Cyber Tribe
FRC Team 4020
We are Cyber Tribe, also known as FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 4020. FIRST is an acronym, "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology", and is a worldwide nonprofit organization founded in 1992 that promotes STEM to young people. As stated on the FIRST website, the FIRST Robotics Competition "combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology". We call the FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate sport for the mind. High-school student participants and adult team mentors call it the hardest fun you’ll ever have.
2023 Miami Valley Regional
Cincinnati, OH
2023 Smoky Mountain Regional
Knoxville, TN
2023 World Championships
Houston, TXWe develop the next generation of creators, innovators, and leaders by building and competing with robots.
Cyber Tribe is one of almost 3500 active FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams worldwide. We've grown in ability since our founding in 2012. For the 2024 season, Team 4020:
Is ranked 1st in Tennessee and 342 in the world out of 3474 teams in Expected Points Added, the most common ranking metric
Qualified for the World Championships in Houston, TX, the only Tennessee team to qualify by on-field performance (others qualified by awards or wildcard)
Won the Innovation in Control award at the Smoky Mountains regional in recognition of the amount of automation our robot employs throughout every phase of a match
What does it mean to be part of cyber tribe?
Cyber Tribe is comprised of three sub-teams:
Build:
Our build team is responsible for designing and building our robot. We build mostly with aluminum using computer-controlled tools, manual power tools, hand tools, and 3D printing. We design with CAD. Electronics and electrical wiring is an integral part of build.Programming:
Our programming sub-team brings the robot to life! We use the Java programming language to convert human driver inputs, sensor/camera inputs, and autonomous sequences into actions of all the robot mechanisms to play the season's game.Administration:
Our admin team is responsible for everything other than build or programming needed to make us successful. This includes strategy, marketing, media, fundraising, outreach, social media, and more. This sub-team ensures that Cyber Tribe works cooperatively and efficiently.
Cyber Tribe would not exist without the generous support of sponsors who help us with very significant expenses for robot parts and materials, machinery and tools, computers and electronics, and travel to competitions.
