Our team is very active in the local community. You will find us out and about, whether it is mentoring local rookie teams, or volunteering at events. Check out our calendar or blog for the most recent news and activities.
Here are some of our ongoing projects:
OPEN HOUSES
Are you interested to see what we do? Come see us in action during one of our open houses held locally in our shop space.
STEM RODEO NIGHT
Parents Night Out with a Twist!
Have a younger child (1st-5th grade)? Looking for some excitement? Plan to have them attend STEM Rodeo Night, a fun STEM-themed evening with our current team members over at the Microsoft Center!
This fun event is from 6:00 pm until 9 pm. Our Next Event will be in Spring 2025.
HOWDYTHON
Being a community team, we rely on outside funding just to keep our shop running! Our Annual Telethon is our main fundraiser to raise a good portion of our annual budget.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
You never know where some Howdys might turn up, so keep a sharp eye out on our calendar
Past Volunteer Events / Community Impact
2023 NI Family Day
2023 STEM Rodeo Night
2022 Harris Elementary STEM Family Night
2022 Remote-Drive @ Microsoft
2021 Amplify Austin Day
2021 Mentor to rookie Team 8069
2020 Two Remote-Drives @ Microsoft
2020 Remote-Drive at Compass Rose Public School
2020 Howdython
2020 FRC 2468 FIRST in Focus (streaming event)
2020 Microsoft Central Texas GIVE Back event
2020 Mentor to rookie Team 8088
2019 ChickTech demonstration @ Texas School for the Deaf
2019 Python Club @ Little Walnut Creek Library
2019 Howdy Bots Telethon
2019 Hot Science Cool Talks @ University of Texas. Public STEM program. Part of the opening activities for 600 attendees.
2019 Time Machine Summit with Spark Cognition
2019 Joe Lee Johnson Elementary demo for 5th graders-public charter school
2019 Abbot Employee Giving Kickoff campaign
2019 Microsoft Demo
2019 PEACE co-op- homeschool group demonstration
2019 Cedars Next Generation STEM High school demonstration
2019 Round Rock Library Space Science Stations
2019 Solidworks Users Group demo
2019 Round Rock Express (baseball) Demo
2019 SISU Devices visit
2019 Austin Sunshine Camp (for underprivileged kids) volunteers with Spark Cognition
2019 Guadaloop SpaceX Hyperloop University of Texas competition team visit
2019 Cedars Next Generation STEM High School demonstration, Grades 8-12- public charter school
2019 Jubilee Academy-Wells Branch Demonstration-public charter school demonstration to 200 3rd-5th graders
2019 PEACE co-op Demonstration- homeschool co-op demonstration
2019 Mentored rookie Team 7621
2019 Homeschool Happenings Demonstration
2019 Microsoft Demonstration
2018 Austin Spurs Half-time STEM show: demo in front of 5,000 middle schoolers
2018 Round Rock Express Featured Non-profit: minor league baseball game demo and on-field interview.
2018 Homeschool Happenings Participant: activity fair for homeschoolers
2018 Maker Faire Austin Participant
2018 We mentored two rookie teams: Teams 6896 and 7093.
2017 Austin Spurs Half-time STEM show: demo in front of 5,000 middle schoolers
2017 Maker Faire Austin Participant
2017 Hill Country Bible Church Summerfest participant
2017 North Austin Science Alliance demo: homeschool group
2017 Central Texas Science Team demo
2017 Austin Area Homeschoolers Math Team demo: homeschool group
2017 Hill Country Science Team demo: homeschool group
2016 North Austin Science Alliance demo: homeschool group
2016 Austin Area Homeschoolers Math Team demo: homeschool group
2016 Hill Country Science Team demo: homeschool group
Past Partnerships
2020 Integrated Metal Products-metal fabrication, welding
2019 Go Engineering- CAD
2019 Integrated Metal Products-metal fabrication, welding
2018 Integrated Metal Products-metal fabrication, welding
2017 Integrated Metal Products- metal fabrication, welding