Meet Sophia And Erika From Medusa Robotics!
Tell us about yourself. How are you involved with FIRST? We are Erika and Sophia, and our collaborative journey in FIRST Robotics began four years ago as founding members of Medusa Robotics. It is important to note that we feel that we cannot be separated. Our...
Meet Allie with FIRSTLikeAGirl Ambassador Team Reign Robotics!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Hello! My name is Allie and I'm a senior at Holy Names Academy in Seattle. I've been on Reign Robotics, FRC Team 5588 for all of my time in high school (the past 3 years). Last year I was one of three...
Meet Jorlen From FTC Hype-Birds!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? I have participated in FIRST for the past two years and am currently in my third and final year. I started as a member of the Hype-Birds 16818 team and recently also joined the FRC team, Nautilus 4010. I was...
Meet Fernanda From FRC 5887 and FTC 23651
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? I discovered FIRST a year ago, on the FRC season "Charged UP". Since I was little I had been interested in STEM areas, and although as a child I could not continue much due to economic reasons, when I entered...
Meet Delaney from FTC 5115 Escape Velocity!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Delaney Kintz and I am on team 5115 out of Windsor High School in Windsor, Colorado. This is the second season I will be in FIRST. Last season I enjoyed my experience and I can’t wait for this...
Meet Amyra From FTC X Bots!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Hi! My name is Amyra Taneja, I am a high school senior and have been in FTC for three years. One of the projects I am most proud of in FTC is the m.e. FIRST initiative, which aims to spread awareness of...
Meet Kaylena Pham, FTC 4628 Alumni!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Kaylena Pham and I am currently studying Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California! I was involved in FIRST from 2019-2023 as a member of team FTC #4628 Suitbots and was a...
Meet Marin with FTC 18240 #FIRSTLikeAGirl Ambassador Series
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Marin, I am a senior in high school and this season will be my second but final year in FTC as a student. Although I haven’t done FTC for too long, I have done other robotics related activities in...
Meet Maddie, #FIRSTLikeAGirl Ambassador!
Tell us about yourself and how you are involved in FIRST: My name is Maddie and next season will be my fifth and final year of robotics as a student. I've been involved since middle school and I'm going into my senior year. I have been the electrical captain for the...
Meet Priya Padmanabhan, Software Engineer at American Express and #FIRSTLikeAGirl Inspire Series Speaker
When did you first become interested in your field? I became exposed to web development in middle school through Neopets, which allowed profiles to be created and edited with HTML/CSS. This sparked an immediate interest and I would spend hours learning and coding up...