Noteworthy
· The Raiderbots were established in 2017
· In our rookie year, the Raiderbots and their alliance won the Lehigh Valley PA Qualifier which allowed us to participate in the PA State Championship.
· In 2019, we were part of the winning alliance at the Green and Gold Qualifier which allowed us to participate in the PA State Championship.
· We placed 3rd in the state of Pennsylvania in the 2020-2021 season.
· Raiderbots Squared placed top 10 at states in 2021
.At the MTI Invitational in July of 2021, the Raiderbots were the team captain of the alliance that placed 2nd.
. Team 13669, RaiderBots took home the award for Winning Alliance Captain at the 2024 Red Raider Qualifier
. Team 20094, RaiderBots Squared took home the award for Finalist Alliance First Pick at the 2024 Red Raider Qualifier
.Teams 13669 and 20094 are both advancing to the 2024 PA State Championships
.For the second year in a row both teams were invited by State Representative Dan Williams to go to the Pennsylvania State Capitol to demonstrate our Robots for this year’s game
. U.S Pennslyvania Congress Representative, Chrissy Houlahan visited our Robotics lab, where the teams presented the game to her and allowed her to drive their robots. In addition, both teams were awarded the “ Special Congressional Recognition” certificate.
. With such an overwhelming increase in students interested in STEM and the FIRST® Organization due to our presence in our community. We made an executive decision to add a third team this season. (2024-2025)