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The team, with robot number “649,” plays a qualification match at St. Ignatius during the San Francisco Regional. 

MSET Robotics team of 49 students scrambles to build a robot for their first regional, with an ambitious schedule

Alec Guan and Beverly Xu May 21, 2024

The night before April 13, when the MSET FRC team’s robot was due to be shipped off to World Championships in Houston, numerous students and mentors watched the robot drive across the library’s full-length...

Team 95071X executes their H-tier hang with their alliance partner 151T in their division quarterfinals match.

Three Robotics teams compete at VEX World Championships

Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu May 11, 2024

In front of a crowd of almost 10,000 people in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on April 25, the host enthusiastically announced “United States of America” as a dozen students...

The MSET Fish proudly hold their victory banner outside of Seaside High School in Monterey, California after winning the Regional Impact Award on March 31.

Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row

Saachi Jain April 23, 2024

“Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS...

FRC team members work on manufacturing elements on the game field.

Robotics teams ramp up activities for the spring

Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu January 25, 2024

As the second semester opens, robotics teams have started or resumed activities for this spring season. Multiple programs are each at different points in their respective seasons: VEX and FTC teams have...

VEX robot drivers maneuver their robots through the field during a competition on Oct. 8 at the school’s big gym.

Robotics teams compete in their first tournaments of the year

Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu November 16, 2023

The fall has been a busy season for the school's six VEX robotics teams, who have participated in two tournaments and now have one team 95071X, qualified to compete in the state championship.  At...

(clockwise from top left): The VEX, FTC and FRC robots all differ in size and complexity, though all compete in similar match styles, with alliances of robots against each other.

A look at the nuts and bolts of the robotics teams

Saachi Jain November 6, 2023

With almost 140 students participating in the school’s two robotics programs, robotics has become one of the most popular activities on campus. The two organizations — the Mechanical Science and Engineering...

A robot from Cupertino high school drives across the field to score a “triball,” or a plastic, acorn-shaped game object.

SHS and Redwood VEX teams host qualifier tournament

Alec Guan and Beverly Xu November 6, 2023

After hosting a hectic VEX tournament last year with over 300 participants from 30 teams across the Bay Area, Saratoga High’s and Redwood Middle School’s VEX teams collaborated once again this year...

 Senior outreach lead Ameya Saund’s painting for the fundraising event’s art auction shows multiple hands to highlight how collective action can accomplish much more than a sole actor.

FRC Robotics team helps bring education to underprivileged girls in rural India

Alec Guan and Beverly Xu October 14, 2023

The Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s (MSET) First Robotics Competition (FRC) team sent three student representatives — senior outreach lead Ameya Saund and juniors Sameera Kapur and Beverly...

Team 6165 MSET CuttleFish gathers to discuss their ideas for possible game strategies.

Robotics teams grow — and gear up — for new season 

Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu October 14, 2023

On Sept. 9, members of over 50 local middle and high school robotics teams crowded closely together on the rows of bleachers at Newark Memorial High School, quietly speculating about the possible explanations...

At the second mandatory meeting of the year, new junior safety lead Richard Chung introduces organization plans for the semester, along with other student leads and staff advisor Jennifer Lee.

Despite success through the years, MSET  Robotics team strives to upgrade its training

Alec Guan and Beverly Xu September 27, 2023

Every year, the school’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team — MSET Fish — is flooded with many more applications than it has open positions.  Its popularity might be because it has qualified...

Led by hardware mentor Ivan France, the Jellyfish and Bettafish discuss hardware strategies. 

Working seven days a week, robotics teams ramp up for upcoming season

Saachi Jain November 9, 2022

Introduction: Thirty enthusiastic rookie members gathered in the robotics quad on Sept. 10, eagerly awaiting the kickoff of their robotics season. The eager newcomers appeared to be in awe of the organized...

Sophomore Owen Liang answers questions for a scouter from another FRC team during the FRC World Championship

Robotics teams clash against the world’s best teams in Houston

Nikhil Mathihalli and Daniel Wu May 30, 2022

The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team, 649 MSET Fish, along with one of the three FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams, 6165 MSET Cuttlefish, competed at the FIRST World Division Tournament at the George...

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