Corey
Team Captain, Programmer & Driver
About Us
Meet the Bionic Sharks
Students, mentors, and a shared love of building things that move.
Our Story
From a shared idea to the competition floor
Bionic Sharks (Team 19541) came together with one goal: to learn real engineering by doing it. Every year FIRST Tech Challenge reveals a new game, and our students take on the full challenge — mechanical design, CAD, fabrication, programming, and strategy.
We win some matches and lose some, but every season we grow as engineers, communicators, and teammates — and we bring our community along for the ride.
What Drives Us
Mission & Values
Innovation
We prototype boldly, iterate fast, and aren't afraid to scrap a design that isn't working.
Gracious Professionalism℠
A core FIRST value — we compete hard, help our rivals, and treat everyone with respect.
Teamwork
Mechanical, software, and outreach sub-teams that depend on each other to succeed.
Community
We share STEM with younger students and give back to the people who support us.
The Crew
Team Members
Pranav
Lead Mechanical & Driver Coach
Allie
Robot Human Player & Mechanical
Brandon
Programmer & Backup Driver
Anushka
Lead Business
Guidance
Mentors & Coaches
Coach Breton
Lead Team Mentor & Business
Coach Nate
Programmer Mentor
Coach Brad
Programmer Mentor
Coach Mike
Mechanical Mentor
The Program
What is FIRST® Tech Challenge?
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition for students in grades 7–12. Each fall, FIRST releases a brand-new game, and teams have one season to design, build, and program a robot to play it — then compete at qualifiers, league meets, and championships.
- ✓ Build a robot from a reusable kit plus custom parts
- ✓ Program autonomous and driver-controlled modes
- ✓ Keep an engineering portfolio / notebook
- ✓ Earn awards for design, innovation, outreach, and more
It matters because FTC turns classroom STEM into real, hands-on engineering — and builds confidence, problem-solving, and teamwork that last well beyond the season.