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We made it to New York City Championships for the past 2 years!

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The First and Only All-Girls Robotics Team at Larson Middle School, Troy, Michigan, USA

Team Motto: "We are passionate not only about building robots, but also about uplifting others, making an impact, and inspiring everyone in our community and beyond."

Mission & Vision: Girl Botz FTC 22918 empowers girls in STEM through hands-on robotics experiences, mentorship, and community engagement. Each member takes ownership of the robot while developing technical and leadership skills, including engineering, coding, CAD, teamwork, and problem-solving.

We run year-round practices, competitions, and outreach, mentoring many  teams  from FLL, FTC and being mentees to FRC teams and engaging our community. Our goal is to foster equitable STEM opportunities and cultivate the next generation of female STEM leaders locally, nationally, and internationally and uplift and inspire everyone

Student & Mentor Structure:

Core Team: 10 students – builders, programmers, engineers, outreach coordinators, and global initiative leads.

Youth & High School Mentors: Guide coding, engineering, teamwork, and outreach. Many are former Girl Botz members.

Adult coaches and  Mentors: ~25–30 volunteers from companies like Stellantis, GM, Ford, ABB, FANUC, and Freudenberg Battery Power Systems provide technical coaching, strategy, and tournament support.

This mentorship structure creates a sustainable ecosystem of learning, allowing students to gain STEM skills, leadership, and mentoring experience.

Practices & Tournaments: 

Year-round practices: After school, weekends, and school breaks.

Tournament prep: Intensifies before the Michiana Global Premier Tournament (June 18–21, 2026) and two spring tournaments (May 9 & 30).

Outreach: Weekly at local schools, libraries, community events, and during tournaments.

Impact & Recognition:

Media & Outreach: 1,210 Instagram followers; active on Facebook, YouTube, website, and documentaries. Media coverage reaches over 100,000 people worldwide.

Global Initiatives: Mentored 93 FIRST teams worldwide; workshops, presentations, and collaborations locally, nationally, and internationally.

Awards & Achievements: 17 FIRST awards, 2025 Team of the Year Runner-Up, 2025 Global REV Robotics Grant, and global workshops.

Community Engagement: Inspires thousands through mentorship, collaborations, and outreach with other FIRST teams.

Sustainability & Funding

Funded through grants/sponsors (50%), fundraisers (25%), pop can drives (15%), and student fees (10%).

Recycled over 95,000 cans and maintains  73 active sponsors and counting .

Funds support robotics equipment, competitions, outreach, and educational resources, ensuring equitable STEM access and advanced tools for students.

Biggest Challenges

Does Not have a dedicated robotics lab; currently share a small portion of the library with 8 other FTC teams.

Small workspaces sometimes restrict simultaneous team activities.

Advice for Other Teams

Break barriers: Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do. Girls have a place in STEM and in robotics, even in a male-dominated field.

Prove your worth: Hard work, consistency, and dedication know no limits—your success can inspire the world.

Empower each other: Encourage fellow teammates, collaborate, and lift others up as you rise.

Girls can do everything: From coding and engineering to leading outreach programs, there are no limits to what girls can achieve in robotics and STEM.

Lead with passion: Your energy, creativity, and perseverance will make an impact locally, nationally, and globally. 

Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @22918_girlbotz

Website: https://ftc22918.weebly.com/

Team Phoenix is a community-based all-girls robotics team in Sugar Land, Texas. This season, we launched “Girls in FIRST,” a global outreach initiative that highlights the stories of girls participating in different FIRST programs to empower greater participation and inspire others to pursue STEM. In a short time, the initiative grew to reach hundreds of teams across dozens of countries on six continents. This global impact, along with our broader outreach efforts, earned our team Reach Award at our FTC qualifier.

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Instagram: @ftc5188_phoenix and @girlsinfirst

Purple Rain 18658 is one of four teams at Hammond High Magnet School, and we are located in the small 38 team region that is FTC Louisiana. Recently this season, despite financial (and members leaving) issues, we have shown our #ResillienceInFIRST and pushed through with the season, qualifying for the Louisiana State Championship for the first time since the 2021-2022 Season, FREIGHT FRENZY. We are a small 6-member team from Hammond, Louisiana, and our robot ADAM is very innovative because of our restrictions. Using resources in-shop, and access to a 3D printer, 90% of our robot's main components have been 3D Printed in shop. We also opted to use a more unique design, using a central ramp that fires ARTIFACTS upward, one at a time, rather than a turret or 118 Everybot. We have also won two Sustain Awards, our first award since the previously mentioned FREIGHT FRENZY season, and our first multi-award season ever. We also made playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 4 at the Slidell Qualifier; the first time we made playoffs as a captain. This season has been historic, and we hope to share more of our story with you guys!

