Winning Alliance with PHOBOS 33339 at 2026 Western Edge Premier Event, Los Angeles, CA
Who We Are & What We Do:
TeraBridges is Upper St. Clair School District’s student-led FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team, open to students of all experience levels. United by a passion for STEM, team members gain hands-on experience in engineering, programming, electronics, leadership, and design, guided by dedicated mentors who are professionals in their fields. Each season, TeraBridges designs, builds, and programs a competition-ready robot to take on a dynamic game challenge, all while working under strict time constraints, budget limits, and FTC rules. The team also remains active in community outreach, hosting events and initiatives that inspire future innovators and expand access to STEM. TeraBridges is more than just a robotics team—it’s a collaborative environment where students grow as problem-solvers, leaders, and change-makers.
2025-2026 Year In Review
DECEMBER 6TH 2025
Lancaster Area Qualifier
Inspire Award Winner
Qualified for States!
DECEMBER 15TH 2025
Green & Red Scrimmage
1st place out of 23 teams
Highest Scoring Robot
JANUARY 11TH 2026
Raiders Qualifier
2nd Place Inspire Award
Finalist Alliance Captain
FEBRUARY 22ND 2026
Panther Power Qualifier
Finalist Alliance Captain
2nd Place Inspire Award
MARCH 14-15TH 2026
Pennsylvania States Championship
Control Award Winner
Qualified for Western Edge!
MAY 28TH – MAY 31TH 2025
Western Edge Premier Event
Winning Alliance
Winning Alliance Sea Division
1st Place Connect Award Sea Division
Message from Our Team Captain
The DECODE season was truly a rollercoaster of emotions and accomplishments. Going from our first qualifier all the way to the International Western Edge Premier Event held in Long Beach CA, we had so many great moments, and faced just as many hard learning experiences.
In the end, we continued to work hard to keep improving past each obstacle to end as the overall Winning Alliance Champions with our partner PHOBOS 33339 from Amalty, Kazakhstan. Additionally, we earned 1st place in the Connect award, bringing home a huge reward for all of the state advocacy we had worked hard on throughout the season as a new venture. Competing against 87 top FTC teams across the world was an absolutely amazing experience, and we’re so thankful for all the generosity and companionship that was shown there by every single team.
Over the past year we’ve learned so many things for our robot, outreach, and presentation that will most certainly help us reach even higher heights for the BIOBUZZ season. I’m incredibly proud of how the team has grown over the past season, and I can’t wait to see what we can achieve next.
– Josh B., 2025-2026 Team Captain
BIOBUZZ 2026-2027 Members
MATT B.
Senior
Co-Software Lead
JOSH B.
Senior
Co-Software Lead
ROHAN I.
Senior
Outreach Lead
AVA L.
Senior
Marketing Lead
SAM A.
Junior
Driver | Marketing
FELIX C.
Junior
Team Captain | CAD Lead
AARON J.
Junior
Scout Lead
MICHAEL B.
Junior
Software
RITU G.
Sophomore
Assistive Tech Lead
SHREYAN M.
Sophomore
Build Lead
MATEO L.
Freshman
Manufacturing Lead
ANAY P.
Freshman
Software
GENEVIEVE R.
Freshman
Build | Outreach
ADULT COACHES & MENTORS
RICH BEITLER
Head Coach
Software | Build
SARAH BEITLER
Coach
Management | Marketing
MIKE RESSLER
Coach
Software | Build
DR. RAMA BALA
Coach
Management | Outreach
PING AN
Mentor
Outreach | Marketing
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Position
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USC ROBOTICS
Our Robotics team is part of the USC Robotics Club. USC Robotics Club is an extracurricular activity rooted at Upper St Clair High School in Pittsburgh, PA that has expanded throughout the Upper St Clair School District to bring STEAM enrichment opportunities K-12. The mission of this club is to use the avenue of robotics to give students practical applications of problem-solving, engineering, programming, entrepreneurship, teamwork, and so much more. This club is a true collaboration between students, parents, faculty, community members, and local businesses.
COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS
- 5 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Teams at Upper St Clair High School (60+ students)
- 11 FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge Teams for our middle school students at Boyce and Fort Couch (70+ students)
- 18 FIRST LEGO League Explore teams at all 3 USC elementary schools (140+ students)
NON-COMPETTIVES ROBOTICS
- USC High School after-school, non-competitive robotics club exploring robotics through various kits and experiences (20+ students)
- Fort Couch after-school, non-competitive robotics club exploring robotics with LEGO SPIKE Prime Sets (40+ students)
- Boyce after-school, non-competitive robotics club exploring robotics with LEGO SPIKE Prime Sets (80+ students)
OUTREACH
- Host FIRST LEGO League Challenge event for the Southwestern PA territory at USC High School (November 9, 2024)
- Host FIRST Tech Challenge qualifiers for the Southwestern PA territory at Boyce Middle School (February 22-23, 2025)
- Outreach Workshops at USC elementary schools using Sphero Indi and VEX Go Kits
- Host Remake Learning Day events (May 2025)
Past Seasons:
2024-2025 Year In Review
View Our Into The Deep Year In Review PDF
DECEMBER 7TH 2024
Green & Red Scrimmage
Secured 1st place out of 18 teams
Highest Auto Ranking
DECEMBER 15TH 2024
Greyhound Sprint Qualifier
1st place Inspire Award
Qualified for States!
JANUARY 18TH 2025
Polka Dot Scrimmage
5th Place Overall
Last V1 Robot Competition
FEBRUARY 22ND 2025
Southwestern Pennsylvania Qualifier
Finalist Alliance Captain
1st Place Think Award
MARCH 9TH 2025
Pennsylvania States Championship
3rd Place Inspire Award
Qualified for Worlds!
APRIL 15TH – APRIL 19TH 2025
FTC Worlds Championship
1st Place Connect Award in Edison Division
7th Place Alliance Captain in Edison
8th Place Overall in ranking in Edison (64 teams)