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What is FIRST Tech Challenge?
FIRST TECH CHALLENGE is the third tier in the FIRST continuum. In this level, teams will create an 18″x18″x18″ or smaller robot to compete…
Inspiring the Next Generation
The most vital part of our mission is passing on STEM to the next generation. We do this through outreach to younger members of the community.
Learning from Our Community
The best way to build amazing STEM professionals is by learning from STEM professionals themselves! Our team puts a big emphasis on this.
Additional STEM Competitions
Some of our team members have made national news! eCYBERMISSION is a STEM competition aimed at using STEM to solve problems in the community.
Our Story
Nine Years of Going Bananas
We started our journey in robotics as FIRST Lego League team #20687, the High Voltage Couch Bananas. Coached by Chad and Amy Houck, the team was very successful, making multiple appearances at the world festival and even becoming finalists for the Champion’s Award at the 2017 FIRST Lego League World Festival.
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Testimonials
Bananas Robotics Changes Lives
It’s just fun to be on, you know. Programming, mechanical, winning. It’s all very fun to do.
Chinmay Tiwari
Programming Lead
I learned a lot about helping the community, and learning how to teach others and spread our knowledge to the wider STEM community.
Kashvi Bansal
Team Member
It’s helped me get out of my comfort zone and practice performing under pressure during the competitions.
Sarah Baird
Team Member
This team has helped me learn to work in a team with other people and learn really critical communication skills. It’s also helped me learn how to work with other people even when we’re not on the same team, sometimes competing against each other, but just learning how to connect with people.
Megan Baird
Mechanical Lead
The people on this team are great people. They have helped me learn and grow as a person, and they have taught me things that I would not have learned elsewhere.
Sloan Goss
Team Member
When I first joined this team, the only coding I’d done was Hour of Code, and I barely knew how to use a screwdriver. And now, when I grow up, I want to be an engineer. To change the world.
Kavya Bansal
Team Captain
Latest News & Articles
Check out the fun stuff we do in the STEM world on our blog!
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Congratulations, Cloudy With A Chance of Robotics!
Our very own Kashvi Bansal and Rishi Gajera finished as 6th grade National Finalists in the eCYBERMISSION competition, the first team…