PHOENIX FORCE
PF-DOC 04 / 10 — IMPACTMEASURED — 2013 → 2026

IMPACT

FORMED
2013
REACH
LOCAL & REGIONAL, WI
VISION
MORE STEM LEADERS · MORE WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

FTC isn't just about robots — outreach is a big part of the program. It's how we work on our vision of inspiring more future STEM leaders and more women in technology.

DASHBOARD — HEADLINE FIGURES

AS REPORTED BY THE TEAM
500K+PEOPLE IMPACTED SINCE 2013 — ALL AROUND THE WORLD
122+OUTREACH EVENTS SINCE 2013
22+FIRST TEAMS MENTORED
8+FLL TEAMS FORMED
15+MENTORS TRAINED
12+ALUMNI IN STEM AT TOP UNIVERSITIES
40,185PROFESSIONALS REACHED · SZN 25–26
42EVENTS IN ONE SEASON — DECODE, 2025–26 · DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS BEST

IN-PERSON EVENTS — BY SEASON

THE CURVE POINTS UP
2022–2312AUG 2022 – MAR 2023
2023–2418JUN 2023 – MAR 2024 · INCL. PRE-SEASON
2024–2521JUL 2024 – MAR 2025
2025–2642AUG 2025 – JUN 2026 · DECODE

THE PHOENIX FAMILY — FIRST TEAMS IN THE LINEAGE

2010 → TODAY · RUN, MENTORED OR FOUNDED FROM THE SHOP
2010HEDGEBOTSFLL
2011ANGRY ROBOT BIRDSFLL
2012–2014PHOENIX FORCEFLL
2013–2017TALON OF THE WYVERNFLL
2015–PHOENIX FORCEFTCTEAM #10100 · THIS TEAM
2019LEGO CHIHUAHUASFLL
2020LEGO ALLIGATORSFLLTEAM #23452
2021DUPLO DRAGONSFLL
2021GREEN EGGS AND PROGRAMFLL
2025–PHOENIX RISINGFTCTEAM #27048 · SISTER TEAM

