Why Botty White?

Hello FIRST Ladies readers, We are the members of Failing Formally out of Lexington, KY. We are here to introduce our robot, Botty White, to you. “Why Botty White,” some people ask. Our philosophy as a team is that everyone has a seat at our table; at the end of the day, FTC is “more than robots.” FTC is an organization that prides itself on Gracious Professionalism (GP). To us, some attributes of showing Gracious Professionalism are kindness, friendship, and support. Really, when we think of GP, as a human our first thoughts immediately went to the incomparable, late, Betty White. As a team, we hope that when you feel lost you know you can come directly to our table for support. You need a spare part, we’ve got you covered because we are all in this together. We may be your alliance partners one round and your opponents the second but already remember, Failing Formally is always cheering each and every one of you on. We want to see everyone be successful. We were able to honor the great Betty White this past year by orchestrating our first non-FTC outreach event. Our small team was able to collect a trunk full of shelter donations and present a check to our local animal shelter for what would have been Betty White’s 103rd Birthday. Thank you for reading our blog and “thank you for being a friend.”

​Failing Formally (Team 21623)