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6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics, located in Big Lake MN. We are a FIRST Robotics Competition team with a goal of spreading STEM. 6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics 6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics 6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics 6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics FLL FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is a global STEM program where students design, build, and program LEGO robots to solve real-world challenges through teamwork and innovation FLL grades 4-6. FLL info ➜ First REBUILT The new FRC game is First REBILUT check out this new game with the link below. Watch Game ➜ Learn More about us Want to learn more about 6709 S.P.U.D. INC? Check out our history to see what we've accomplished! Learn more ➜ YouTube Our team posts regular videos to YouTube as well as short form videos on Instagram and Facebook. Go to youtube ➜ Week 2 Recap is Live! Watch ➜ ABOUT US We are 6709 SPUDinc, a high school robotics team from Big Lake, Minnesota, that participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our team name and robots are inspired by our town’s annual SpudFest, a celebration of potatoes. Our mission is to inspire young students to pursue STEM careers through hands-on learning and mentorship. READ MORE COMPETITIONS Great Northern Regional Located in Grand Forks, ND in the Alerus Center March 11 - March 14 2026 Granite City Regional Located in St. Cloud Mn, in the Rivers Edge Convention Center April 8 - April 11 2026 Our Sponsors: Paul Knier

Spudmarine is an 87.5 lb machine powered by Kraken and Falcon 500 motors, designed for precision and performance. It features a two-stage elevator and a Coral Station pickup, enabling scoring across the top three levels of the reef. Built on a 26” x 26” MK4i swerve drive, Spudmarine is agile and adaptable. MEET THE ROBOT: COMING SOON...

See all our team members and get some quick bits of information about each of them and what they do on 6709 S.P.U.D. Inc's team. Students Our team prides ourselves on being a student driven, mentor supported team. We enjoy being able to choose what direction our team goes using mentors to assist us in making sure the choices we make are the right ones, or if not, helping us learn from our mistakes. Jude Slack Role: Build member Grade: 12 Years in FIRST: 6 Favorite memory: "------" Reason you joined: "------" Theo Johnson Role: Build Lead Grade: 11 Years in FIRST: 4 Favorite memory: "Hanging out at the pool in Lacrosse during a competition." Reason you joined: "I had Mrs. Forgey as a teacher and she was the captain of the team at the time." AnnaGrace Berger Role: Co Business Lead Grade: 10 Years in FIRST: 3 Favorite memory: "Bringing in baked goods to share with the team" Reason you joined: "My brother was in it" Elyas Anderson Role: -- Grade: 9 Years in FIRST: 2 Favorite memory: "Taking apart a robot." Reason you joined: "I like robots." Paxton Fluegel Role: Build member Grade: 8 Years in FIRST: 2 Favorite memory: "My first time driving the robot was my favorite part." Reason you joined: "Robot cool" Cooper Koesel Role: Build Member Grade: 8 Years in FIRST: 2 Favorite memory: "Duluth comp" Reason you joined: "STEM Night" Caiden Nelson Role: Programmer Grade: 12 Years in FIRST: ------ Favorite memory: "------" Reason you joined: "------" Jacob Stegora Role: Programmer Grade: 10 Years in FIRST: 4 Favorite memory: "Probably walking into the competition stadium for the first time." Reason you joined: "The reason I joined is because I just enjoy working on things that I want to work on." Soren Schabilion Role: Co Business Lead Grade: 8 Years in FIRST: 2 Favorite memory: "When we each donated 5 bucks at 1 in the morning to buy a cardboard cutout of the Becker robotics coach." Reason you joined: "My friends were doing it and so was my brother" Chris Carter Role: Build Member Grade: 9 Years in FIRST: 3 Favorite memory: "Recording programmers fixing autos and the bot going full speed into the wall" Reason you joined: "My mom told me to :)" Louis Haley Role: Programmer Grade: 8 Years in FIRST: 1 Favorite memory: "When the bit of shrapnel flew across the room. :)" Reason you joined: "Everyone told me to." Annika Vagle Role: Build Member Grade: 7 Years in FIRST: 1 Favorite memory: "Robotnado tragedy of 2026" Reason you joined: "I like ✨power tools✨" Daniel Schabilion Role: Build lead Grade: 12 Years in FIRST: 4 Favorite memory: "First time Autos worked on Tater Swift" Reason you joined: "Meet cool people and build cool robots!" Claire Crum Role: Safety Captain Grade: 10 Years in FIRST: 4 Favorite memory: "Robotnado tragedy of 2026" Reason you joined: "Jacob signed up for this and I thought why not, now I'm here." Tom Larson Role: Build Member Grade: 8 Years in FIRST: 1 Favorite memory: "When Logan dropped the doohickey" Reason you joined: "Logan bugging me" Logan Lundt Role: Build Member Grade: 8 Years in FIRST: 2 Favorite memory: "staying up late to work on the bot" Reason you joined: "I like nerd stuff" Wes Johnson Role: Programmer Grade: 7 Years in FIRST: 1 Favorite memory: "Robotnado tragedy of 2026" Reason you joined: "Because Theo told me to" Julian Wiggins Role: Build Member Grade: 7 Years in FIRST: 1 Favorite memory: "Using the table saw" Reason you joined: "because I want to learn how to build a robot" Mentors + Coaches Our mentors help to oversee the team to make sure that our team is always going in the right direction. They also help guide our students by helping them find their full potential. Ben Lauderbaugh Role: Coach Years in FIRST: Favorite memory: "" Reason you joined: "" Cayla Lauderbaugh Role: Coach Years in FIRST: 4 Favorite memory: Watching the students learn and grow...and the late night robotics laughter and shenanigans because we are all tired but have a deadline to meet. Reason you joined: To help my husband coach because nobody else wanted the job and I was already doing everything he couldn't at home to help out anyway. Craig Starr Role: Fabrication Mentor Years in FIRST: Favorite memory: "------" Reason you joined: "------" Scott Role: Fabrication mentor Years in FIRST: ------ Favorite memory: "------" Reason you joined: "------" Bret Lauderbaugh Role: Fabrication Mentor Years in FIRST: Favorite memory: "------" Reason you joined: "------" Ian Anderson Role: Alumini Programing Mentor Years in FIRST: 5 Favorite memory: " " Reason you joined: "" Bob Role: ------ Years in FIRST: ------ Favorite memory: "------" Reason you joined: "------"

