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SR1 ROBOTICS
Innovation Every Season
At SR1 Robotics, every season is a new project — and a new adventure in innovation.
Our students tackle real-world engineering challenges through FIRST® Tech Challenge competitions. Each year, Team SCARLET members get the opportunity to work together to build and program robots and present themselves as a unified team in competition.
Team SCARLET dives in from day one:
Brainstorming creative concepts
Prototyping & building
Sketching and CAD-designing parts
Coding the robot to life
It’s project-based learning at its best. Students apply physics, math, and coding to solve real problems under the guidance of mentors. They transform raw materials and loose ideas into a fully functioning competition robot!
Competition Robots
Our proudest projects are the competition robots built for each season’s challenge.
Stacking & Navigation Robot
A robot designed to pick up and stack objects, navigate obstacles, and run autonomous programs.
Students split into sub-teams for:
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Mechanical design (CAD, custom parts)
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Programming (sensors, automation)
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Testing and iterative improvements
This robot earned the Innovate Award for its creative design.
Climbing Robot Project
Another season’s challenge required robots to climb platforms.
Students learned about gears, balance, and torque — even repurposing a car window motor for the lifting arm!
Each robot is unique but built on shared values: teamwork, perseverance, and problem-solving.
Community & Outreach Projects
STEM Events
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Robotics Demo Day at the Mississippi Children’s Museum
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Science @ Sunset at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Kids get hands-on experience and realize they, too, can be engineers!
School Partnerships
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Donating LEGO® kits to classrooms
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Running teacher workshops
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Hosting summer STEM camps with mini-projects (e.g., toothbrush robots, basic coding)
These outreach efforts build a pipeline of future innovators and help our teens practice leadership and mentorship.
What’s Next: Tech for Good
We’re dreaming big!
Coming soon: a “Tech for Good” project series — using robotics to solve real community problems.
💡 Ideas in development:
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A robot to assist elderly or disabled community members
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A robot that collects litter in parks
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Environmental and service-driven innovations
These projects go beyond competition — applying technology to make a positive local impact.