Founded in 2018 by a handful of motivated students and a willing teacher who shared a common mission: To provide a better future for the student and community, Team Waffles is now a nationally and internationally recognized robotics team that actively extends our reach into FIRST and STEM communities. 

Here at Assets RoboticsTeam Waffles, the community comes FIRST. As of August 2023, 55 students have graduated as Robotics participants with the majority pursuing STEM degrees post-high school.

Currently, in the 2023-2024 Academic Year & season, we have one FIRST Lego League (FLL) Challenge Team, two active FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Teams, and one FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team. You can find out more details about the different FIRST Robotics Programs below.

Our robotics team is built like a small business, with different students focusing on different aspects of a robotics team. There are Robot Engineers who are in charge of designing and building the robots; Robot programmers who code the robots; Business managers who actively look for funding opportunities for the team; and Outreach Projects Managers that plan events and activities to reach out to local and national STEM communities. 


Throughout Robotics, we have opportunities to do computer-aided design, fabrication, software, and publication work; as well as how a business is run. Most importantly, we learn many life skills such as teamwork and problem-solving. 

Mission


Assets School Mission Statement
The mission of Assets School is to serve gifted and capable students, specializing in those with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Complemented by outreach and training, we provide a strength-based program that empowers students to become effective learners and confident self-advocates.
FIRST Robotics Mission Statement
The mission of FIRST® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, inspire innovation, and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

Assets Robotics Coaching & Mentoring Staff

Peter
Han

Program Director

Miles
Yamamoto

FRC & FTC Coach

Emi
Hagiwara

FRC & FTC Mentor

Connor
Lawhorn

FLL Coach

We are actively looking for enthusiastic adults, mentors, and parents that would like to be a coach/mentor for our Robotics teams!
From building and programming robots, to team management and fundraising. If you have engineering or computing experience; knowledge of running a business; or just a parent who is willing to help supervise, we would love to have you!

Interested in helping us grow this program by coaching and mentoring our students?
Email Peter Han @ peterhan@assets-school.org for HS FRC & FTC Inquiries.
Email Connor Lawhorn @ clawhorn@assets-school.org for K8 FLL Inquiries.