Luv Da Rain

- Kaleb

18658 Media and Outreach Lead

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Instagram: @purplerain18658

YouTube: @ftcteam18658

We want to set up 2 STEM labs in Mumbai. We have also created a game. We have participated in FTC for the last 7 years and won several awards.

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Instagram: @gforce_19013

GitHub: G-Force_19013

We build way too many robots (like 4 this season).

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Website: powerbreakers22045.com

Instagram:  @powerbreakers_22045

Our team is an established them with 10 + years. We are huge on Outreach and do tons of stuff in our community and surrounding areas. This year was our 5th year Planning/Designing/Operating a Haunted Museum in our small town. In the 2 days we were open we had almost 500 people come through the doors and we raised just under $1000 from donations. 

We went to the European Premier Event in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in July 2025 and competed amongst 95 teams from around 38 different countries. It was truly an amazing experience.  We were also able to advance to World's in 2020 but Covid canceled our trip. 

We love to talk about our engineering design process and how many times we iterate different mechanisms to get them the exact way we want them. 

We hope to be able to share some of our experience with veteran and rookie teams alike!  

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Facebook: Alexander Comets FTC Team #9963

YouTube: @FTC9963

Instagram: @AHSFTC

Hyperion Bots is a team that truly enjoys what we do. We work hard, we learn fast and we support each other every step of the way. What makes us stand out is the energy we bring to every event and the way we always try to lift the whole community, not just ourselves.

We are also proud to be the FIRST #FIRSTLikeAGirl Ambassador Team for South Africa. This is something we take to heart and we try to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed, encouraged and confident to take part in STEM. We were also one of the only teams last season to move onto CAD designs, making a custom Drive train and showing other teams it at numerous scrimmages, this has now influenced many teams to learn CAD and the endless possibilities with it. 

Our Successes so far:

1. Built an extremely reliable and consistent robot for this season.

4. Strengthened our engineering notebook and portfolio structure for awards.

5. Supported multiple local FTC teams with debugging, calibration and robot setup.

6. Became the FIRST #FIRSTLikeAGirl Ambassador Team for South Africa and expanded our outreach focus throughout the entirety of South Africa.

7. Hosted and assisted at scrimmages, helping newer teams understand gameplay and event flow.

8. Grew our team brand and community presence through social media and school outreach.

9. We have organized 2 of the best FIRST Professional trainers to come down to South Africa in March and April to teach our coaches absolutely everything they need to know to coach successful FLL and FTC teams.

Our mission this season:

What we want other teams to know is simple. We are here for you. Whether you need help, advice, collaboration or just someone cheering you on, you can come to us. Being part of the rainbow nation means coming together and growing together. This truly embodies our mission of South African robotics grows stronger when we grow together. 

Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @hyperionbots

YouTube: @HyperionBots_18011

Linked In: Hyperion Bots

We are Medusa Robotics #12565: a dedicated, all-girls, student-led team based in Missouri. Having been active for 5 years, we have truly made a name for ourselves. Just this season, we have executed several outreach events, such as running a feminine hygiene drive, creating STEM mobile labs for middle school students, and mentoring other FTC teams. We consistently connect with the community and larger industries for sponsorship, and have sponsors from big companies such as Lowes, Boeing, and the Josh Seidel Memorial Foundation. We have even been featured in the St. Louis Review! Not to mention, we’ve been to state for the last few years and have won the Motivate, Connect, Think, and Inspire Awards! We have recently worked with LOAD to develop a game overview as well. We are so honored to be a LOAD Team of the Week and look forward to connecting with them and other teams in the future!

Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @medusaftc12565

TikTok: medusa.robotics

Theseus Robotics is a community team based in Brisbane, Australia. All our members come from various areas of Brisbane as we attend different schools. For the Decode Season, we achieved Australia’s first 12 artifact auto. For outreach, we showcase and present our robot and FTC to primary school students at public libraries. 

Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @theseus.robotics.26000

YouTube: @theseusrobotics

Website: theseusrobotics.org

Hi! We are FTC Team #14340 Darkbots, based in Ipswich, QLD, Australia. As a new team, we are constantly brainstorming, questioning, and learning something new. We are working with other 20+ FTC teams with online video calls to help learn, and develop as a team. Our goal this year is to win Inspire 1 or Winning Alliance Captain at our regionals, and qualify for the Australian National Championship in December. Our ultimate goal however is qualifying for WORLDS. 

