Greater Nashua

NASHUA - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math skills have fortified nine local students manning Team Tesseract — FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Team #21689 — to represent New Hampshire at the pending FIRST Robotics World Championships, a clash of 256 international robotics teams convening April 16-19 in Houston. “FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a worldwide educational organization, lets us blend the thrill of competitive sports with the rigors of STEM education,” said team captain Jason Bottino. “Our FTC team designs, builds and programs our robots to take on some heavy competition.” Srini Pulugurtha, lead mentor for Team Tesseract, commended the freshmen and sophomores for their extensive robotics expertise. The team is ranked 32 out of 8,000 teams globally for scoring ability in the 2024-25 FIRST Tech Challenge season, he ...