February 2026 Frc team 4810 i.am.robot newsletter

The Season Sets Sail:

Despite Valentines Day, mid-winter break, and people leaving on

vacation, our team pushed forward. With competition coming up at

the end of March, our team is putting in some serious elbow grease

with the robot. Our students have spent each evening working on

the robot, facing the season head on! To begin, design finished up

their work on the robot. They worked on a mechanism allowing the

robot to climb, and are now working on any little edits necessary.

They then sent the design to our build sub-team, who made great

effort in building the physical robot and troubleshooting any

problems that came up. Our electrical team wired the chassis, intake,

and shooter for the robot, and lastly, the robot is sent off to

programming with other teams on stand-by in case of emergency.

The team has worked hard, and our hard efforts are finally coming

into fruition!

Sub-Teams in Depth:

Throughout the week, each team has worked on

revamping certain things on the robot. In

electrical, the students worked on schematics and

had to fix a soldering issue. They worked together

to list pros and cons of soldering vs a mini power

distribution panel. In build, the team had to figure

out how to reduce the weight of the robot. This

took a lot of time and thought in searching for a

viable material that would be lighter than what we

already had. In the end, the team put their heads

together to conclude a good alternative.

programming has also put a lot of work into the robot. The

programming team had to work on and off on the robot as issues

began to reoccur. Programming has gotten done with the swerve

drive and has now moved onto the Limelight. All in all, each team

has had their own issues but has had no problem resolving them and

working together.

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT:

Emma Pagliaroli - Kettering

Emma is one of our business members, and she has done a lot

for our team. Every day, she always brings a silly and unserious

personality, making our team feel more like a family. Emma

always makes the best jokes and doesn’t let anyone dim her

light. Although we will miss her so much, we are so excited to

mention that Emma has chosen to go to Kettering for college!

Alayna Robins - University of Texas at Austin

Alayna is also one of our business members, and we are so

proud to announce that she will be attending the University of

Texas in her upcoming year. She has done so much for our

team. She brings a sense of fun while still being mature and

reasonable. She always talks in a way that makes her unique,

and always makes everyone laugh. We will miss her.

Anthony Serra - University of Cincinnati

Anthony, like the others, is also one of our business

members. A lot of our business team is leaving for college,

and we are sad to see Anthony being one of them. Anthony

has always taken on a lot for our team and brought good

proposals to the table. He has always been mature and kept

out team intact while also taking on his other commitments.

He always has the funniest comebacks, and we are so proud

of him and his decision to go to the University of Cincinnati.