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        <h1 class="header">Student Robotics is powered by volunteers</h1>
        <a class="button button-hero" href="#signup">Sign up to volunteer</a>
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      <h2 class="text-center">We need you</h2>
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            Student Robotics is powered by a collection of passionate
            individuals with varying skills from diverse backgrounds. If you're
            passionate about helping us achieve our goal, and you're willing to
            get stuck in, we have a place for you.
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            alt="Group of around 50 blue shirted volunteers stood behind Student Robotics banner" />
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      <h2 class="text-center">How you can help</h2>
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            alt="A blue shirted volunteer crimps a wristband onto a competition visitor" />
          <h3 class="text-center">Mentoring</h3>
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            Throughout the year, teams work to develop their robots. Mentors are
            on the front line with them. Working with one or two teams, mentors
            help teams keep teams on track, and help them find information they
            need to progress.
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            alt="Two blue shirted volunteers stood in the middle of the arena comparing notes on their clipboards" />
          <h3 class="text-center">Events</h3>
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            Kickstart, Tech Days, and the competition all depend on a small army
            of volunteers to run effectively. Whether it's shepherding teams,
            manning the help-desk, running reception, or orchestrating the
            matches; we're always eager for more blueshirts.
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            alt="Three volunteers focused on their laptops which show livestreaming to YouTube" />
          <h3 class="text-center">Development</h3>
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            Student Robotics relies heavily on an array of hardware and
            software. Aside from the kit which we lend to teams, there's
            plenty behind the scenes keeping things running, including this
            website! There's always room for more eyes to help us develop and
            maintain it all.
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      <h2 class="text-center">Testimonials</h2>
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            After one kickstart event, I was hooked, and haven’t looked back since! After finishing college, I just had to become a blueshirt, to help those like me realise their development potential too.
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          <p class="text-heavy text-center">— Jake Howard</p>
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            Team CLY SR2014-15<br>
            Volunteer Since 2015
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            SR was the main reason I signed up to do electronics at university, the experience gained by mentoring and coaching on tech days has been invaluable.
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          <p class="text-heavy text-center">— Tom Wheal</p>
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            Team PSC SR2014-15<br>
            Volunteer Since 2016
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            Volunteering with Student Robotics gave me the opportunity to work on projects with real deadlines. When applying for my first professional jobs, that experience let me stand out from other applicants.
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          <p class="text-heavy text-center">— Peter Law</p>
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            Volunteer Since 2006
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        <a name="signup"></a><h2>Want to volunteer?</h2>
        <p>If you are over 18 and not taking part in the current competition, sign up and we'll keep you updated on volunteering opportunities.</p>
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