outreach · impact · public record
Missing Amps is a Plano-based nonprofit FTC team founded to expand inclusion in STEM. Our work reaches classrooms, civic institutions, technical teams, and underserved communities locally and globally.
13,000+
people reached
13
countries reached
3,000+
students introduced to FTC across South Asia
100+
mentoring hours
8 FTC + 5 FLL
teams mentored
108,000+
students represented in school-board policy conversations
200+
international hackathon participants
40+
refugee students taught robotics
work in the field
01 · South India + United Arab Emirates
3,000+ students introduced to FTC and FIRST
We reached 3,000+ students across South India and the United Arab Emirates through robot demonstrations and engineering presentations, then guided schools through FTC finances, logistics, and team setup with continued mentoring.
02 · Malaysia
40+ students · 20+ instruction hours · 8 families recruited
We taught 40+ refugee students ages 5–14 over 20+ hours during a two-week LEGO EV3 robotics program, helping 8 families connect with local FIRST programs.
03 · Virtual · 13 countries
200+ participants · one month
We organized a one-month Devpost-hosted engineering event for 200+ participants from 13 countries, building skills in problem-solving, design thinking, teamwork, and iteration.
04 · Plano West, Texas
15+ collaborating organizations
We worked alongside 15+ organizations to introduce K–12 students and families to FTC robotics and connect FIRST with the wider local STEM community.
05 · Plano, Texas
City community + online viewers · audience count not provided
We recorded a 2025 public-facing robot demonstration for the City of Plano, explaining how FIRST develops practical engineering skills and teamwork. The outreach report does not provide a viewer count.
06 · Plano, Texas · 2025
Professional and community audience · attendance not provided
At TEDxPlano 2025, we demonstrated the FTC robot, spoke about robotics, engineering, FIRST, and inclusion in STEM, and built follow-up connections with local organizations. The outreach report does not provide an attendance count.
07 · Market Hall · Dallas, Texas
15,000+ event attendees
We brought FIRST robotics to 15,000+ PlantCon attendees by presenting robot hardware, software, and strategy while advocating for women’s inclusion in environmental STEM.
08 · Dallas, Texas · 2025
Non-technical public audience · attendance not provided
At the 2025 Dallas Psychic Fair, we demonstrated robot hardware, software, and strategy to introduce a non-technical audience to FTC robotics, FIRST values, and inclusion in STEM. The outreach report does not provide an attendance count.
09 · Houston + Dallas, Texas · September 6–7, 2025
300+ activists, legislators, and advocates
Across a two-city conference on September 6–7, 2025, we reached 300+ activists, legislators, and advocates while championing STEM education, robotics policy, and women’s inclusion across STEM sectors.
10 · Texas · 2025
Business professionals and entrepreneurs · attendance not provided
At a 2025 Franchise Expo, we demonstrated the FTC robot to business professionals and entrepreneurs and showed how FIRST develops engineering, teamwork, and technical entrepreneurship skills. The outreach report does not provide an attendance count.
we give back
Mentoring covers CAD, autonomous and TeleOp programming, engineering components, portfolios, wiring, coding, presentations, budgeting, season planning, and team setup.
FLL: Rice Middle · Daffron Elementary · Skaggs Elementary · Otto Middle School · RoboRelix
impact projects
PathFinder explores how FTC engineering skills can address a real mobility challenge. The student-built prototype combines autonomous obstacle detection with real-time environmental feedback to help visually impaired users identify hazards that a traditional cane may not detect.
Members designed components in Fusion 360, manufactured custom parts through 3D printing, and integrated a Raspberry Pi, sensors, controls, and a user-operated joystick. Development priorities include comfort, durability, low cost, and dependable feedback. PathFinder remains an experimental prototype rather than a tested medical device.
Fusion 360 · 3D printing · Raspberry Pi · autonomous obstacle detection
Alloquly
Alloquly is an education-technology project co-developed with 504Found to make Canvas LMS more usable for neurodivergent students. It responds to sensory and cognitive barriers that standard learning-management systems often overlook.
The plugin introduces timer color filtering and sensory controls designed around different learning needs. It has received Montgomery ISD superintendent endorsement, with full district deployment pending FERPA review and clearance.
accessibility · sensory controls · neurodivergent learners · Canvas LMS
504Found ↗collaborators
Advocacy partner for women’s mental health and inclusion in STEM.
visit website ↗State-level STEM and robotics policy advocacy.
visit website ↗Youth-led, nonpartisan legislative advocacy partner.
visit website ↗Platform partner for the international hackathon.
visit website ↗Co-development partner for the Alloquly accessibility plugin.
visit website ↗Mentorship network connecting students with startup and technical mentors.
visit website ↗Nonprofit financial infrastructure and fiscal sponsorship through HCB.
visit website ↗Founding partner and technical mentor.
visit website ↗STEMcon event partner.
visit website ↗Civic STEAM Showcase partner.
visit website ↗Education partner evaluating Alloquly deployment.
visit website ↗hyperlinks and verification
These links provide public competition records, institutional context, official event information, or news coverage of events where Missing Amps participated. Event coverage is not necessarily direct editorial coverage of the team.
CBS News Texas
News coverage of the public event where Missing Amps presented.
CBS News Texas
Video reporting from the PlantCon event where Missing Amps presented.
Local Profile
Coverage confirming the event’s interactive lobby included robotics demonstrations from local innovators.
SASA
Official event page for the two-city STEM advocacy conference.
FTCScout
Public competition statistics and rankings.
Plano ISD
Institutional context for the team’s founding and local FTC program.
PlantCon
Official page for the PlantCon outreach event.
FIRST
Official website for the global robotics program.
Project Pink
Partner-reported impact, including collaboration with Frisco City Council on women’s mental health.
FIRST in Texas
Official Texas FIRST results supporting the team’s founding competition context.
Hack Club
Details about the fiscal-sponsorship infrastructure used by student robotics teams.