:
​📦 2 cardboard boxes + full art supplies transformed 🎨
​🖍️ 24 crayon boxes deployed
​⚙️ 50+ custom 3D-printed fidget spinners cleared out
​📄 70+ robot coloring sheets destroyed by tiny artists

🌻🚀​Kicking off the FIRST BioBuzz 2026-2027 season FIRST FIRST California Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge Playing At Learning with maximum hype! Huge love to City of Folsom & for matching our energy and amplifying our "Silicon Foothills" movement for a thriving Youth STEM and Robotics Educationright here in the Greater Sacramento Region!

🍯🤖Buzzing with excitement! 🐝✨ The collab that has been in the making since February 2026 when our student leaders launch...
08/15/2026

🍯🤖Buzzing with excitement! 🐝✨

The collab that has been in the making since February 2026 when our student leaders launched "Silicon Foothills" movement for a thriving youth STEM & Robotics Education community!

❤️ Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary City of Folsom and our student leaders of Metal Maniacs joined forces to celebrate National Honey Bee Day in the sweetest way possible!

🔥​Super Fun to connect back with our community and inspire the next generation of STEM Innovators. More to come for the 2026-2027 season of FIRST for FIRST Tech Challenge BioBuzz theme!

🙏🤖Special Shoutout to: Jessica at Folsom Zoo, Councilmember Kozlowski, and Mayor Justin Raithel for being the Amplifiers for our Silicon Foothills movement!

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🤖🐝🍯 You're Invited! 🍯🐝🤖🌻It would "bee" so sweet if you'd buzzed by and celebrate National Honey Bee Day with us! Our stu...
08/10/2026

🤖🐝🍯 You're Invited! 🍯🐝🤖

🌻It would "bee" so sweet if you'd buzzed by and celebrate National Honey Bee Day with us!

Our student leaders of Metal Maniacs will be at the zoo showcasing our International award-winning 2025-2026 robot and preview 2026-2027 BIOBUZZ theme season presented and sponsored by RTX in FIRST FIRST California Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge Playing At Learning ! 💗

🙏Metal Maniacs x Folsom Zoo Collab is here! Made possible and inspired by City of Folsom Councilmembers Justin Raithel - Folsom City Council Anna Rohrbough Barbara Leary Sarah Aquino and Mike Kozlowski back in February 2026!

☀️❤️ "Silicon Foothills" Youth STEM Education Movement is gaining supporters and partners! Comment "STEM" below or DM to get connected today!

🌊⛱️ Lake Day 2026 Activated. ✨​Our student leaders of Metal Maniacs swapped the workshop for the beautiful water at City...
08/09/2026

🌊⛱️ Lake Day 2026 Activated. ✨

​Our student leaders of Metal Maniacs swapped the workshop for the beautiful water at City of Folsom and City of Rancho Cordova Govt this weekend! Grateful for the location and access!

🛠️➡️💦 We caught some sun, tested our balance (some of us failed… badly 😂), and locked in for the ultimate team bonding session.

New and Returning teammates! New Leads. New Innovation! ​Huge energy, big laughs, and even bigger goals for 2026-2027 FIRST FIRST California Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge BioBuzz season.

🚀🔥We are 100% hyped and ready to crush the new season together with our sponsors, partners, and mentors!

​Who's ready to build the "Silicon Foothills" STEM Education future with us in the Greater Sacramento Region? 🤖⚡️

(Comment "Partner!" or DM us if you want to partner with a team that works hard and plays harder! 🤝)

🥳🎉🤖That's a wrap on our final 3-of-3 summer workshop series! 🛠️🧱✨​We went out with a bang, sunset vibes, epic teamwork, ...
08/01/2026

🥳🎉🤖That's a wrap on our final 3-of-3 summer workshop series! 🛠️🧱✨

​We went out with a bang, sunset vibes, epic teamwork, and building the future with LEGO and crossbows! 🏹🤝 Gearing up for the 2026-2027 Biobuzz season of FIRST Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge
FIRST California Playing At Learning

👏Thankful to our student leaders of Metal Maniacs for putting together the series! Appreciate all the behind the scenes planning the curriculum and the generosity of time to teach while on summer break!

