My robotics journey began in fourth grade with the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) program, where I was a member of J. Allen Axson Montessori’s RoboRockers and later Brick to the Future. Our teams earned multiple awards, including the prestigious Champion’s Award at the international FLL Razorback Open Invitational. Inspired by that success, I co-founded RoboTechs to give back to the community and create new opportunities for others to explore robotics. By eighth grade, I was a key member of a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team that won the Northeast Florida Regional Championship. Today, as a sophomore in high school, I am an integral part of Team Resistance (#86), one of Florida’s top-ranked FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams. This year, we advanced to the prestigious FIRST World Championship, competing against the best teams from around the globe.
- Aarav Dayal
Team Resistance's Robot for the 2025 season
The base of Brick to the Future's FLL robot
As a current freshman attending Wolfson, I have had 3 years of FIRST LEGO League experience on both J Allen Axson’s RoboRockers and Brick to the Future teams, earning the Champions Award at the renowned international competition at the Arkansas State University campus. Aside from robotics, I am a member of my high school's Varsity Tennis team, officer for the Wolfson World Cultures Club, and the outreach lead for the Jacksonville branch of the Create for Kids Nonprofit.
- Alyssa Olson