We are FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team 18603 and are part of the USC Robotics Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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TEAM UPDATES

  • Summer Robotics Camp: XRP & Orbit Odyssey!

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    5 days: July 28 – August 1 (1-4:30 pm daily) What to Expect:Campers will design, build, and program their own XRP robots, then put their skills to the test in Orbit Odyssey — a team & alliance based game where students compete in head-to-head robotics challenges. They will also learn about FIRST Tech Challenge to…

  • Go Baby Go Outreach

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    Sid

    On May 3, 2025, Team Terabridges, in collaboration with the amazing Physical and Occupational Therapy students at the Chatham University Eastside Campus, had the joy of donating custom ride-on toy cars through the Go Baby Go program! Go Baby Go, a nationwide initiative that partners with families, clinicians, and communities, creates adaptive equipment for children…

  • TeraBridges at the FIRST World Championship

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    Sid

    Upper St. Clair High School’s robotics team TeraBridges 18603 finished eighth and earned the 1st Place Connect Award (a judged honor recognizing the team’s exceptional outreach efforts and industry engagement) within the 64-team division at the 2025 FIRST Championship, held April 16–19, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Over the past eight months, our team collaborated with…

  • TeraBridges Secures a Spot at the World Championship!

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    Upper St. Clair High School’s robotics team, TeraBridges 18603, delivered an exceptional performance at the 2025 Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) State Championship, held on March 8-9, 2025, at Bellefonte Area High School. Competing against 40 top-tier robotics teams from across the state, TeraBridges stood out for its outstanding outreach, robot design and teamwork, ultimately…

  • St Clair Health Visit

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    Rohan

    TeraBridges has been hard at working discovering occupational opportunities! The team just took a tour of St. Clair Health’s hospital and learned about the use of robotics and technology in the medical workplace. St. Clair doctors taught the team about the Electronic Health Record (EHR), The Da Vinci Surgery Robot, Rosie (a pharmacy automation machine),…

  • Polka Dot Scrimmage

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    Ava Liu

    On January 18th, Terabridges attended the Polka Dot Scrimmage hosted by Girls of Steel Robotics. The event took place at Carnegie Mellon University’s student center and was conducted from 8AM to 3PM.  Shortly before the rounds began, the event organizers gave a motivating speech to all of the participating teams. Terabridges would be appearing in…

“FIRST IS MORE THAN ROBOTS. The robots are a vehicle for students to learn important life skills. Kids often come in not knowing what to expect of the program nor of themselves. They leave, even after the first season, with a vision, with confidence, and with a sense that they can create their own future.”

Dean Kamen

Founder, FIRST