{"id":4956,"date":"2018-02-07T01:04:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T01:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftc4991.wordpress.com\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:58:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0219_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5126\" style=\"width:746px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0219_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0219_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0219_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0219_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0219_2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We are a community-based FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics team that meets in the ARIC (Autonomous Robotics Innovation Center) building in Westminster, Maryland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Our team, FTC 4991 Gear Freaks, has a long history in the community. The number was originally assigned to Liberty High School\u2019s robotics team. When that team disbanded in 2012, FTC 4991 was reestablished as a community team, allowing students from across the area to participate. FTC 4991 brings together students from across Carroll County, Maryland in 7th-12th grade who share a passion for robotics, engineering, and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/pie3.org\/\">Partnership for Engineering Education and Entrepreneurship (PIE3)<\/a>, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to inspiring K-12 kids about Science, Technology, Engineering, &amp; Mathematics through robotics programs in Carroll County and surrounding areas.&nbsp; PIE3 sponsors FIRST Robotics Teams at four levels, covering the entire K-12 spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about the current Gear Freaks team <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1dDCKFbLkPmUq5qDx9uMxAY8mRr6TP_Ec\/view?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;For more information, contact: <a href=\"mailto:ftc4991@gmail.com\">Joe Walton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gear-freaks-ftc-4991-sponsors.cheddarup.com\">Click Here to Sponsor Our Team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thank you to our sponsors:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-120830.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-120830.png 645w, https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-120830-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FTC Team 4991 Gear Freaks is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students, mentors, volunteers, and community members. The organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, socioeconomic status, or any other protected characteristic in the administration of its programs, team membership, educational activities, volunteer opportunities, or outreach efforts.\u00a0This policy applies to all aspects of participation and organizational operations and reflects the team\u2019s commitment to equal opportunity, respect, and accessibility in STEM education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We are a community-based FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics team that meets in the ARIC (Autonomous Robotics Innovation Center) building [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4510,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4956","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4956"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5178,"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4956\/revisions\/5178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}