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Bridging the Gap – Meeting with Senator Devlin Robinson
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On November 25, 2025, Terabridges had the opportunity to meet with Senator Devlin Robinson to discuss our FIRST Robotics advocacy initiative. In Western Pennsylvania, participation in FIRST programs is lower than on the eastern side of the state. This gap is reflected in the fewer teams and competitions across all three programs – FLL, FTC,…
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Bridging Barriers – Showcasing assistive technologies at an Inclusion Conference
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On November 15, 2025, our team had the amazing opportunity to attend TheInclusion Collective’s Includ(Ed): Early Childhood Disability Inclusion Conference, held at Temple Emanuel, Mt. Lebanon, and I’m still thinking about everything we experienced. Even though I’m just a 9th grader and attending this conference for the first time, I was amazed by how many…
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Bridging the Gap – Meeting with Natalie Mihalek
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Today, teams 18603 Terabridges and 20223 USC Dynamics held a joint meeting with PA district 40 representative Natalie Mihalek as a part of our robotics advocacy movement. Western PA faces a challenge in participating in the FIRST robotics programs. There is lower support for teams on this side of state, hence the significant disparity of…
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Terabridges Hosts Annual USC FLL Scrimmage
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On Saturday, November 8th, 2025, Terabridges hosted and refereed our annual FLL Scrimmage for the Unearthed season at Upper St. Clair High School. A total of 47 middle school teams from across Western Pennsylvania came together to participate in the event, including several teams from Upper St. Clair. Seeing these teams that we mentor achieve…
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Pittsburgh Robotics Network Discovery Day
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Terabridges exhibited at the Pittsburgh Robotics Network Discovery convention at David L. Lawrence convention center! We had so much fun hosting a booth and met so many skilled individuals and interesting companies to share our progress with. At our booth, we had our INTO THE DEEP and DECODE season robots out for showcase! We also…
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Carnegie Robotics Visit
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On November 3rd, our whole team got the chance to visit Carnegie Robotics, a company that specializes in manufacturing products and systems that can reason their surroundings to deliver autonomy. In this visit, we were able to learn and explore the world of automating physical solutions to make them more effective. We met with multiple…
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Assistive Technology for Child’s Way
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Today, TeraBridges went to Child’s Way daycare for medically fragile children and donated assistive technology. We had so much fun seeing the happy faces of the children and the staff! Specifically, our team customed two automatic bubble blower toys to be operated with the use of an assistive button. We rewired the internals to a…
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Humotech Industry Visit
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This weekend on October 24th, our team had the opportunity to visit Humotech, a Pittsburgh-based company specializing in wearable robotics and assistive technology. During our visit, the Humotech team introduced us to how their technology bridges human biomechanics and robotics. We learned that their systems are designed to simulate and study human movement in real…
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Spaceburgh 2025
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On October 5th 2025, TeraBridges went to the Allegheny Observatory to participate in the annual Spaceburgh event. We introduced FIRST and robotics to the spacefaring community of Pittsburgh and spread the values and skills that are imperative in the FIRST community. TeraBridges interacted with over 250 people. We hosted a booth where we met with all ages of students, from…
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HERL Industry Visit
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This weekend on Sept 13th, our team had the opportunity to visit the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Research Center of Excellence located in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh. HERL is also the national Center for Wheelchairs and Assistive Robotics Engineering, making it a hub for innovation that…