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We are FTC Team #24483, Failure Management, from Upper Merion Area High School in King of Prussia, PA. Our team focuses on problem-solving, innovation, and learning from mistakes (which is where our name comes from)! We love designing creative mechanisms and improving through every iteration. This season, we’ve been working hard on our Decode robot and have enjoyed connecting with other teams.

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/um_robotics/?hl=en

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@FMrobotics

Website: fmroboticsftc.com

Hi, we are Wilsobotics from London, UK. Our rookie season was Into the Deep and we reached the UK nationals finals, which we are quite proud of, as our robot couldn't score any points in the January scrimmage. We became well known in the uk FTC community for giving out mini robot keyrings. Also, we are proficient in breaking servos, with a total of 7 rendered broken so far.

Next year, we are aiming to advance our team further (hopefully to the European premier event) and make a more competitive robot, and we would also like to meet other teams and learn from them. 

Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @wilsobotics

Website: wilsobotics.com

We are a team of almost all rookies. There is one senior and nine juniors (our school only is juniors and seniors). Our senior did outreach all of last year and knows barely anything about the robot itself. He is learning with us and we all have to start from the bottom together. I want them to know that we want to be engaged with the community. We want to do interviews with other teams and get to know them more. We want people to know us and we want to know others.

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Website: sites.google.com/view/functionmachine22534/

Instagram: @ftcfunctionmachine

We are going into our second-year as a FTC team that in our rookie year got 4th place in Oregon States, winning alliance captain in Spark. We have no subteams so everyone on our team can pitch in on ideas about code and build.

Congratulations on being 4th in Oregon in your rookie year! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @beyondtechftcofficial  

We are an all girl, community robotics team (grades 7 - 12) from Kalispell, MT.  We have been to Worlds four of our last nine seasons. We believe that growth and teamwork are infinitely more important than winning - but Houston IS quite an experience!  Our mission is to encourage and inspire all children, especially girls, to pursue STEM activities.  Our strength is being an all around, balanced team - we have been recognized for the Inspire Award five times.  Currently, our focus is to take what we've learned over the years and bring real life solutions to our community, through adaptive 3D printed gadgets for seniors, retrofitting 6 volt cars for low mobility kids and building pet wheelchairs.  We are excited for this year!

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Instagram: @roboscoutsquad18240

Facebook: RoboScout Squad 18240

YouTube: RoboScout Squad 18240

Twitter: RoboScout Squad

Twitch: RoboScout Squad

Website: roboscoutsquad.com

We are a second year and all girls FTC team based in Iowa. Our team is composed of 9th to 11th graders with diverse background and interests.

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Instagram: @ftc_velocity 

Website: velocity88.godaddysites.com/ 

We are Triple Six, UK-666, 26587. We are based in Cambridgeshire, UK and we are starting our second season in DECODE. We came finalist alliance at our qualifying tournament, and won the Connect Award there too. At the UK nationals, we came 2nd place in the qualifiers. Our team is made out of nine people aged 12-15 years old, and we are a team that loves innovating, collaborating and fascinating!

Thanks for being Team of the Week!

YouTube: @TripleSixFTC

Linked In: Triple Six FTC

Instagram: @triplesixftc

X (Twitter): @TripleSixFTC

We are one of the two teams from the city of Târgoviște. In our two years of activity, we have won international competitions in Greece, Italy, and the USA!

Our goal is to get as many children as possible involved in robotics and to support our local community. That's why we frequently give presentations in schools, both in our city and in more disadvantaged areas.

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate Black Phantoms on their success over the past two years! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @ftc.black.phantoms 

Brainstormz is a proud robotics garage team powered by student passion and leadership. We are committed to connecting with others in STEM and bringing in new friends who share the same love for robotics. 

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate Brain Stormz on their hard work this season! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

We are a rookie team looking to step up our game next year. Last year, we managed to start our program and build our robot in just two months (we started in January) and still win second place in the think award at our Leagues championship. I believe our team stands out in the passion that formed around robotics as soon as it was introduced to the community. Our school didn't give us a dime to fundraise toward our team, but members went out and raised $2500 in just two weeks so we could compete. This year, we're already looking into research opportunities and fundraising. Members are all extremely excited for next year and local team 9848 Gearview (worlds Inspire Award winners) have said they cannot believe the quick progress we've had and think that we are a team to watch out for in the future. Every member participates in the team, and the passion behind it is obvious. I hope to share that with the community as we work on starting a team at my old middle school and mentoring a team from Nigeria. All in all, our FTC team has already created the opportunity for many in the community to explore a passion in robotics and it is only expanding as the program continues.

