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Mentoring Student Innovation : 5 Lessons from Motorized Toddler Mobility Trainer
As a mentor, it is easy to measure a student project by the final product—a working robot, a competition win, or an award. Mentoring Team TeraBridges through the Motorized Toddler Mobility Trainer (TMT) reminded me that the real success is what students learn along the way. 1. Let Students Own the Problem Don’t give students…
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Pittsburgh Building Bridges Day
On August 29th, Ava, Genevieve, Mateo, Aaron, & Rohan attended the Building Bridges event, an event about connecting people through their skills and culture. Our team enjoyed food, drinks, and purchased items from numerous other vendors and experienced many types of arts from varying reaches of the world. The event hosted talented performers, which included…
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TB Member Takes Second in CAD Competition
Recently our captain and lead CAD designer Felix Chen earned second place in the inaugural 2026 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Discord Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Competition, held online July 18-25. Felix was awarded nearly $1,000 in cash and gift cards from robotics-related companies for his second-place finish among 279 individual competitors and robotics teams from around…
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Astrobotic Tech Industry Visit
On August 18th, members from Team TeraBridges had the wonderful opportunity to tour the facility of Astrobotic, a major aerospace and lunar logistics company headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. Toured by Senior System Engineer Chris Manderino, TeraBridges members were taken throughout several displays and workspaces at the company. Beginning with the Moonshot Museum, TeraBridges’ guided tour…
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TechOWL and CLASS Industry Visit
Three of our students and two of our team’s coaches attended an informational industry visit to C.L.A.S.S., (Community Learning And Support Services), a non-profit organization under TechOwls dedicated to providing assistive technology to the local Pittsburgh disabled community for free. Students were allowed to explore and interact with certain demo devices that would be used…
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Team TeraBridges Helps Drive Statewide Robotics Advocacy at Bipartisan Press Conference
Team TeraBridges of Upper St. Clair High School recently took another major step in our effort to expand access to robotics education across Pennsylvania, joining state representatives, educators, community leaders, and members of the media at a bipartisan press conference supporting Senate Bill 1419, the Pennsylvania Statewide Robotics Program Act. Our work toward this legislation…
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Tronix3D Industry Visit
Post written by Michael B. On July 30, members from Terabridges (FTC #18603) met with the CEO of Tronix3D, a 3D printing company that specializes in several different technologies and industrial sectors. This visit was a useful experience for our members on the build side of the robot, as we were exposed to different ways…
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TeraBridges’ Advocacy Efforts Help Advance a Historic Bipartisan Senate Bill for Expand Robotics Education Statewide Across Pennsylvania
At USCRobotics, we have always believed that robotics is far more than a competition—it is a powerful platform for developing future engineers, innovators, and community leaders. Today, we are honored to share an exciting milestone that demonstrates how student leadership and advocacy can create meaningful change far beyond the classroom. This achievement did not happen…
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Second Annual TeraBridges XRP Summer Camp
On the week of July 20, 2026, team TeraBridges hosted the second FIRST-inspired XRP summer camp for 7th and 8th grade students. Last year’s camp was a huge success, and we further improved the camp this year using everything we’ve learned. Students, working in teams of 3, spent the week designing, building, and programming robots…
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Donate to support a 3D-printed TMT (toddler mobility trainer)
💙 Mobility changes everything. Our TeraBridges Robotics Team 3D prints and donates Toddler Mobility Trainers (TMTs) to families who need them. For many toddlers and young children with disabilities, traditional mobility devices are either unavailable, too expensive, or not covered by insurance. A TMT gives these children the opportunity to explore, play, and gain independence during a…
