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Jacob Rothfus
Community
SACOT
STEM Advocacy Conference Of Texas
SACOT is an organization we created to help spread STEM through advocacy in local and state governments of Texas. We started it in 2016 as part of our FIRST FTC outreach efforts. It is an entirley student run organization. I am currently the co-president.
My Role(s)Founder, Co-President, Public Relations
Time Commitment
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Level of Responsibility
Low
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14
Team Size
Research
Patent Pending
ChapFCS
Robot Control System
Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) match control for up to 4 Robots. Specifically created for FTC matches and robots using android controllers. The controller used a novel protocol for overlaying BLE over WiFi, to ensure that robot driver control was not affected.
My Role(s)Designer, Software and GUI Engineer
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
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2
Team Size
Research
Patent Pending
RoBox
Low Cost Robot Kit!
Low cost, web programable robot kit created by a team of highschoolers. To make robotic learning accessible to low income students.
My Role(s)Designer, Lead software and GUI Engineer
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
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8
Team Size
Community
RoBox Summer Camp
Low Cost Robot Instruction Camp
This is my second year creating and hosting a robotics camp for kids in grades 3-5 where they learned how to put together and program a robot. This camp is based upon the RoBox robot that our team created.
My Role(s)Founder, Lead Couselor, Curriculum
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
Medium
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8
Team Size
Research
In Development
NASA Scouting
FIRST Scouting System
The NASA Scouting system was created to make FIRST FRC competition scouting more robust and easier than ever before. The system uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to transmit scouting data to a central 4G node where it is transmitted to Google's Firebase.
My Role(s)Designer, GUI, DB Engineer
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
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2
Team Size
Awards
2018 Best Drummer
Wildflower Festival - Battle of the Bands
Recognizes the best drummer both in skill and performance from the top bands who participate in the Wildflower Festival Battle of the Bands.
Music
The Fifth Flight
Previously known as "Tuesday Night"
The Fifth Flight is a rock, funk and jazz fusion band. Our sets include both covers and original songs. We have won 3 "Battle of the Bands" and numerous individual musician awards.
My Role(s)Drummer, Singer, Songwriter
5
Team Size
Awards
2018 Winning Band
Wildflower Festival - Battle of the Bands
Recognizes the best high-school band! The band found its way into a "Music Insider" cover story for this win.
Community
ISA
International STEM Academy
The International STEM Academy (ISA) was created to work with private companies in China to provide Robotics camps that both teach robotics, physics, and programming for FLL, as well as provide a glimpse into American culture and language.
My Role(s)Founder, Programming Lead, Couselor
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
Medium
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7
Team Size
Awards
2017 Best Drummer
Wildflower Festival - Battle of the Bands
Recognizes the best drummer both in skill and performance from the top bands who participate in the Wildflower Festival Battle of the Bands.
Awards
2017 Best Drummer
Westlake Battle of the Bands
Recognizes the best drummer both in skill and performance from the bands who participate in the Westlake Battle of the Bands. Presented by Proffesional musicians from the Austin area.
FIRST
FTC
FIRST Tech Challenge
High School Jr. Varisity Robotics Team that deisgned and created a robot and outreached to their community to help spread STEM.
My Role(s)Designer, Manufacturer, Outreach Lead, Presenter
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
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Level of Responsibility
Low
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10
Team Size
Awards
2016 FTC Inspiration Award
Alamo Regional
Recognizes the FTC team who best exemplifies the goals of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) at the Regional Level of Competition.
FIRST
FRC
FIRST Robotics Competition
High School Varisity Robotics Team that deisgns and creats large (120lb limit) competition robots and outreaches to its community to help spread STEM. Compete in large tournaments with teams from all around the world.
My Role(s)Manufacturer, Scouting Lead, Outreach
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
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70
Team Size
Music
Drumming
For Fun and Profit
I've been playing the drums since I was in 5th grade! Most recently I have been in the band "The Fifth Flight" (pka "Tuesday Night Band"). We have played gigs all over Austin, and most recently won the Battle of the Bands at the Wildflower Festival.
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Awards
2015 Best Drummer
Bandaid's Battle of the Bands
Recognizes the best drummer both in skill and performance from the bands who participate in Bandaid's Battle of the Bands hosted at the Belmont. Presented by Proffesional musicians from the Austin area.
Music
Music Production
Creation from Nothing to Final Mix.
For the last 2 years I have been creating music through all stages of the process from initial wrting and composing to mixing and mastering. Genres: EDM, House, Techno, Pop, Dance, Orchestral. Play a sample below. Refresh the page to hear another.
(or click here to go to my Soundcloud page)
Community
NAC
FIRST National Advocacy Conference
I have attended 2 of the last 3 years of the NAC conference. This conference promotes students advocating to the Federal government. It gave me even more practice with speaking to "powerful" people, and gave me the initial idea to form SACOT.
Music
Drum Fantasy Camp
Jammin' with Famous Drummers
This is here because it was very cool! I had the opportunity in the summer of 2017 to attend the Drum Fantasy Camp and rock-out with drummers: Steve Smith from Journey, Todd Sucherman from Styx, Simon Phillips from Toto, and Will Calhoun from Living Color! You can see my final performance with the stage band below:
Awards
2017 Winning Band
"Tuesday Night" - Westlake Battle of the Bands
We won the Westlake High School battle of the bands performing as "Tuesday Night" - the previous name of our curent band "The Fifth Flight." It is worth noting that I performed in two bands at the battle, including an "unofficial performance" by Tech12.
Music
Riverbend Church
Youth Band
I spent the last 5 years as the lead drummer for our church's youth band. This was a great experience! In addition to simply having fun playing drums, I often had to improvise and/or learn new parts very quickly. But also, it was a great group of people to work with.
My Role(s)Drummer
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
Medium
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5
Team Size
Music
Tech 12
High School Band
Tech12 was a rock band! We played traditional rock covers as well as original songs.
My Role(s)Singer, Drummer, Songwriter
5
Team Size
Awards
2016 FTC Inspiration Award
Alamo Qualifier
Recognizes the FTC team who best exemplifies the goals of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) at the Qaulifying Competitions.
Research
Patent: 9,043,031
ChapR
Small and Easy to Use Robot Controller
Small, easy to use bluetooth robot controller. Specifically made to communicated with NXT brick.
My Role(s)Tester, Manufacturer
Time Commitment
Low
Medium
High
Level of Responsibility
Low
Medium
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15
Team Size
Awards
2017 3rd Place
Wildflower Festival - Battle of the Bands
Recognizes the best high-school band. Includes a qualifying round, in which the band took 3rd place.
Awards
National Honor Society
Member
Recognizes Students for excellence in academics, leadership, and community service.