Founded in 2024, FRC Team 9644: NEIA Robotics is a student-run FIRST Robotics team at New England Innovation Academy in Massachusetts that competes in the annual FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). This past season was our rookie year, where we competed for the first time. During the competition season, we operate much like a sports team. For eight weeks starting in early January, we meet daily to design, build and test a robot to compete in competitions. This process involves electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software development, media, and marketing.
Over the course of this year’s season, our team performed very well. We first competed in two district events. Though we had an average placement at the Bridgewater State University event with 26th place, we were awarded the honor of Rookie All-Star, or the best first year team to compete at the event. We placed 10th at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute event, had the privilege of serving as the 6th seed captain, and received the Rookie Inspiration award, as the most inspiring rookie team to compete.
These placements and our awards allowed us to qualify for the New England district championship. There, we competed against the top 96 teams New England had to offer. Due to our performance at the district championship, and from receiving the District Rookie – All Star award (the best rookie team in all of New England) we were invited to the world championship in Houston Texas, where we placed 39th in our division (among over 70 teams).
Our Mission
As a high school robotics team, we don’t just build robots, we build dreams. We transform students into inventors, engineers, and problem-solvers. We create a dynamic environment where creativity collides with robotics, pushing the limits of what’s possible. We are a launchpad for future STEM leaders, inspiring them to tackle real-world challenges with innovative solutions.
From an idea to execution, our first-year team made it all the way to worlds.
FIRST, which stands for “For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” is a worldwide organization dedicated to training the innovators of tomorrow. In FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), students design and build a robot to compete in an annual challenge. FRC combines the real-world problem-solving of the robotics industry with the competitiveness and teamwork of traditional sports, all to create teams that run like cutting-edge tech startups. In FRC, students engineer, collaborate and problem-solve their way to new solutions. To learn more, visit FIRST’s site here.
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