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate Flameforge Robotics for their hard work this season! It's impressive that you were able to accomplish so much in only 2 months! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: Kway_flameforgers

Website: sites.google.com/krsd.us/flameforge/home 

One of the things that really makes our team stand out is the passion for not only robotics. We like mixing robotics with fun and glitter. At every competition, we try making our surroundings a fun place because we are an extremely friendly team. Also Team CSH stands out due to a combination of technical innovation, team culture, and community involvement.

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate Team CSH on making it to the finals at Worlds! We love how you mix robots with glitter! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @team_csh

Facebook: Team CSH

Email: teamcsh@cnpcarmensylva.ro

Facebook: Team CSH

Website: team-csh.ro 

YouTube: Team CSH FTC

LinkedIn: Team CSH

We are CNapSys a FTC team from Romania and what makes our team stand out is the connection and the strong bonds that unite our group. We are very focused on maintaining a healthy environment, that supports effective collaboration. Beyond that, we intend on connecting with teams around the world, in order to meet new people and get valuable opportunities. Driven by this goal, we’ve started doing virtual meetings under the project CNapSys around the world with teams from countries like Canada, Turkey, UK, USA, Ukraine, Greece and many other countries to come..

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate CNapSys for their hard work this season, and wish them luck for next year! We would love to work with your team in the future! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @cnapsys 

Tiktok: @cnapsys 

We strive to foster innovation, and it has paid off through the season. We have 3 of the top 10 teleop solo sample records, and we're going to MTI. We were in the Edison Division Finalist Alliance at Worlds. 

We've presented at local software conferences, worked with legislation, and are developers of Pedro Pathing. This means we have directly impacted the (estimated) 500 teams that use Pedro.

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate RevAmped Robotics for their amazing teleop record! We are looking forward to meeting your team at MTI, and good luck! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

YouTube: RevAmped Robotics

Instagram: revamped12808

Instagram (fun): dailyamped12808

Email: revampedrobotics@gmail.com

Please contact us on discord as well!

We are team 24457 Typhoon Stormbots from Ajax Ontario. We are a 2 time Finalist Alliance Captain at our qualifier events in Ontario and exceeded our expectations for our provincial meet. Ontario is a very competitive province so we are very proud of our results. We mentor 6 different FTC teams and sponsor 2 FLL teams. 

One of our most proud achievements was gaining our nickname THE GODS OF DIY. This is due to the amount of reused parts we have on our robot. A lot of the lifts and structural pieces are reused in wacky ways that are actually very efficient. We also once 3D printed over 30 spools. Each with their own designs and we mix and matched them to make one massive unbreakable spool. 

We are also in the process of designing and making our own competitor to Road Runner. We call it Melvin Pathing and it is still in development. It will be open sourced if we find that it is able to be a successor to either one of them.

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate Typhoon Stormbots for their hard work this season, and wish them luck for next year! Their GODS OF DIY nickname sounds awesome, and we are looking forward to learning more about Melvin Pathing. Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @jcrstormbots and @typhoon_stormbots

Youtube: @jcrstormbots 

Our team has won the inspire award third place at the Israeli Championship in one of the most competitive regions. We're super proud of ourselves and we are the kings (and queen) of getting back from failure. Again, and again, and again and again.

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate Apollo for their hard work this season, and wish them luck for next year! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

Instagram: @apollo9662  

We are a family and community team from Lansdale Pennsylvania that is student run. Our team is constantly learning and improving in FIRST and works closely with many other FTC teams in the community. We made the Pennsylvania State competition the last two years being on the winning alliance as well as winning the connect award. Our goal in the 2025-2026 season is to make it to the World stage.

LOAD Robotics would like to say thank you to our first Team of the Week, and wish them luck getting to the World Championship next year! 

Instagram: @dividebyzero9791

We had a strong season start this year and gained a lot of attention, but we were still considered underdogs at Worlds. Luckily, we teamed up with our best friends Green Machines in playoffs. With them we made it all the way to Finalist Alliance in Ochoa. I think together we proved that an alliance with the right strategy and teamwork can become "more than the sum of their parts."

LOAD Robotics would like to congratulate Open Source on making it to the playoffs with their partners at the World Championship, and wish them luck for next year! Thanks for being Team of the Week!

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