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FAQ

What is FRC Team 7166?

Team 7166, Red Thunder Robotics, is a FIRST Robotics Competition team based in Laingsburg, MI.

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What competitions does Team 7166 attend? 

We are in the FIRST in Michigan (FIM) district and compete in 2 district events across the state.  Team 7166 has advanced to the FIM State Championship each year since our 2023 season, and have advanced to the FIRST World Championship every year since 2024.

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What are some notable achievement of Team 7166? 

  • Division Winner, 2026 Hemlock SemiConductor Field, FIM State Championship

  • Event Winner and Captain of #1 alliance, 2026 FIM Mt. Pleasant event

  • Industrial Design Award, 2026 FIM Mason Event and 2026 Hemlock SemiConductor Field

  • District Impact Award, 2026 FIM Mt. Pleasant event

  • Team Sustainability Award, 2025 FIRST World Championship

  • Regional Impact Award, 2024 FIM State Championship

  • District Impact Award, 2024 FIM Kettering #1 event

  • Over 1,500 hours each year volunteering (FIRST events, community service)

  • Host of InnovateHER, the only all-female FTC event in mid-Michigan

  • Host of Student Leadership Seminar, a 15-hour custom course to teach tools of effective leadership

Red Thunder Robotics 7166 is preparing to grow our 2027 season, BIOCORE!

Our summer is filled with summer camps and FRC seminars, community outreach, skill workshops, and off-season events.

Interested in joining our team? 

On January 9, 2027, FIRST Robotics Competition teams will delve into the heart of what sustains life on Earth in BIOCORE presented by Haas.

What is
FIRST Robotics Competition?

Combining the excitement of sports with the rigors of STEAM, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams comprised of students aged 14-18 use technology to build and program industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed, alliance based game on a themed game field.  

Guided by adult professionals and supported by sponsors, students learn engineering and problem-solving skills they can apply to real-world challenges today in the future.  

FIRST Robotics Competition is more than robots.  Students effect positive change within their communities and work to be advocates for STEAM education on the local, state, and national level. 

Red Thunder Robotics season events

District Competition 1

March 7-8th
Mt. Pleasant, MI

District Competition 2

March 28-29th

Mason, MI

State Championships

April 16-18th
Saginaw Valley State University

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