1. Raytheon Briefing BEST Robotics, Inc. 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Agenda  What is BEST?  BEST Mission and Inspiration  Core Objectives and Values  BEST Program  How It Works  Benefits to Students  BEST Divisions  Demographics  Hubs and Teams  BEST Sponsors and Sponsorship

3. Mission BEST is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science and engineering- based robotics competition. 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 3

4. BEST Program  Targeted towards middle school and high school students  Fall competition starts in September and concludes six (6) weeks later in October  Teams that win at the hub level advance to a regional championship  Student-designed, student-built, student-driven robots  Students have the experience, including hands-on manufacturing  Simulates real-world constraints with limited time and resources  Mentors – engineers from local companies – guide the students in the planning and construction of their robot  Mentors may not design, build, or compete  Mentors are the critical element of a team’s success! 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 4

5. BEST and Engineering Design Process  The Engineering Design Process is the fundamental problem-solving tool BEST teachers and mentors use to help guide students through the design-and-construction phase of the competition.  BEST is less about building robots and more about teaching students how to analyze and solve problems.  What BEST students learn is what industry needs in its future workforce and what communities need in their future leaders. 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 5

6. BEST Benefits to Students  Increases understanding of technical concepts and scientific principles  Provides real-world science and engineering challenges with limited resources  Exposure to the engineering process with constrained time period – engineering is “demystified”  Encourages creative thinking, self-directed learning, and problem solving  Experience “design-to-market” product development  Promotes team building and sportsmanship  Receive recognition and acclaim typically reserved for their peers in sports. 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 6

7. BEST Divisions  BEST Robot Performance  Team that scores the most points during seeding and finals rounds  BEST Award  Given for excellence in the process of building the robot as well as the extent the teams boost engineering, science, and technology within their school and community  Project engineering notebook  Marketing presentation  Conference exhibit and interviews  Spirit and sportsmanship  Robot performance 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 7

8. Hub Demographics 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 8  2014 Statistics  46 hubs across 19 states  837 teams (18 teams/hub)  16,372 students

9. Team Demographics 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 School Location Student Grades School Classification School Size 2014 data

10. Team Demographics 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Ethnicity Gender Plan to Pursue STEM Career, All Participants Pursue STEM Career, By Gender 2014 data

11. BEST Program  Each hub and regional championship financially self-supporting  Operated totally by volunteers  No paid staff so all funding goes towards students  Sponsor-provided funding covers  Equipment (“Returnables Kit”) and raw materials (“Consumables Kit”)  Competition venue rental and insurance  Materials to construct game field  BEST Robotics licensing fee for use of copyrighted materials  Hub Funding Requirements  About $1000 per team annually provides kits and competition  Each hub sponsors ~19 teams on average, 20 students per team  Regional Championship Funding Requirements  ~$50K annually provides competition  About 20% of the top hub teams advance to regional championships  Annual cost < $100 per student 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 11

12. BEST National Sponsors  Texas Instruments – founding partner  MathWorks – national partner + software provider  Igus – equipment provider  HSMWorks – software provider  DSS Solidworks – software provider  Intelitek – software provider  RoboMatter – software provider  Wolfram – resource provider  Solidwize – resource provider 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 12

13. BEST Local Sponsors  Texas BEST  Texas Instruments [platinum]  Lockheed Martin [gold]  Rockwell Collins [silver]  UT Dallas Science and Engineering Education Center [silver]  UT Dallas Erik Jonnson School of Engineering & Computer Science [silver]  Collin County (CoCo) BEST  Janne and Garry Ackerman [diamond]  Raytheon [platinum]  Allen ISD [silver]  Princeton ISD [silver]  Plano Market Square Mall [silver]  Otis Gorley [bronze]  Raytheon Asian-Pacific Association (RAPA) [BEST friend]  Dallas BEST  Texas Instruments [premier]  Raytheon [gold] 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 13

14. BEST Sponsorship  To operate successfully, BEST requires  Volunteers to be school/team mentors, judges, referees, trainers, and event support staff  In-kind and cash donations from individuals and corporations to provide an amazing program to students at no cost to the schools  Raytheon started supporting CoCo BEST in 1994 and Dallas BEST in 1995  Strong volunteer base from ERGs  No other robotics program offers the “bang for the buck” of BEST Robotics  We hope you will help us reach even more students now and in the future 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 14

15. BEST Sponsorship Levels 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 15 Recognized Sponsorship Level Gift AmountRecognition Premier> $15,000Recognition afforded by Diamond level plus: “Sponsored by” status in all advertising for the hub Diamond$10,000 - $14,999Recognition afforded by Platinum level plus: Company name or logo on event T-shirts, etc. Platinum$5,000 - $9,999Recognition afforded by Gold level plus: (Company-provided) banner hung in arena Appreciation plaque (replaces certificate) Gold$2,500 - $4,999Level recognition in game day program and on website Company-provided add in game day program Appreciation certificate Silver$1,000 - $2,499Level recognition in game day program and on website Company-provided add in game day program Bronze$500 - $999Level recognition in game day program and on website BEST Friend< $500Level recognition in game day program

16. Comparisons 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. 16 AttributesBEST FIRST Lego League VEX Robotics FIRST Robotics Competition Team size No limit; averages 20 students Maximum 10 students Maximum 5 students No limit; averages 25 students Education linkAligned to schools; co-curricular None CostNone to participating schools Requires Lego Mindstorms + FLL setup kit (annually) Registration fee + event fee + kit Event fee + kit Price per team$0$300 registration + > $500 for kits $100 + varies + $1,000 $TBD for kit + $5,000 per event Kit typeElectronics + materials Electronics + fabricated parts Electronics + fabricated parts + materials