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

Please consider supporting Upper St. Clair FTC Robotics Team TeraBridges 18603 as we prepare to compete at the FIRST Tech Challenge Western Edge Premier Event in Long Beach, California this coming May.

DONATE | (Chance to Win a 3D Printer)

We are also offering a special raffle as part of this fundraiser. For every $25 donated, donors will receive 1 entry to win a Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer, a $299 value. For example, a $100 donation earns 4 entries. Anyone who donates through the Zeffy link will be automatically entered in the raffle.

Donations can be made easily and securely through our Zeffy link.
Zeffy does ask for an optional fee during checkout, but donors can change that amount to $0 if they choose.

  • The winner will be notified by email on May 16 at 8:00 PM EST
  • You do not need to be local to Pittsburgh to win, as the printer can be shipped anywhere in the world
  • If the winner does not wish to keep the printer, it may be donated back to the team for student use

We’re inviting donors to partner with our robotics teams this season!
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TEAM UPDATES

  • Bridging the Gap – Meeting with Natalie Mihalek

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    Rohan

    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…

  • Terabridges Hosts Annual USC FLL Scrimmage

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    Rohan

    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…

  • Pittsburgh Robotics Network Discovery Day

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    Rohan

    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…

  • Carnegie Robotics Visit

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    Rohan

    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…

  • Assistive Technology for Child’s Way

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    Rohan

    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…

  • Humotech Industry Visit

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    Ava

    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…

“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