SEASON RECORDS — NUMBERS + FIELD NOTES

SZN 22–23 → SZN 25–26 · ONE FILE PER SEASON
SZN 25–26“DECODE”
AUG 2025 – JUN 2026 · ROBOT ROSETTAINSPIRE AWARD 3RD PLACE — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP
223,294TOTAL EVENT VISIBILITY
3,100+KIDS ENGAGED DIRECTLY
3,402TEAM HOURS LOGGED
1,057HOURS MENTORING FIRST TEAMS
2,558MILES TRAVELLED
2,200COMMUNITY VISITORS — MALL OUTREACH
10TEAMS MENTORED
6TEAMS HELPED LAUNCH
11TEAMS SPONSORED
Kids in Halloween costumes taking candy from the team's candy-dispensing robot at Hilldale Mall's Halloween event
FIG. 02 — CANDY ROBOT · HILLDALE HALLOWEEN4:5
INSPIRE AWARD 3RD PLACE — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP
INSPIRE AWARD 2ND PLACE — SHOWDOWN IN SHEBOYGAN QUALIFIER
INSPIRE AWARD — THUMB WARS QUALIFIER
WISCONSIN ADVOCACY DAY — MET 12 LEGISLATORS + GOV. EVERS · HELPED RAISE THE DPI ROBOTICS GRANT TO $1M
HICKORY HILL ACADEMY SUMMER CAMPS — 10 FREE WEEKS · 300+ STUDENTS EACH SUMMER · NOW 2 YEARS RUNNING (2025 + 2026)
WKOW NEWS FEATURE — 140,000+ VIEWERS ACROSS WISCONSIN
VOLUNTEERED AT THE FTC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP — HOUSTON · 55,000+ IN ATTENDANCE
TRAINED 33 NEW MENTORS — MOSTLY STEM PROFESSIONALS
GLOBAL — STARTED A TEAM IN NEW YORK · SPONSORING DELAWARE · SUPPORTING KAZAKHSTAN
CO-HOSTED THE MADISON FISH FRY WITH FRC 1306 — EVERY DANE COUNTY FTC TEAM ATTENDED
MADISON LIBRARY CLASSES — 3RD YEAR RUNNING · ~50% OF STUDENTS JOIN AN FLL TEAM
HOLIDAY LEGO DRIVES — 50 SETS TO RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE + AMERICAN FAMILY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
HALLOWEEN CANDY ROBOT AT HILLDALE MALL — FEATURED ON THE NEWS AGAIN
SZN 24–25“INTO THE DEEP”
JUL 2024 – APR 2025 · ROBOT CRABIER · WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPDEAN'S LIST WINNER — FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP
170,100PEOPLE REACHED
44+OUTREACH EVENTS
2,603+OUTREACH HOURS
500+DEVICES DONATED TO STUDENTS IN NEED
55,490ATTENDANCE — FTC WORLDS, HOUSTON
5,444+MILES TRAVELLED
Young FLL students building robots at a Phoenix Force mentoring session
FIG. 03 — FLL BUILD SESSION4:5
DEAN'S LIST WINNER — FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP, HOUSTON
CONNECT AWARD 2ND PLACE + DEAN'S LIST FINALISTS — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP
FINALIST ALLIANCE CAPTAIN + THINK AWARD — LAKESHORE QUALIFIER
FINALIST ALLIANCE 1ST SELECTED + INSPIRE AWARD — SEVEN RIVERS QUALIFIER
SUMMER STEM CAMPS AT SEQUOYA LIBRARY — 200+ ATTENDEES
"ROBOT IN 30HRS" VIDEO — 5K+ VIEWS ↗
DANE COUNTY GAME LAUNCH — 1ST IN 10+ YEARS WITH FULL FIELD · 50+ ATTENDEES
WKOW — "STEMFORCE BRINGS ROCKET LAUNCH TO SEQUOYA LIBRARY" ↗
200+ WISCONSIN COMPANIES NOW KNOW FIRST
CHICAGO REGIONAL INVITATIONAL — JULY 2024
SASA NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAY — CAPITOL HILL, REPRESENTING WI
STEM BRIDGE SESSION — 20+ STUDENTS → NEW FTC TEAM LAUNCHED
SZN 23–24“CENTERSTAGE”
SEP 2023 – SPRING 2024 · ROBOT PICASSODESIGN AWARD — WI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
35,000PEOPLE REACHED
18OUTREACH EVENTS
500+STUDENTS AT PHOENIX FURY QUALIFIER WE HOSTED
10,000+VIEWS — "ROBOT IN 30HRS" KICKOFF VIDEO
1500+POTENTIAL STUDENTS REACHED
DESIGN AWARD + CONNECT 3RD + PROMOTE 2ND + DEAN'S LIST FINALISTS — WI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
INSPIRE AWARD — WI LAKESHORE QUALIFIER (Q1)
HOSTED PHOENIX FURY — NOV 18 · FIRST DANE COUNTY FTC QUALIFIER IN 7 YEARS · 500+ STUDENTS
CONTROL AWARD 2ND PLACE + INNOVATE AWARD (RTX) — WI FROZEN FRENZY
MOTIVATE AWARD — WI GB HACKERZ QUALIFIER
"ROBOT IN 30HRS" KICKOFF VIDEO — 10K+ VIEWS ↗
SUMMER STEM CAMPS + LIBRARY EVENTS — ALL SUMMER LONG
SZN 22–23“POWERPLAY”
SEP 2022 – MAR 11 2023 · ROBOT ACUTEDESIGN AWARD — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP
12OUTREACH EVENTS — FIRST FULLY MEASURED SEASON
2CANDY-ROBOT HOLIDAYS — HALLOWEEN + VALENTINE'S DAY
DESIGN AWARD — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFIED FOR THE WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — MAR 11 2023
JUDGES' CHOICE AWARD + THINK AWARD 2ND PLACE — WI LAKESHORE QUALIFIER
THINK AWARD 3RD PLACE + WINNING ALLIANCE · 2ND SELECTED — WI FROZEN FRENZY
HALL OF FAME — TOP 6 ALLIANCE SCORE, WI CHAMPIONSHIPS
CANDY ROBOT — HALLOWEEN + VALENTINE'S DAY OUTREACH
MAKER FAIRE MKE — OUTREACH ROBOT DEMO
TEAM BOOTH + SCOUTING — FROZEN FRENZY QUALIFIER

STANDING PROGRAMS — 3 ENTRIES

HOSTED & RUN BY THE TEAM YEAR AFTER YEAR
STEM CAMPSHands-on summer camps taught by team students — coding, engineering design, rockets and robot kits, ages 6–16.PHOENIX BADGER KICKOFFThe Dane County FTC kickoff we host every September — day 1: new-game reveal + strategy sessions · day 2: an open scrimmage for every Dane County team.PHOENIX FURYThe Wisconsin FTC qualifier we host — the first in Dane County in seven years when it launched in 2023.