NC State hosts engineering camps for high school students, giving them hands-on exposure to real engineering projects. During this engineering camp demo, we showcased our robot and explained how it works, allowing students to interact with it and learn about its design, programming, and real-world applications. The demo helped students better understand engineering concepts and […]
NC State hosts engineering camps for high school students, giving them hands-on exposure to real engineering projects. During this engineering camp demo, we showcased our robot and explained how it works, allowing students to interact with it and learn about its design, programming, and real-world applications.
NC TECH hosts the NC Tech Leadership Summit, bringing together students, educators, and industry leaders from across North Carolina to explore leadership and innovation in technology. During the summit, Team 2059 Hitchhikers attended and showcased our robot, sharing our engineering process, team experiences, and the role of robotics in developing technical and leadership skills. The […]
f(x) STEAM Scream is a STEAM-focused event that brings together teams and students to explore hands-on engineering and robotics. Team 2059 Hitchhikers attended the event to test our robot on a full field, using the open time to run systems, identify issues, and make improvements. This event served as an important field-testing opportunity to prepare […]
The Bridging the Gap 2025 conference, hosted by the North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research, brings together educators, industry leaders, and STEM stakeholders to strengthen K–16 STEM education across North Carolina. Team 2059 Hitchhikers attended the event and gave a live demonstration of our robot, showcasing our engineering process, team collaboration, and robotics skills. The […]
THOR East 2025 is an off-season FIRST Robotics Competition event in North Carolina that brings together FRC teams from across the state to compete, collaborate, and showcase their robots. Team 2059 Hitchhikers attended THOR East and participated in qualification and playoff matches, demonstrating our robot’s capabilities, design, and programming in a competitive environment. The event […]
Doyenne Inspiration East 2025 is an off-season FIRST Robotics event designed to empower female and nonbinary students to develop leadership and technical skills in STEM. Team 2059 Hitchhikers attended the event at Douglas Byrd High School and competed in qualification and playoff matches, showcasing our robot’s design, programming, and functionality. The event provided an opportunity […]
Team 2059 Hitchhikers launched the 2026 season at the REBUILT Kickoff, where FIRST officially revealed the new game challenge, REBUILT. Following the global broadcast and release of the game manual, our team gathered at a mentor’s home to immediately dive into strategy and design. We analyzed the new rules, brainstormed robot mechanisms, and collaborated on […]
Team 2059 Hitchhikers will compete at the FNC District Wake County Event #1, marking our first official district competition of the REBUILT season. Held at Heritage High School, the event will see our team facing off against other North Carolina teams in qualification matches to secure ranking points. We will showcase our new robot’s capabilities […]
Team 2059 Hitchhikers will compete at the FNC District UNC Pembroke Event, held at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. This competition serves as a critical opportunity for our team to earn district ranking points toward state qualification. We will face off against other North Carolina teams in qualification matches, refine our robot’s gameplay, […]