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Growing the
3142 Family

Team 3142C doesn't just compete — we mentor the next generation. From middle school teams learning to build their first robot to high school squads pushing for Worlds, our organization is built on passing knowledge forward.

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01 / Philosophy

Compete. Teach. Repeat.

Mentorship

Hands-on guidance

3142C members work directly with younger teams during build sessions, sharing design strategies and programming techniques learned from competition experience.

Knowledge Transfer

Open-source mindset

From PALE documentation to MCL simulations, we publish our technical work so other teams can learn from and build on our research.

Pipeline

MS → HS pathway

Our middle school teams feed directly into the high school program, creating a pipeline where students arrive competition-ready and technically strong.

02 / The Organization

Teams we mentor

The 3142 organization spans middle school and high school teams, all supported by 3142C's competitive experience.

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Team 3142D

Middle School

Our middle school team competing in VRC. Mentored directly by 3142C members who guide them through design, build, and programming fundamentals.

  • - Weekly build sessions with 3142C mentors
  • - Introduction to CAD and iterative design
  • - Competition strategy and scouting basics
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Team 3142X

High School

Another competitive high school squad in the 3142 family. Shares strategy sessions and alliance coordination with 3142C during tournaments.

  • - Joint autonomous strategy development
  • - Tournament alliance partner coordination
  • - Shared engineering notebook practices
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Team 3142R

High School

A high school VRC team in the 3142 organization. Works closely with 3142C on shared build strategies and competition preparation.

  • - Collaborative design reviews with 3142C
  • - Shared workshop and parts inventory
  • - Tournament scouting and alliance coordination

03 / Impact

What mentorship looks like

Build Sessions

Weekly hands-on sessions where 3142C members work alongside younger teams. Topics range from basic assembly and wiring to advanced autonomous programming and sensor integration.

Technical Workshops

Focused deep-dives on specific topics: PID tuning, odometry, CAD best practices, and competition strategy. Led by 3142C members who have applied these skills at State and Worlds.

Competition Support

On tournament day, 3142C provides pit support, scouting data sharing, and real-time strategy advice to all 3142 organization teams competing alongside us.

Open-Source Tools

Our published tools — PALE, the MCL Simulator, RouteLab — are available to every team in the organization and the broader VEX community.

Interested in the 3142 organization?

Learn more about our team, our technology, and what drives us to compete and mentor.

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