***Update: January, 2021. THANK YOU to everyone who supported this campaign! We successfully raised enough to buy the trailer and all of the tools on our wish list! Watch our social media for news of the shop opening.***

FIRST Team 3824, HVA RoHAWKtics, is one of the most accomplished high school robotics teams in the southeast United States. In ten years, they have won six regional tournaments, qualified to attend Championships eight times, and won the prestigious Regional Chairman's Award twice, all without having a shop of their own.

Since 2012, the HVA RoHAWKtics have built robots in other organizations' shops. Now, for 2021, we have an opportunity to establish a Mobile Robotics Shop that will be parked outside Hardin Valley Academy and will allow us to build robots in Hardin Valley!

The HVA RoHAWKtics Mobile Robotics Shop will be housed in a 20-foot enclosed trailer and will include high-use shop tools: Bandsaw, Drill Press, Miter Saw, Belt Sander, Sheet Metal Brake, and Compressor. Our existing "pit" with handheld and rechargeable tools will be kept inside the school building. The existing 12-foot team trailer will be used for storage of projects-in-progress and, as usual, for taking the robot to competitions.

***Stretch Goals Added*** Additional donations will help us obtain portable canopies and custom vinyl for the trailer!

***Stretch Goal #2!*** Pit upgrades, Safety Station Supplies

When local events can resume, our Mobile Robotics Shop will be available to support the Knox area FIRST Robotics community!

Help us reach our goal of building robots at HVA by making a donation.

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HVA Mobile Robotics Shop

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