Our Team

We are the Dunlap Eagles Robotics Team -D.E.R.T.-  which is associated with FIRST Robotics. FIRST is an international STEM-focused program that starts at grade school and goes through high school. It helps nurture future generations to become pioneers in the STEM field. We have produced a multitude of engineers and trades workers over the years. To produce our competitive robots, we have had numerous sponsors over the years that have included Caterpillar, TE Connectivity, Ameren, and 3M, just to name a few. We have had a multitude of members, both past and present, that have gone into STEM fields. We can help students transition from FIRST Lego League or FIRST Tech Challenge to FIRST Robotics Competition. While FLL and FTC are smaller scale, FRC uses real world tools and programming. We can put the skills learned in other robotics levels and strengthen them to make them applicable to a larger, faster, and more capable robot.

We separate everyone into several subteams based on their talents and skills. No prior experience is needed if you want to join any of these subteams. We can teach new members of electrical and programming how to wire and code. We can teach mechanical members how to design robots on computers and how to build the robot.  Members of PR can learn how to effectively make a pitch to sponsors and how to budget. The subteams allow members to hone the specific skill set that they are interested in to a higher degree.

Our Mission

Dunlap Eagles Robotics Team is an organization dedicated to encouraging children and teens to get involved in science and technology. They inspire innovation and creativity through annual competitions in which teams design and build a 125-lb robot in only six weeks and put that robot to the test in the games that FIRST designs.