FIRST Robotics Competition
THE LEVIATHANS – FRC TEAM 8744
The Leviathans are Pablo Center’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8744. Starting in 2021, Team 8744 has competed for several years, winning awards and leading alliances along the way. The team accepts new students each year and hopes to continue to grow in the future. The team is made up of 8-12 grade students from the Chippewa Valley area and are supported by an amazing group of mentors.
UPCOMING OUTREACH EVENTS
- Monday, October 13, Monster Mondays @ the Chippewa Valley Museum
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm,Chippewa Valley Museum
- Register to do activities with the robotics team as part of America's Monsters, Superheroes, and Villians: Our Culture at Play
- Thursday, October 16, Leviathans Robotics Open House
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Pablo Center: Robert Manz Green Room
- Meet students and mentors, watch robot demos, tour the makerspace, and learn how to join the team.
- Monday, November 10, Monster Mondays @ the Chippewa Valley Museum
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm,Chippewa Valley Museum
- Register to do activities with the robotics team as part of America's Monsters, Superheroes, and Villians: Our Culture at Play
- Monday, December 8, Monster Mondays @ the Chippewa Valley Museum
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm,Chippewa Valley Museum
- Register to do activities with the robotics team as part of America's Monsters, Superheroes, and Villians: Our Culture at Play
- Saturday, August 15, 2026 Leviathans Robotics Rampage (LRR) Competition
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Pablo Center: RCU Stage, Jamf Theatre, Lobby booths with STEAM activities and regional university and tech school booths.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!!!
📣 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made our August Leviathans Robotics Rampage a success!
🤖 With over 500 attendees and 12 teams competing, this year’s event was full of energy, innovation, and community spirit. We couldn’t have done it without our incredible sponsors:
✨ Visit Eau Claire
✨ Wisconsin Arts Board
✨ Pablo Center
✨ Jamf
✨ GoldEye Software
✨ IBEW Local 14
✨ Gene Haas Foundation
Your support makes it possible for us to bring robotics to life in our community. 💙
📅 Mark your calendars: our 3rd Annual Leviathans Robotics Rampage is set for Saturday, August 15, 2026. We can’t wait to see you there!
Check out the team's new website!
The business sub team created their own team website, please check it out for loads of info and updates!
WHAT IS FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION?
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an international program created by Dean Kamen in 1992. It is a program where teams of high school students, with the help of mentors, design and build a robot. Every season has a different theme and corresponding challenge, meaning an entirely new robot is built each year. Because each team designs its own robot, no two robot competitions will be the same.
WHAT OUR TEAM DOES
Pablo Center's FIRST Robotics Team 8744, The Leviathans, have been building robots since 2021. The team meets over the course of the season to prep, design, program, and build their robot at Pablo Center. Throughout the competition season, The Leviathans will travel to compete in scrimmages and competitions, with the hope of qualifying to compete for FIRST Championship alongside other teams from around the world.
REGISTER TO JOIN THE TEAM
Join the Pablo Center FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team as we prepare to compete in the international FIRST Robotics Competition! Students must be in grades 8-12 to join.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS SEASON WILL OPEN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17.
Throughout the fall, we will be focused on skill building including building and programming various robots, CAD training, and business team preparation creating photos, videos, and social media presence. Starting in January, we will be intensely focused on robot design, build, and programming based on this season’s game, released in early January.
Meetings will be every Tuesday and Thursday (6 - 8 p.m.) through 2025 with the addition of Saturdays in 2026 (9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Registration opens in October each year.
