Robotics

Technology + community outreach

#16461

#16461, Infinite Turtles, a Charlotte NC based FIRST Tech Challenge team has been my robotics home for the last five years. I am now honored to serve as Co-Captain of this passionate, diverse and committed team.

I work on both the design and outreach teams. As part of the design and mechanical team, I use CAD to iterate ideas for our robot, test them virtually, and prototype. As part of the outreach team, I organize team outreach efforts to political figures, the general public, and to prospective and rookie teams.

Our team has grown in strength, character, diversity and impact, and I am excited to share some of our most recent updates here!

Latest updates

In the News

Community Outreach

Interviewed by WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR radio station reporter Lisa Worf
Broadcast on WFAE on Oct 09 2023

Governmental Advocacy

Community Outreach

In discussions with Representative Jeff Jackson, NC Senator Rachel Hunt, NC Councilwoman Victoria Watlington, Superintendent Catherine Truitt & other officials
Spoke at Matthews Town Hall meeting & was subject of a story in local newspaper reaching 100,000+ in the city.

$13.5K+ Sponsorships

Business / Finance

We are sponsored by a variety of companies including Add-On Technologies, Raytheon Technologies, Microsoft, Google, Collins Aerospace, and Simscale
As part of our sponsorship by Raytheon Technologies, we featured in one of their social media campaigns reaching 60k+ combined views across digital platforms!

2x Inspire Award @ North Carolina State Championship

Awards

During the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons, we won the Inspire Award at the State Championship, qualifying us for the World Championship two times in a row

Innovate Award @ World Championship

Awards

During the 2021-2022 season, we won the Innovate Award at the FIRST World Championship.
We won this most likely due to our innovative locking mecanum wheel mechanism. We were the first to successfully implement this mechanism in such a small wheel and were pioneers of this innovative technique.

FIRST LEGO League Mentorship

Community Outreach

I currently serve as a mentor for a FIRST LEGO League team and volunteer at a multitude of FLL events, refereeing, setting up fields, and inspiring children within the field of STEM

Winning Alliance @ North Carolina State Championship

During the 2021-2022 season at the State Championship, we were also part of the winning alliance