💗​This is heart of the Silicon Foothills movement, our innovators are proving that hands-on youth & STEM engineering is where it’s at to build a strong reliable workforce pipeline for our future, especially in the Greater Sacramento Region! 🚀💡

🎬👀​Want to help power the next generation of tech leaders and innovators? We are actively looking for visionaries to join us.

​👉 Get involved today as volunteers, mentors, sponsors, or partners! Drop a below 🤝💼✨

🤖Building the future, one line of code at a time 🤖🐝​Our student leaders of Metal Maniacs are officially gearing up for t...
07/24/2026

🤖Building the future, one line of code at a time 🤖

🐝​Our student leaders of Metal Maniacs are officially gearing up for the 2026–2027 FIRST Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge Playing At Learning FTC BioBuzz Season!

💻From setting up Android Studio to strategy sessions right here in the Silicon Foothills, the next generation of innovators is putting in the work.

​Youth STEM & Robotics aren't just a hobby. They’re our tomorrow. 🚀

💗​Want to empower your future? You need these young tech leaders who are generous, intentional, and passionate!

Whether you’re looking to join, mentor, or sponsor our growing youth tech talent, we need YOU to be part of Silicon Foothills movement.

​👉 DM to get involved today!

🚨🤖 SYSTEM UPGRADE IN PROGRESS 🤖🚨Student Leaders of Metal Maniacs officially locking in for the 2026-2027 FIRST FIRST Cal...
07/15/2026

🚨🤖 SYSTEM UPGRADE IN PROGRESS 🤖🚨

Student Leaders of Metal Maniacs officially locking in for the 2026-2027 FIRST FIRST California Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge FIRST Tech Challenge season: Biobuzz! 🐝💻

​We are building the future of robotics right here in our backyard, and we’re spearheading the "Silicon Foothills" movement to turn our local tech scene into a powerhouse of youth innovation.

🩵🧡 We can't do this alone! 🧡🩵
​Are you a tech professional, local business, or community changemaker wanting to support Youth STEM & Robotics? We need YOU!

We’re actively looking for:

​Mentors (Share your coding, CAD, business, marketing or engineering knowledge!)

​Partners & Sponsors (Help fund our hardware, tools, and travel!)

​Let’s keep building something incredible together in our Sacramento Region. Drop us a DM to join the movement! 🛠️✨

🔥🤖 Taking STEM and 'Silicon Foothills' to the top of Capitol Hill Today! 🚀💓Our brave solo student leader, proudly repres...
06/23/2026

🔥🤖 Taking STEM and 'Silicon Foothills' to the top of Capitol Hill Today! 🚀💓

Our brave solo student leader, proudly representing of Metal Maniacs of FIRST California Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge of the student voices across City of Rancho Cordova Govt City of Folsom City of Sacramento, Government and our Greater Sacramento region in Folsom Cordova USD and The Cottonwood School

🇺🇸✍️We're applying what we've learned through SASA and championing to our legislature for youth robotics and STEM education.

💪🔥Shoutout to all incredible students including but not limited to: FIRST FIRST Global Robotics Education & Competition Foundation vexrobotics for making waves!

We need support and leadership from U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress like but not limited to Alex Padilla Senator Adam Schiff Kevin Kiley Congresswoman Doris Matsui Rep. Ami Bera to keep investing in a thriving pipeline 21st Century Workforce and the innovation just like our long time partners at Folsom Lake College playingatlearning.

Thank You Congressmember Kevin Kiley for the warm welcome of our FIRST California Metal Maniacs student representative f...
06/23/2026

Thank You Congressmember Kevin Kiley for the warm welcome of our FIRST California Metal Maniacs student representative from Folsom Cordova USD and The Cottonwood School . Speaking about support for Youth STEM and Robotics education is one of our passions to building a vibrant 'Silicon Foothills' in our Greater Sacramento Region.

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