WW-P’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Tech Challenge Team 9042, the MidKnight Magic, won the Brunswick Eruption, a recent robotics competition. The robot, Hat Trick, was part of the winning alliance together with Rampage, Team 8591 from Riverdale. The MidKnight Magic also took home the Motivate Award for the team that exemplifies the essence of the FTC competition.
The MidKnight Magic is a rookie team of 15 students in grades 7 to 9 from WW-P schools. In addition to building competitive robots, the students are committed to expanding interest in science, technology, engineering, and math throughout the school district and the West Windsor and Plainsboro communities.
The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders. FIRST enables high school students to learn about working as a team, fundraising, making corporate presentations, and more. Team members include Sahil Shah, Megha Mohandas, Shalin Mehta, Gaurav Hardikar, Goutham Yalla, Ayesha Gupta, Uday Vutla, Ruchir Raturi, Adil Fazir, Daksh Dua, Zach Austin, Kashif Peshimam, Ayush Vikram, Ahil Subbraian, and Abhiaya Raghunathan.
Student members include Ria Mittal, Chinmay Sevak, Sharath Yalla, and Kartik Vaidya. Mentors include Shailesh Mittal, Sarath Jaladi, and Kathy Rogers.
Contact team advisor Kathy Rogers at advisor@FIRSTRobotics1923.org for more information.
