The InTech MegaBots are a competitive high school robotics team involved in VEX and FIRST. We are the only FIRST team in the valley. We pride ourselves in our initiative to expand the talent base in science, technology, engineering, math, and communication through authentic challenges and cooperative team competition.
VEX Robotics
VEX robotics is a unique and creative opportunity for those interested in engineering. Students form a team of up to six members and build a robot to compete against others around the state. Building, programming, and documentation are all part of the process. This gives everyone on the team an opportunity to be involved with the creation of the robot. Multiple competitions take place during the year, and each one is a chance to redesign and improve the robot. Competitions are full day events where students meet other teams and exchange ideas. VEX culminates in a final state level tournament, and if our team qualifies, they will face off against the best teams with hopes of going to an international level competition that takes place in Louisville, Kentucky.
FIRST Robotics
FIRST is a Robotics program that provides students with authentic engineering experiences. It also teaches students teamwork, problem solving, and gives them the ability to make their ideas come to life. While building a robot is the main goal, there are also media and business teams that teach students how to approach businesses for fundraising, plan and organize events, and design t-shirts, buttons, posters, and websites. In January, a video that described the competition and all the tasks that the robot has to perform was released. From that point, the students have two months to design, prototype, build and program a successful robot. We then go to the competition and compete against teams from all over the world.
