2019 Panther Robotics

Welcome to Panther Robotics.  We are FIRST Team 1108 from Paola, Kansas.  Join us here as we build our 2019 robot to compete in Destination: Deep Space.  We will compete at Heartland and Greater KC regional in March.

Panther Robotics Minutes

Episode 1

Learn about the 2019 Destination Deep Space challenge. Jordyn hosts.

Episode 2

Hear about our design and prototype ideas for our robot. Amber hosts.

Episode 3

Updates to our build and other team happenings. Jordyn hosts.

Episode 4

Learn about upcoming events, team updates, robot updates, and preparation for competitions. Jordyn hosts.

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Sponsors

Making it work

Thanks to the above sponsors, no students pay dues to join Panther Robotics.  We also thank our school for providing space and support, and our communities for additional fundraising support.

With this we’ve afforded competition and travel at two events each of the previous 5 years.  Each event cost $5-10k after registration fees and travel cost and the costs for robot parts and tools can easily be $3-5k building a competitive robot, including parts that are used for training during the Fall.  

Please take a look at our fundraising calendar for opportunity to support us and contact us below if wanting to support us with donations of any kind.

Upcoming Events

  1. Open House

    February 16 @ 9:00 am - February 17 @ 11:00 am

  2. Heartland Regional Competition

    March 14 - March 16

  3. Greater Kansas City Regional Competition

    March 21 - March 23

  4. Fish Fry-Holy Trinity Church

    April 5 @ 3:30 pm - April 23 @ 8:00 pm

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Contact Us

Please reach us if you want to connect with our team in any way.

By email:  PantherRobotics1108 (at) gmail.com

By phone: Head Mentor, David Green, (913) 294 3962

By mail: c/o Paola High School, 401 N Angela St, Paola, KS 66071

At our shop: 1705 Industrial Rd, Paola, KS 66071




Meet Our Team

Now in our 17th years, Panther Robotics’ members have a variety of experiences and views.  Students and mentors were interviewed to share these perspectives with Jordyn asking the questions.  These sessions were insightful and inspirational, as we look at the progression of thoughts from rookie through senior team members, both in student and mentoring roles.  The full series of 2019 interviews will be available on our YouTube channel.
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