By – Brea Mahoney and Henry Collin, Dreadbot Reporters
FIRST Robotics is a high school robotics competition with over 3000 teams worldwide. While the objective and theme change annually, games are task-orientated (scoring game pieces, climbing and balancing, etc.) and focus as much on cooperation as they do on competition. For over 30 years, FIRST has been inspiring students to pursue opportunities in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).
The Dexter Dreadbots was formed in 2011 to compete in FIRST’s national FRC (First Robotics Challenge) competition with only a few students and a desire to learn more about robotics. 13 years later, much has changed for the Dexter Dreadbots. Says Jennifer Bryson, Dreadbot Lead Mentor, “We’ve grown from having 7 to 8 students to having more than 7 to 8 subteams, with students on each of them.” Despite the many…