Our sponsors are the engine of our team, without funds we couldn't do anything. Our Sponsors Our sponsors are the backbone to our team. Without the funding they provide 6709 S.P.U.D. INC, we would not be where we are now. We are grateful for our gracious sponsors.

6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics 6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics 6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics 6709 S.P.U.D. INC Robotics A PROGRAM BUILT FOR ANYONE 6709 S.P.U.D. INC GOAL Expand STEM awareness in the community while providing students opportunities to learn, explore, and discover career and STEM interests. 2024 CMRC Winners Our Subdivisions The opportunities are endless Build/Fabrication Business/Marketing Programming "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." - Walt Disney What We Believe Our team has 4 cornerstone beliefs 01 Student-Led We try to be a robotics team where students take charge of key decisions, lead meetings, and manage day-to-day operations with mentors offering guidance. To put it metaphorically, its like bowling, where the students are the bowling ball and the mentors are the guide rails making sure we always knock down the pins. 02 Sustainability For us, this means practicing the art of passing down the torch to new leadership as veteran members graduate. We focus on building strong relationships with our school to ensure the team’s long-term success. Sustainability also means collaborating with other teams, working together to support each other, and making sure we all thrive, both now and in the future. 03 Community Engagement 04 It's not just building a robot Robotics is about giving STEM opportunities to everyone. We are fortunate to be located in Big Lake Schools where STEM is their focus too. Our team has always made an effort in being out in the community demonstrating the importance of STEM. FIRST Robotics motto is "More Than Robots." And we believe in this strongly. Robotics is an amazing experience in which where you can meet new people, learn new skills. Robotics means something different to each student(learn more at "Meet The Team" page) CORE VALUES Service We engage in the community Pride We are proud of what we do and who we are Unity We work as one team following the same goal Dedication We give it our all, doing our best on whatever we do

Resources Below is a list of all the resources that we have available to the public to access and use. If there is a resource that is missing that your would like to see, please email us at biglakerobotics@gmail.com . Sponsorship Papers Booklet Form Business Plan Coming soon Branding Coming soon Expense tracking Season Expense tracking Budget & Shopping List

SPUD Stands for Service, Pride, Unity, Dedication. These are the four main core values our team has when operating. What is SPUD? SPUD is the acronym for our core values of our team. In our 2018 season, our team members created the SPUD acronym. Service This is your Project description. Provide a brief summary to help visitors understand the context and background of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start. Pride This is your Project description. Provide a brief summary to help visitors understand the context and background of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start. Unity This is your Project description. Provide a brief summary to help visitors understand the context and background of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start. Dedication This is your Project description. Provide a brief summary to help visitors understand the context and background of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

All of our robots in our history and their accomplishments. Robots Waffle Fry Season: Charged Up Drive Train: Tank Drive(2 omni wheels in the back) Status: In Progress Objective: Drop off on top nodes Name description: We named our 2023 competition robot Waffle Fry because of all the random metal poles going to places making it look like a waffle fry. Overview: Waffle Fry can pick up at the double substations and then drop off at any of the nodes. Tater Tantrum Season: Infinite Recharge (2021) Drive Train: Standard Tank Drive Status: Decommissioned Objective: Shoot the target with driver Name Description: This season, our robot was making constant squeaking noises whenever we would move it and whenever it would shoot, it would make a loud rumble sound, so we gave it the proper name of Tater Tantrum. We later found out that the squeaking problem was cause by some loose bolts in our motors. Overview: Darth Tater was a fresh start for our team as the majority of the team that year was new and our team had to focus on training in new students rather than improving the team. Darth Tater Season: Rapid React Drive Train: Standard Tank Drive Status: Decommissioned Objective: Top Goal, second bar Name Description: This robot was name Darth Tater due to us having a potato and a Darth Vader pez dispenser on hand and we created a mascot with it, and because that's what the team voted on. Overview: Darth Tater was a fresh start for our team as the majority of the team that year was new and our team had to focus on training in new students rather than improving the team. Unknown Season: Infinite Recharge Drive Train: Standard Tank Drive Status: Disrepair Objective: Score in low goal and engage hyper drive. Name description: We name this robot due to Overview: This robot was one of our more lackluster robots as we just played it safe and simple while designing.

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