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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…
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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…
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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),…
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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…
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On December 31, 2025, TeraBridges 18603, with the help of Coach Sarah Beitler, organized a robotics outreach event in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The event took place at Downtown Pittsburgh’s First Night, an annual celebration that rings in the New Year with a six-hour, arts-focused community event, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display at…
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TeraBridges has expanded its advisors list with our latest Industry Professional visit with PSA Systems. FIRST Tech Challenge teams expand their network through outreach, and making connections with professionals in the technology industry is a major way to do such. As TeraBridges’ 4th industry professional connection, PSA Systems has given us valuable input on our…
Dean Kamen
Founder, FIRST