What is Jungle Robotics?

FIRST Robotics Team 3627, also known as Jungle Robotics, was founded in Sarasota County by several students who attended Pine View School. Since 2011, Jungle Robotics has been competing in the annual FIRST Robotics Competition. We currently have over 40 team members from all over Sarasota County, and 4 mentors who have taught us so much about robotics.

Each year, FIRST releases a new and unique game that challenges FIRST Robotics teams from all over the world to create a robot to compete in this game. Over a small period of time, teams work intensively to design, build and test a robot for the competition.

In 2015-2016, our robotics team got the chance to compete in the World's Competition. Along with that, we have won several awards in the past, including the Chairman's Award, which is given to teams who leave a great impact on their community, the Creativity Award, and the Judge's Award.

However, we do not just focus on building robots, we also focus on inspiring others and educating others about STEM. A few goals of our team, alongside building robots, are to spread a shared interest of STEM in our community and to encourage students to pursue careers in science and technology.

Our Mentors

Without the mentors of our team, nothing would be possible, so our whole team is incredibly grateful for these amazing mentors. Our team's mentors work alongside our team members and guide them through the entire process of designing and building the robot.

Drew Wormington
Head Mentor

Amy Wormington
Mentor

Jerry Mechaber
Mentor

Our Team Captains

Each sub-team has a captain who is in charge of managing the work assigned to that sub-team. Captains work together with members who are part of their sub-team to meet several goals and accomplish tasks.

Hamza Memon Team Captain	Max Friedland Business Captain	Conner Vice Mechanical Captain	Emre Muessemeyer Software Captain
Lisa Zhang CAD Captain	Kai Sprunger Media Captain	Mia Ortlieb Saftey/Spirit Captain	Anthony Donza Facilities Captain