We are a team of middle- and high-school aged kids building really cool robots for the FIRST Tech Challenge. We were founded by Mike Cole, an engineer whose passion was connecting young people with technology and opportunity. With his energy and guidance, and the continuing energies of dedicated students and their families, we have competed in FTC every year since 2019.
Ben
Ben is a freshman at BBA.
Liam
Liam joins us from the Long Trail School.
Lucy
Miles
Zach
Zach is in 12th grade at Burr & Burton Academy. He lives in Danby, Vermont, and enjoys hanging out with his friends. He likes Math and Science, and he plays basketball in the winter.
Coaches
Patty Rutins – Team Coach
Patty Rutins grew up in 4-H with horses, but recently she moved to robotics instead. Her excuse is that Aleks, her son, is a member. She earned a degree in Music and became a computer programmer, and then got hooked on Robots.
David Lindenberg – Team Coach
What I Do: Team Coach
David Lindenberg is a first year FIRST Robotics parent and first year robotics coach. He is a special educator and has always had an interest in playing around with technology. He believes one of the best ways of learning is by making mistakes while trying new things; he also believes no matter how you learn, you should have fun doing it.
Aleks – Alumnus & Mentor
Aleks is a proponent of open source software.
Thank you to our previous members and coaches as well. We wouldn’t be here without you!
