ViperBots Robotics’ Quad X team #6299 advances to the World Championships in St. Louis April 22 through 27.

Quad X is the only ViperBot team advancing out of Vandegrift High School’s six teams.

Quad X at one of the season’s competitions.
Quad X’s roster includes Sahil Metha, lead project manager, Jacob Greenway, assistant project manager and lead programmer, Peter Sarkis, CAD lead, Eddie Bates, hardware lead, Tyler Roach, hardware, Nick Morales, hardware, Raj Desai, hardware, Joshua Johnson, programming, Linnea May, programming, Lizzy Patterson, marketing lead and Reagan Gibson, marketing.

On Feb. 28, Quad X placed 3rd overall at the Super South Regional FTC Championship, one of four Super Regionals in the United States.

To help offset travel expenses, Quad X is having a “Robo Drive – Drive a Robot for a Donation” fundraiser Friday, March 21 at River Ridge Elementary. RRE is hosting a Beach Party from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.   

The award-winning ViperBots program was established in 2010 with four students and now in its fourth year, the program comprises of six teams of 72 students.

ViperBots’ primary focus is to develop and educate the rising generation of entrepreneurs and leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The organization promotes leadership, teamwork, and mentorship through its participation in the FIRST Robotics First Tech Challenge (FTC), supports young women in STEM initiatives, and strives to exemplify a spirit of “gracious professionalism” in all its pursuits.