Outreach
The Issaquah Robotics Society is committed to spreading STEM education throughout our community. Here’s how we do it…
In the News
The IRS has become a well-known Issaquah organization. Issaquah Robotics was featured in the cover story of a 2016 issue of Above the Lake magazine, and in 2019, a team member wrote an article for the technology-news website GeekWire about his experiences with FIRST. Recently, we visited Swedish Hospital to learn more about there surgical robot, they posted an article on their blog.
Government Outreach
Since our successful 2008 Olympia campaign, Issaquah Robotics has continued to build relationships with our government. We have presented FIRST multiple times to the U.S. Navy in an effort to increase their involvement in student robotics, and in 2019 we met with U.S. Representative Kim Schrier about our program.
At Our School
Robotics has become one of the most popular clubs at Issaquah High School, with about 70 members every year. We give back to our school district by attending elementary school science fairs and developing club attendance software.
Library Events
Working with the Issaquah Library, we lead library activity days every summer. At “Building Buddies” days, kids build with LEGO® bricks during unstructured creative time. And during events at Valley Church, we introduced kids from an under-served community to robotics and STEM activities.
Looking to the Future
The Issaquah Robotics Society is always looking for new opportunities to work with our community. If you have an outreach idea or request, please contact us! We’d be happy to help.