Our team

The Mechanical Monkeys

Students, subteams, and leadership — and the story of how we got from a small FTC squad to FRC Team 12064.

Leadership

Team CEOs & captains

Our team is student-led. The CEOs set direction for the season, run meetings, and own the relationship with mentors, sponsors, and the school.

Photo: CEO
Alissa GCEO · Class of 2028
Jericho S, Chief Technical Officer
Jericho SChief Technical Officer · Class of 2029
Photo: Captain
[Student Name]Build Captain · Class of 20XX
Manuel Othon, Programming Captain
Manuel OthonProgramming Captain · Class of 2028
Photo: Captain
[Student Name]Business Captain · Class of 20XX
Photo: Mentor
Karen GarciasLead Mentor
Photo: Mentor
Doug PoolMentor
How we're organized

Subteams

Every member joins at least one subteam. Most end up touching two or three — that's how you find out what you actually love.

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Mechanical / Build

Prototypes mechanisms, machines parts, and assembles the robot. Owns drivetrain, manipulators, and structure — and runs the pit crew at competition.

Skills: power tools, machining, tolerances, fasteners, iteration under deadline.

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CAD & Design

Models the entire robot before anything is cut. Produces drawings the build team manufactures from, and checks that everything fits within the frame perimeter.

Skills: Onshape, design reviews.

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Programming & Controls

Writes the robot code, tunes autonomous routines, integrates sensors and vision, and builds the driver interface.

Skills: Java, Onblock Java, GitHub, debugging under pressure.

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Electrical & Wiring

Lays out the control system, crimps and routes every wire, and keeps the robot inspection-legal and reliable across a long competition day.

Skills: wiring standards, troubleshooting, safety.

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Business & Sponsorship

Runs the budget, writes sponsorship proposals, manages relationships with partners, and prepares our award submissions and impact essay.

Skills: writing, budgeting, presenting, professional email.

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Media & Outreach

Photography, video, social media, branding, and every community event we run — from library demos to mentoring younger FLL and FTC teams.

Skills: design, storytelling, event planning, public speaking.

The whole crew

Team photos

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Team photo — full roster
Build season in the shop
Drive team at the field
Pit crew between matches
Outreach event
Awards / judging
Our history

From FTC to FRC

Two seasons in FIRST Tech Challenge got us here. Here's how the team went from a rookie FTC squad to an FRC team.

2024–25 · FTC

Starting out as Eagle Vision

Our first season, competing in FIRST Tech Challenge under the name Eagle Vision. We didn't make it past qualifiers — but we learned how to build to a deadline, how a competition day actually runs, and exactly how much of the season we'd been underestimating.

2025–26 · FTC

Back for a second season — and on to regionals

Still in FTC, but a very different team. A stronger robot, better drive practice, and real organization behind it got us out of qualifiers and all the way to regionals.

2026–PRESENT · FRC

Adding FRC as the Mechanical Monkeys

Better funding meant we didn't have to choose. We now compete in both programs: Eagle Vision in FIRST Tech Challenge, and the Mechanical Monkeys as Team 12064 in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Same members, two robots, two seasons running side by side.

FRC brings a bigger field, a bigger robot, and a whole new set of things to learn: industrial fabrication, a full control system, and funding a season through sponsorship.

Want to join us?

No experience required — we teach everything. If you can show up and stay curious, there's a spot for you.

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